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Evaluation of the Development Level of Integration of Culture and Tourism in China’s Provinces under the Perspective of Spatial Interaction and Study of Influence Paths

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  • Hai Zhu

    (College of Tourism, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362000, China)

  • Chaowu Xie

    (College of Tourism, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362000, China
    Center for Tourism Safe & Security Research of China Tourism Academy, Quanzhou 362000, China)

  • Jiangchi Zhang

    (College of Tourism, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362000, China)

Abstract

In the new stage of the deep integration of culture and tourism, fully exploring its mechanism of action, spatial connection, and path of influence will be of great significance to the sustainable development of the integration of culture and tourism. In this paper, we analysed the mechanism of integration of culture and tourism with the help of systems theory, introduced the concept of spatial interaction to construct a new measurement model of integration of culture and tourism, and conducted empirical analyses with Chinese provinces as the target. We found that in the last decade, the tourism industry has been dominant, and most of the industrial elements have been clustered towards it. The centre of the spatial interaction network of culture and tourism is located in the area of the “North China Plain—Middle and Lower Yangtze River Plain” and moves towards the southwest over time. The northwestern and northeastern zones have become “desert zones” in the spatial interaction network of culture and tourism. The level of integration of culture and tourism peaked in 2018, with East China having a chronically higher level of integration. In addition, the deep integration of culture and tourism can be promoted through the combination of new development philosophies.

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  • Hai Zhu & Chaowu Xie & Jiangchi Zhang, 2024. "Evaluation of the Development Level of Integration of Culture and Tourism in China’s Provinces under the Perspective of Spatial Interaction and Study of Influence Paths," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-24, February.
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