Abstract
Ethnic sports culture is an important part of ethnic culture. The development of ethnic sports tourism is conducive to the intergenerational transmission and development of sports culture and the enhancement of “cultural confidence”, as well as the development and utilisation of ethnic sports tourism resources. Based on an analysis of ethnic sports tourism literature in China, this paper first reviews the historical course of ethnic sports tourism research, which can be divided into three stages: exploration, development and improvement. Provincial research locations are analysed at different stages. Secondly, the main content of ethnic sports tourism research is summarised under five headings: definition, resource evaluation, development and utilisation, brand building and marketing management. The research methods used are then analysed. Finally, in order to provide a reference for the in-depth study of ethnic sports tourism in the future, the paper makes four recommendations. These include introducing pluralistic theory, focusing on stakeholders as the subject of research, improving the quantitative evaluation of ethnic sports tourism resources, and exploring the impact of ethnic sports tourism.
Highlights
Since China's reform and opening up in 1978, with rapid economic development and continuous improvement in living standards, tourist numbers have increased, as has the income they bring with them
Some scholars believe that the concept of ethnic sports tourism is the sum of social, economic and cultural activities based on ethnic sports resources and sports facilities [21], or think that ethnic sports tourism is a way of life in which tourists consume folk sports, attracted by their unique sports resources and culture, based on certain specific tourism facilities [22]
Since 1998, when China began to pay attention to research on ethnic sports tourism, there have been more than 20 years of research
Summary
Since China's reform and opening up in 1978, with rapid economic development and continuous improvement in living standards, tourist numbers have increased, as has the income they bring with them. Ethnic sports tourism is an important part of sports tourism It includes the historical and cultural traditions of the 56 ethnic groups in China that have been passed down for thousands of years and that constitute the long historical and cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. This paper is based on a systematic review of 595 related literature (including journal articles, masters and doctoral papers) found by using the search terms "ethnic sports tourism" in the China National Knowledge Infrastructure database. It summarises four aspects of the progress of ethnic sports tourism research - research process, main research content, research methods, conclusion and prospects - to glean useful knowledge and promote the sustainable development of ethnic sports tourism
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