Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Inbound Tourism Flow Circulation in China
Collecting relevant data in 2019 to construct inbound tourism flow circulation analysis indexes,using natural breakpoints,social network analysis,and the quadratic assignment procedure analysis method,while revealing the spatial distribution characteristics of China's inbound tourism flow circulation and its influencing factors,the results show that,first,there are 117 inter-provincial,25 inter-economic zone,and 7 intra-economic zone inbound tourism flow circulations,involving 26 provinces and regions;second,the spatial distribution of inbound tourism circulation intensity is"high in the east and low in the west,"and the matching degree of flow scale is"high dispersion and low agglomeration,"while the matching degree of flow preference of high,medium,and low levels are concentrated in the central-eastern region;third,there are some differences in the number and spatial distribution characteristics of inter-provincial,inter-regional,and intra-regional inbound tourism flow circulation types.Most of the inbound tourism flow circulation intensity,flow scale matching,and flow preference matching are not high,indicating that the quality of inbound tourism flow circulation in China is not high and needs to be improved;fourth,the inbound tourism circulation network shows a spatial distribution of"dense in the east and sparse in the west,"and the overall network density is low;fifth,the convenience of transportation,foreign economic trade,tourism resource endowment,economic development level,and tourism reception capacity are all important factors affecting inbound tourism flow circulation,and each factor has different effects on the intensity of inbound tourism flow circulation,flow scale matching degree,and flow preference matching degree.
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