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Evolution of the relationship between tourist destination and industrial structure Taking Zhangjiajie as an example

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  • 1. School of Business and Administration, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, Hunan, China;
    2. School of Tourism and Environment, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China

Received date: 2011-10-15

  Revised date: 2011-12-30

  Online published: 2012-02-20

Abstract

This paper analyzed the evolution mechanism of the industries in the tourism district,built the model of the industrial structure and its industrial structure-state model based on the research of tourism areas and the growth dynamic factors of the industrial structure in the tourism areas,in which the industries in the tourism areas were divided into developed industries,growth industries,mature industries and declining industries.The essay shows the growth cycle of Zhangjiajie in two aspects based on the statistical data of 1990-2010 and the theory of the Natural Trend Curve,and points out the developing process of the industrial structure on the basis of growth state model and the growth cycle of the tourism district.Some conclusions can be drawn as follows.(1) The 20 years of tourism growth of Zhangjiajie presents a single fluctuation.(2) There are great differences among the primary,secondary and tertiary industries in Zhangjiajie with the development of the tourism industry in this region.(3) The growth of the industrial structure is different in different sectors.Wholesale and retail trade,catering trade,industry,finance and insurance industry and other industries are growth industries,while primary industry,transportation,storage,post and telecommunications,construction and real estate are declining industries in the growth cycle.(4) As for the growth state of the industrial structure,there are differences in the growth cycle.Real estate,finance and insurance industry are declining industries;construction,wholesale and retail,restaurants,transportation,storage,post and telecommunications have witnessed the development of industry;other services and industries are growth industries,and the primary industry is a mature industry.

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MA Xue-feng, SUN Gen-nian, MA Li-jun . Evolution of the relationship between tourist destination and industrial structure Taking Zhangjiajie as an example[J]. GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH, 2012 , 31(2) : 245 -256 . DOI: 10.11821/yj2012020005

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