Spatiotemporal Evolution and Response of High-quality Development of Rural Tourism in the International Culture and Tourism Demonstration Area in Southern Anhui Province
Exploring the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of the high-quality development of rural tourism in the international culture and tourism demonstration area in southern Anhui province can promote the orderly development and improve the quality and upgrading of rural tourism,which has enlightenment significance for the formulation of corresponding regulatory policies.Based on the statistical data and 18 selected indicators such as total tourism revenue,the high-quality development of rural tourism is evaluated using the PCA method,and the spatial difference of rural tourism in the demonstration area is also investigated using Gini coefficient method.The results show that:(1)The high-quality development index of rural tourism in the demonstration area rises from 38.36 in 2012 to 77.68 in 2022,with an average annual growth rate of 7.31%,showing an overall trend of steady improvement;(2)Gini coefficient of rural tourism in the demonstration area decreases from 0.051 in 2012 to 0.018 in 2022,indicating a gradual enhancement of the balance of high-quality development of rural tourism;(3)The increase in the index of high-quality development of rural tourism in Ma'anshan and Anqing cities is in the top 2 in the demonstration area,with a growth rate of 8.13%and 7.79%,and the growth rate in Xuancheng city is slower,with a growth rate of 5.96%respectively;The development levels of different cities are different in different periods,with Huangshan and Xuancheng exceeding 80 in 2022,while there are also depression areas such as Ma'anshan and Anqing.Based on the results of the study,it can be concluded that the level of high-quality development of rural tourism is closely related to the national macro-policy,the level of regional economic development,the status of rural tourism in regional economic development,resource conditions and so on,and the policies for the integration and differentiation of rural tourism development are proposed in terms of strengthening regional cooperation,exploring cultural connotations in depth and increasing investment.
rural tourismhigh-quality developmentPrincipal Component AnalysisGini coefficientinternational culture and tourism demonstration area in southern Anhui province