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Residents, their use of a tourist facility and contribution to tourist ambience: Narratives from a film tourism site in Beijing

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  • Zhang, Xiaoyu
  • Ryan, Chris
  • Cave, Jenny

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Any tourist site open to local residents represents a point where residents and tourists become a back drop for the experiences of the other. This paper examines a specific Beijing film tourism attraction, Grand View Gardens, and the manner in which the site is used by local residents, the meanings attributed to it, and residents' role in creating an ambience for tourists. Residents have a daily connection with the site, and form audiences for events held at the Gardens. They often interact with tourists, becoming a source of information for tourists. The paper examines residents' motives for using such attractions, their attitudes towards tourists and suggests they possess a role in the creation of a sense of place that is valued by tourists. The paper fills a gap in an under-researched area, where, in the Chinese context, both residents and visitors form backdrops to each other's experience of place.

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  • Zhang, Xiaoyu & Ryan, Chris & Cave, Jenny, 2016. "Residents, their use of a tourist facility and contribution to tourist ambience: Narratives from a film tourism site in Beijing," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 416-429.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:touman:v:52:y:2016:i:c:p:416-429
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2015.07.006
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