New Era of China Tourism Research

Abstract

This editorial essay provides a selective review of the current state of China tourism research in the global tourism scholarship. A paradigm shift is discussed as a critical issue facing China tourism research. The complexities of China tourism are highlighted with reference to the current economic, social and political realities in China. We argue that China tourism research has advanced into a new era, which will be marked by changes and transitions in topics, methodologies and researchers themselves. This editorial article also introduces the contributions to the Special Issue of "Domestic Tourism in China".

Chinese rural tourism development: Transition in the case of Qiyunshan, Anhui. – 2008–2015

“…Various data collection methods were used, including participative observation, writing field notes, maintaining a diary, taking photographs, accessing secondary documents, having conversations, semi-structure interview, as well as a more formal survey. As Deery, Jago, and Fredline (2012) maintain "… a new research agenda based on 'layers' of social impact understanding through the use of ethnography is required" (p.64), a call reinforced by Huang, Der Veen, and Zhang (2014) in the case of Chinese tourism research. As a result, the study provides a practical microethnographic study to fill such a gap.…”

Looking east but learning from the west: mass tourism and emerging nations.

“…Moreover, what it means to understand Asian tourism 'on its own terms' is unclear, and although 'the discourse of authenticity' has undoubtedly been important in Western tourism studies, its 'dominance' is questionable, while the NMP, even if it were a paradigm, is arguably as 'Western' as 'modernist studies of tourism.' In any case, whereas some Asian scholars have gone so far as to suggest the need for a 'paradigm shift' if research on Chinese tourism is to somehow be freed of 'Western' approaches (Xiao and Smith 2006;Huang, van (1976) was published, and only then did tourism studies emerge as field of study (Jafari and Aaser 1988). Similarly, in his review of 187 English language papers on Japanese tourism, published from 1980 until 2009, Williams notes that 61% were published from 2000-2009 (2013, p. 47-48).…”

Investigación conceptual sobre turismo sexual

“…Según Veijola y Jokinen (1994) citados en Mendoza (2015, p. 890) del concepto de turismo sólo se ha contextualizado la parte positiva; es decir, aquella que está orientada al descanso y la recreación; hasta cierto punto la erudición del turismo sigue dominado por el conocimiento occidental y la tradición de la investigación científica (Huang, Van der Veen, & Zhang, 2014). Por tanto, las variables de investigación responden a la necesidad de saber la cantidad de visitantes que llegan, hábitos de consumo, derrama económica, entre otras.…”