Abstract
With the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative and the national strategy of “Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development in the Yellow River Basin”, the tourism development of the Yellow River basin of China is facing important opportunity. However, the spatial differences of tourism economy and the unbalanced development of interprovincial resources has become a threat for the sustainable development of the basin. By using the statistical data from 2003 to 2018, this paper aims to identify the numerical feature and spatial patterns of tourism development in the Yellow River Basin from the aspects of tourist volume (domestic tourists and inbound tourists) and tourism income (income from domestic tourism and inbound tourism) at provincial and prefectural scales. Analysis of spatial autocorrelation reveals significant clusters and outliers of tourist volume and tourism income at prefectural scale. Location condition, terrain condition, culture resources, regional policies, the interregional relationship and tourism infrastructure were the main factors influencing the spatial differences of tourism development in the Yellow River Basin. The study could offer useful information for the regional tourism management in the Yellow River Basin.
Highlights
The Yellow River Basin was the center of Chinese politics, economy and culture for over 2000 years
It is worth noting that the statistics was made for the part of each province located in the Yellow River Basin
Based on the tourism economic data of 73 prefectural units of the Yellow River Basin, this study analyzed the spatial pattern of tourism economy and the influencing factors in the Basin
Summary
The Yellow River Basin was the center of Chinese politics, economy and culture for over 2000 years. Due to its long history, the Yellow River Basin owns many historical and cultural heritage, including the four great ancient capitals of China (the cities of Xi’an, Luoyang, Kaifeng and Anyang), the three grotto sites (Yungang Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes, Maijishan Grottoes) and the four great mountains (Mountain Tai, Mountain Hua, Mountain Song and Mountain Heng). There are diverse ethnic cultures in the basin compared with other areas in China. There are a variety of natural landscapes distributed in the Yellow River Basin, for example: Yellow River Grand Canyon, Sanjiangyuan National Park, Gyaring Lake, Ngoring Lake, Ulansuhai Nur, Hukou Waterfall, Sand Lake and Shapotou National Nature Reserve
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