The Spatial Pattern and Influencing Factors of Rural Tourism in Chengdu-Chongqing Urban Agglomeration

Abstract

As the fourth national-level urban agglomeration, the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration has good conditions for the development of tourism industry. It is of great significance to improve the development level of rural tourism in Chengdu-Chongqing region by understanding its spatial pattern and driving factors of rural tourism. This study analyzes the spatial pattern of rural tourism in the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration and explores its influencing factors by using the geographic detector model. It found that: (1) The spatial distribution of rural tourism in the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration presents the characteristics of agglomeration of "two big and three small"; (2) The structural ranking of urban agglomeration is the core factor affecting the spatial pattern of rural tourism; (3) Agricultural development level, economic development level, and tourism development level also have important influence on rural tourism; (4) The influence of resource endowments and natural conditions on it is not obvious. Therefore, the development of rural tourism in the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration should not be limited to the countryside and the resources itself, but should improve the level of urban development, the quality of agriculture and tourism development from the overall perspective of the urban agglomeration.