Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Museums in Linyi, China

Abstract

Museums have been integrated into tourism activities as cultural carriers and have become increasingly prominent in developing the regional cultural tourism industry. How to promote the high-quality development of the museum industry across China is an important topic that needs to be considered at present. Therefore, we used 56 museums in Linyi as the research object, analyzed the spatial distribution characteristics of museums in Linyi and explored the main influencing factors. The results show that (1) the museums in Linyi tend to be cohesively distributed, mainly concentrated in the central to central-eastern part of Linyi, with few museums distributed in other areas, and the distribution of museums within Linyi shows an unevenness; (2) the museums show a tendency to be centrally distributed, and museums show a centralized distribution, forming the main agglomeration area of Lanshan – Hedong-Luozhuang, as well as the two secondary agglomerations of Junan and Yinan-Yishui; (3) Factors such as the degree of resource endowment, the level of economic development, the accessibility of transport, the degree of development of tourism, and the degree of population density all combine to influence the distribution of museums in Linyi; (4) On the whole, Linyi's museums tend to be distributed in areas that are rich in natural and cultural resources, with a higher level of economic development, a well-developed transport network and proximity to rivers and lakes, a better-developed tourism industry, and a higher population density. In the future, Linyi should pay attention to the following aspects in the construction and management of museums: digging deeper into the resources to expand the types and numbers of museums; responding to the market demand and promoting the quality of museums; accelerating the construction of museums by taking advantage of the tourism industry; and improving the infrastructure to help the development of museums.