Ethnic Villages Research Articles

The Influence of Social Networks on Tourism Support Behaviors Among Ethnic Village Residents

In the realm of tourism intervention and the reconfiguration of social networks among residents in ethnic villages, research on tourism support behavior is pivotal for comprehending the motivations behind resident participation and fostering sustainable tourism development. This study carried out a survey of 440 residents from Huangluo Yao Village and Jinkeng Dazhai Village in Longsheng County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, using a questionnaire and explored the influencing mechanism of social networks on tourism support behavior based on the cognitive–affective processing system (CAPS) theory using structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings reveal that both strong and weak ties exert direct impacts on tourism support behavior while also indirectly influencing it via cultural identity. Furthermore, government governance capacity serves as a positive moderating factor in the relationships between ethnic village residents’ social networks—both strong and weak—and cultural identity, as well as between weak ties and tourism support behavior. The conclusions drawn from this study not only enhance the understanding of the formation mechanisms underlying tourism support behavior but also offer valuable insights for local governments aiming to implement effective strategies to promote tourism development.

Maritime Vocabularies Learning In English For Children And Teenagers In The Geopark Area Of The Bajo-Tilamuta Ethnic Village

Boalemo Regency selected the Bajo-Tilamuta Ethnic Village as a Cultural Diversity site for the Gorontalo Geopark due to the uniqueness of this ethnic group's way of life. The Bajo-Tilamuta tribe, one of the Bajo tribes, can be found on the coast of Gorontalo Province, specifically in Boalemo Regency. Despite residing on the coast, the Bajo-Tilamuta tribe remains isolated and distant from the broader population's settlements. However, the intensity of meetings between the Bajo and Gorontalo tribes often occurs through activities as fishermen and marriages between the Bajo and Gorontalo tribes. The Bajo tribe is known as a nomadic tribe at sea. Because of its spread beyond national borders, this tribe is known as a free border crosser. The Bajo tribe's reliance on the sea for shelter has led to their spread to various parts of the world, particularly in Southeast Asia. In the past, the Bajo tribe was known for exclusively living at sea, meaning they were born, lived, and died on boats. The Bajo people's way of life has now changed. Although the Bajo people still live on the sea's edge, their lives tend to settle in one place, leading many of their children to attend school and become graduates. The potential of the Bajo village as an ethnic geopark village hinges on the availability of human resources capable of supporting the village's designation as a geopark tourism village. Therefore, children and teenagers in the Bajo-Tilamuta Village require foreign language training, such as English. We take this action to prepare for the potential arrival of foreign tourists in the future. Through community service integrated with KKN (Community Service Program), students use the English teaching method for young learners by introducing maritime English vocabulary whose objects are in the daily lives of the Bajo Community, namely the sea and its environment.

Modeling farmer behavior in adopting agroecological practices using AI tools in shea butter agroforestry systems

This study examines the performance of machine learning algorithms for identifying importance features for agroecological practices adoption in shea agroforestry systems. Primary data were collected from 272 representative and randomly selected farmers in two regions of northern Benin. Four machine learning algorithms (Naïve Bayes, Neural Network, Support Vector Machine and Bagging Decision Trees) were compared using four statistical performance metrics: accuracy, balanced accuracy, recall, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), as well as calibration plots. The results indicated that the Naïve Bayes model performed best for predicting animal parking practices, and biopesticide while the Support Vector Machine outperformed other models in predicting cultural associations, improved seeds, and organic fertilizers adoption. Feature importance analysis revealed that the most significant feature influencing the adoption of animal parking and organic fertilizers practices was the farmers' region of origin, with the highest importance value (100%). When considering features with at least 50% importance, main occupation and means of transport for manure were also relevant for the adoption of animal parking practice. The farmers' ethnic group, village, and age class were the most influential characteristics for biopesticides, cultural association, and improved seeds practices, respectively, each with a 100% importance value. For improved seeds practice, farm assets and secondary occupation were also relevant when considering features with at least 50% importance. Therefore, providing comprehensive training on agroecological practices such as animal parking, crop diversification, biopesticide management, organic fertilization, and improved seeds use to farmers in Northern Benin, particularly those managing shea agrosystems, could contribute to the sustainable development of this vital resource and enhance food security.

Impact of pro-poor ethnic tourism on achieving sustainable development goals

This study explores whether and how Chinese government-led pro-poor ethnic tourism advances the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in ethnic villages with poverty elimination as the top agenda, drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in typical pro-poor ethnic tourism destinations in Guizhou Province, China. While the government focused more on economic, social, and cultural sustainability, the impacts perceived by stakeholders were related to 12 of the 17 SDGs. SDG1 (no poverty) and SDG17 (partnership for goals) were identified as core goals. The negligible impact of pro-poor ethnic tourism on the environment implies that the Chinese government should pay more attention to environmental sustainability in rural revitalization through ethnic tourism. The novelty of this study lies in the summarized conceptual model of the impact of government-led pro-poor ethnic tourism on the sustainable development of ethnic areas. These findings provide critical insights into how pro-poor ethnic tourism can be optimized to meet SDGs through government intervention.

Affection and Responsibility: Driving Mechanism of Local Tourism Employment of Farmers in Ethnic Villages

In tourism employment, the participation of farmers is closely linked to the development of ethnic villages. Existing literature often overlooks the role of farmers’ non-economic rationality factors in their employment behavior. This study investigated the mechanism of farmers’ livelihood capital, place attachment, and family care on their local tourism employment behavior. The research found: First, livelihood capital facilitates farmers’ participation in local tourism employment, with place attachment mediating the correlation between livelihood capital and participation of farmers in local tourism employment, and family care positively moderating their participation in local tourism employment. Second, three distinct configurations drive farmers’ participation in local tourism employment. Third, complementary and substitution effects exist between livelihood capitals. Fourth, place attachment and family care demonstrate a masking effect. The government should actively maintain farmers’ place attachment, address farmers’ family care difficulties, guide farmers to utilize the substitution and complementary influences of livelihood capital and select appropriate paths to promote farmers’ participation in local tourism employment.

Contemporary problems of settlement in the ethnic plain villages of the northwestern regions of Azerbaijan (on the example of the Balakan administrative district)

The geographical position of the region, ethnic composition, acceleration of the process of polarization among rural settlements, and other factors increase the relevance of the research. The subject of the research is the study of rural settlement problems, and the object of the research is the villages and ethnic minorities of the Balakan district. The study aims to reveal the modern problems of the settlement of ethnic minorities and the formation of rural agglomerations, to study the causes of the emptying of some villages, and to prepare a rural development model to prevent the problems. To conduct research, the literature and statistical materials were analyzed, as well as cartographic, comparative analysis, SWOT, and modelling methods were used. Moreover, a field investigation was conducted in the research area. It was revealed that although a majority of the rural population settles in villages with a high demographic potential, villages with a weak demographic potential, due to their higher number, play a major role in the settlement system. Moreover, some villages form rural agglomerations, while some of them lose their population due to socioeconomic challenges. Due to the intense migration processes, some villages have turned into endangered villages (Mazimustu, Goyrujuluk), and even some villages are on the brink of extinction (Bayrambina, Mazimchay, Abjit). Studying the regulation of rural settlement in the region is of practical importance in terms of ensuring the equal development of the region, ensuring the security of the borders, and protecting ethnic minorities. However, there is still a need for serious research in this field.

Coupling Coordination Relationship between Cultural Landscape Conservation and Socio-Economic System in Ethnic Villages of Southeast Guizhou

Amidst the transition from agriculture to tourism, ethnic villages are facing issues of “misalignment” and “disequilibrium” between economic growth and cultural heritage conservation. Previous research has often isolated the effects of cultural heritage conservation or socio-economic development, neglecting their reciprocal influences within the coupling coordination. This study addresses this gap by assessing 43 villages in Leishan County, quantifying the preservation status of the cultural landscape (PSCL) and socio-economic level (SEL) using a comprehensive evaluation model and revealing the coupling coordination relationship between PSCL and SEL in each village with the coupling coordination degree (CCD) model. Spatial autocorrelation and the geographical detector model reveal the spatial agglomeration characteristics and influential factors of the CCD. The results highlight three findings. (1) The majority of villages (93%) are in a moderate imbalance stage or a serious imbalance stage, underscoring an urgent need for targeted policies. (2) Spatial autocorrelation analysis exposes significant clustering, with the northwest corner exhibiting the most pronounced high-value aggregation, which contrasts with the southern region’s low-value clustering. A ‘low–high’ clustering pattern is observed in the northern region, while the southwestern corner presents a ‘high–low’ distribution. (3) Key determinants affecting the CCD include the tourism revenue, tourist volume, resident participation in tourism, village hollowing level, and number of historical buildings. The interactions between driving factors show non-linear and two-factor enhancement effects. This study concludes with policy recommendations advocating for context-specific strategies to enhance the CCD, emphasizing the importance of aligning cultural preservation with economic progress in ethnic villages.

Study on the mechanism of livelihood behavior decision of rural residents in ethnic tourism villages in Western Sichuan

In recent years, tourism has flourished in ethnic areas of China as an important tool for rural revitalization and has become an important stimulus to promote the transformation of rural residents’ livelihood. However, rural residents in tourist villages in ethnic areas still face various livelihood risks, and academic literature has paid little attention to the mechanism’s substrate these household livelihood decision-making behaviors, and the differences in adaptive capacity and decision-making behaviors between mountainous minority villages and non-tourist villages are not sufficiently clear. Based on survey data of 284 rural residents in tourist and non-tourist villages in ethnic areas of western Sichuan, this study analyzed the adaptive capacity and differences of rural households using the comprehensive index method and Kruskal-Wallis test, and constructed a disordered multi-classification logistic regression model to explore the mechanism of rural residents’ livelihood behavior decisions. The results indicate that: (1) The adaptive capacity of rural residents in tourist villages in western Sichuan ethnic areas is slightly higher than that of non-tourist villages. (2) Tibetan households have the strongest adaptive capacity, and there is a significant difference between the adaptive capacity of Tibetan households and the rest of the minority households except Han Chinese. (3) The households with tourism-oriented livelihood strategy have the highest adaptive capacity, followed by households with tourism expansion livelihood strategy, while households with other types of livelihood strategies had the lowest livelihood adaptive capacity.(4) Compared to other types of livelihood strategies, when the policies are favorable and the ethnic culture is more primitive, rural residents are more inclined to choose tourism-oriented livelihood strategies, followed by tourism expansion livelihood strategies. When rural residents have higher adaptive capacity and more advantages in the market economy, they prefer tourism expansion strategies, followed by tourism-oriented strategies.

Content and Method of Studying Minority Traditional Villages and Dwellings Based on Cultural Geography

It is of great significance to strengthen the research on minority traditional villages and dwellings for maintaining ethnic multicultural ecology and promoting the revitalization of rural culture. In ethnic minority villages and houses the urgency of the research and protection, this paper discusses the cultural geography for the applicability of the ethnic minority villages and residential research, from the cultural ecology, cultural diffusion, regionalization and integration, culture and landscape, space and place, the respect such as comprehensive mechanism illustrates the traditional residence in ethnic minority villages and cultural geography research content and the advantage. This paper probes into the methods of cultural geography to reveal the characteristic cultural connotation of minority traditional villages, which lays a foundation for deepening disciplinary research and protecting minority villages. Taking Yao nationality as an example, this paper puts forward the framework of minority villages and dwellings research, aiming to further promote the breadth and depth of minority villages and dwellings research.

The Relationships Between Tourists' Perceptions of Cultural Authenticity and Authentic Happiness: Evidence from Ethnic Villages

The Relationships Between Tourists' Perceptions of Cultural Authenticity and Authentic Happiness: Evidence from Ethnic Villages

Cultural landscape design and protection of Lifang Village, Shuangbai County, Yunnan, China, in the context of rural revitalization

Rural landscapes serve as crucial foundations for enhancing the quality of the human environment, showcasing local regional culture, and fostering local industrial development, thus representing the cornerstone of rural economic and social advancement. Against the backdrop of national efforts to implement rural revitalization strategies, traditional cultural landscapes continue to face varying degrees of degradation and disappearance. Tourism has emerged as a popular strategy for promoting the development of traditional villages in developing countries. Moreover, the high-quality development of the cultural and tourism industry in Chinese ethnic minority villages holds immense significance in advancing local economies, cultures, societies, and environmental protection, serving as a potent means to realize the rural revitalization strategy. This article delves into the cultural landscape of Lifang Village in Shuangbai County, Yunnan province, China. Anchored in a comprehensive understanding of Lifang Village’s political, economic, cultural, social, and ecological contexts, it aims to enhance the humanistic, ecological, industrial, residential, and infrastructural landscapes of the village. The objective is to develop Lifang Village into an integrated complex that seamlessly merges ecology, culture, and landscape, thereby crafting a Yi village distinguished by its local regional characteristics. Through meticulous analysis and synthesis of the local cultural, social, and ecological environment, the article seeks to extract and integrate elements of local distinctiveness, thematic culture, traditional heritage, and classic cultural facets. Ultimately, the aim is to cultivate a sense of identity and belonging within Lifang Village, bolstering villagers’ well-being and contributing to the preservation and inheritance of the exceptional traditional culture of ethnic minorities.

An analysis of the development path of ethnic villages under the protection of traditional Jiarong culture

Most of the villages in the north-west ethnic areas of Sichuan are located within a culturally rich zone. However, during the process of village modernization, the protection and inheritance of traditional culture are often overlooked. This study has investigated the construction techniques and spatial components of traditional villages in Lixian, Sichuan Province, from the perspective of cultural inheritance. It analyzes and synthesizes representative design language and proposes a design concept that combines spatial perspective and cultural inheritance to conduct research on design paths aimed at strengthening functional positioning, optimizing spatial layout, improving village style, and improving infrastructure. The objective is to establish a research path to maintain the village-style during post-disaster process reconstruction and village development, thus protecting the unique local architectural culture and achieving comprehensive village development. In addition, we explored issues such as the lack of architectural style and the lagging development of human settlements, aiming to promote rural revitalization and integrated urban-rural development in this area.

Research on the Design Method of Rural Lodging Based on the Integration of Architecture and Environment

The concept of modern tourism intelligent application in China is to fully meet the information needs of tourists and customer experience, and the development of intelligent tourism relying on Internet of Things (IoT) is its most basic guarantee condition. With the rise of ethnic village tourism and the change of new consumer lifestyle, B&B shows an explosive development. Tourism consumers are also shifting from hotels to home stays in the process of tourism. Therefore, based on IOT application as the starting point, this paper firstly, gives a more detailed description of the development process and marketing status of home stays, and discusses its various problems. Then, based on the TP theory of ethnic villages, Porter's five forces analysis model and the SWOT analysis method of ethnic villages, the marketing environment of homestays is studied in depth to discover their advantages.The HTOE model develops a marketing mix strategy for B&Bs that meets the actual situation of ethnic village development

Exploration of High-quality Development Models for Tourism-oriented Ethnic Villages Under the Context of Rural Revitalization: A Case Study of Datong Painted Village in Le’an, Jiangxi

Exploration of High-quality Development Models for Tourism-oriented Ethnic Villages Under the Context of Rural Revitalization: A Case Study of Datong Painted Village in Le’an, Jiangxi

What role does information capacity play in the tourism livelihood of farm households in ethnic villages?

Abstract Tourism livelihood has become an essential livelihood decision for people to get rid of poverty. Under the background of the internet era, it is of great significance to study how ethnic village farm households can participate in tourism livelihood with the help of information capacity. Applying the Resource Orchestration Theory and taking Guolan Yao Village in Jiangyong County of Hunan Province as an example, this paper uses binary logistic regression model and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis method to explore the mechanism of farm households’ information capacity affecting their tourism livelihood. The findings are as follows: Firstly, in addition to financial capital, other livelihood capital and information capacity have a significant impact on farm households’ participation in tourism livelihood. Secondly, when financial capital is lacking, farm households in ethnic villages with information capacity can unite with human capital, social capital, natural capital or physical capital to make up for the non-existent defect of financial capital and help realize tourism livelihood. Thirdly, when human capital is lacking, farm households in ethnic villages with information capacity can make up for the absence of human capital by combining natural capital, financial capital and social capital to help realize tourism livelihood.

Marketing Strategy of Rural Home Stay Industry Based on Intelligent IOT

The concept of modern tourism intelligent application in China is to fully meet the information needs of tourists and customer experience, and the development of intelligent tourism relying on Internet of Things (IoT) is its most basic guarantee condition. With the rise of ethnic village tourism and the change of new consumer lifestyle, B&B shows an explosive development. Tourism consumers are also shifting from hotels to home stays in the process of tourism. Therefore, based on IOT application as the starting point, this paper firstly, gives a more detailed description of the development process and marketing status of home stays, and discusses its various problems. Then, based on the TP theory of ethnic villages, Porter's five forces analysis model and the SWOT analysis method of ethnic villages, the marketing environment of homestays is studied in depth to discover their advantages.The HTOE model develops a marketing mix strategy for B&Bs that meets the actual situation of ethnic village development.

Water sensitive urban design approach for flood prone area (Study case: Kauman Riverfront Area, Semarang)

Kauman Semarang Riverfront Area is the center of the trade and services area in Semarang, especially for traditional trade. This area is located between three ethnic villages and is adjacent to Kali Semarang, a river that has an important meaning and historical value for the city’s development. Kauman Area is located in Central Semarang District, Semarang City, and is within a 1 km radius of the Semarang Old Town, a tourist attraction in the cultural heritage field, which is known as the priority of socio-cultural development on the city and province scale. However, with this type of potential, Kauman Riverfront Area has a medium-high flooding threat. In 2021, the number of flood incidents was the highest within five years (88 incidents). This study aims to examine the WSUD approach for the study area that focuses on the urban water system to decrease flooding risk and its correlation with urban design elements. The chosen method for this research is a fragmental method that consists of four steps, which begin with collecting data until producing the WSUD component approach, which is likely to be implied. The results show that the WSUD components and water system for Kauman Riverfront Area to increase the stormwater infiltration and storage.

Evaluation of rural ecological resilience from the perspective of communities and farmers: a study on Laochehe ethnic minority village in China

The ecological problems of tourism villages in the context of globalization cannot be ignored. Rural tourism has destroyed the rural ecological environment, and it is of great significance to explore the ecological resilience of tourism villages to achieve sustainable development. This study introduces an analytical framework with which to assess the ecological resilience of rural tourism locales, focusing on micro-level perspectives involving communities and farmers. Ecosystem service values and a comprehensive index are utilized as proxies to characterize ecological resilience, and its evolutionary characteristics and mechanisms are investigated. The results are as follows. (1) From the community perspective, rural land use has changed significantly from the agricultural function to the tourism compound function. During this transition, the ecological resilience index has decreased by 2.05 × 106. (2) From the perspective of farmers, the rural ecological resilience index and various dimensional indices have altogether increased. Notably, the transformation capability index has increased by 30.34%, the interference capability index has increased by 21.78%, and the response capability index has increased by 14.72%. The ecological resilience indices for different livelihood types, from highest to lowest, are ranked as follows: tourism-oriented farmers (0.4412), tourism-participating farmers (0.4274), and migrant-oriented farmers (0.4066). (3) Socio-economic factors and farmers’ livelihoods lead to the imbalance of the rural social ecosystem. The adaptive transformation of tourism villages has facilitated the dynamic evolution of ecological resilience. This study contributes to the enrichment of ecological resilience research perspectives and may offer valuable insights for the sustainable development of tourism villages in similarly developing countries around the world.

Spatial patterns, factors, and ethnic differences: A study on ethnic minority villages in Yunnan, China

This paper takes ethnic minority villages in Yunnan province of China, which have significant characteristics of multi-ethnic integration, as the research object. Through various spatial statistical analysis methods, we analyzed the overall distribution characteristics of ethnic villages in Yunnan, the distribution difference among various ethnic groups, and the influencing factors of the distribution pattern. It was found that: (1) The ethnic minority villages in Yunnan generally exhibit a kernel density characteristic of “three concentrated areas and multiple scattered points” and distribution characteristic of “hot spots in the west and cold spots in the east”. Each ethnic group has a relatively concentrated region, presenting significant ethnic autocorrelation. (2) The differences in the relationship between villages and landscape among various ethnic groups have given rise to a unique three-dimensional distribution pattern, which is relate to ethnic origin and livelihood culture. Meanwhile, Han traditional villages tend to occupy areas with relatively better geographical conditions. (3) Natural factors, such as topographic relief, the distance between ethnic villages and rivers, and elevation, have a significant impact on the distribution of ethnic villages in Yunnan. Meanwhile, test results of social and human factors, including the distance from central cities, per capita GDP, and the gross annual output values of primary industry, indicate that the development of social economy and the promotion of urbanization pose challenges to the preservation of ethnic villages.

An Exploration on the Ways of Tourism Integration to Promote Rural Revitalization from the Asset-based Perspective

Under the background of the strategy of rural revitalization, the cultural revitalization of ethnic minority villages needs to explore the innovative ways of the integration of culture and tourism and the coordinated development of rural revitalization. From the perspective of asset-based theory, this paper uses literature research, Field research, in-depth interviews and other methods to understand the current situation of integration of culture and tourism in SW ancient villages, found that there are problems in ancient villages such as low government "leadership attention," poor publicity effect of national characteristics culture, weak performance of intangible cultural heritage, and lack of talents to participate in rural revitalization construction. To put forward a proposal to help - to strengthen government support, to take a multi-pronged approach - to broaden publicity channels, Unique ways - highlighting ethnic characteristics, drinking water and thinking of the source - encouraging talent return, interlocking - connecting ethnic attractions, making the best use of - enabling social work sites and other suggestions, with a view to ancient villages have a new impetus for cultural revitalization, driving the integration of culture and tourism, and achieving rural revitalization.