Constructing a Knowledge System for Chinese Tourism Science from the Perspective of Regional Types
It is essential to construct an independent knowledge system for the discipline of Chinese tourism science,as Chinese tourism researchers must urgently explore the genealogies of contemporary local knowledge systems that define tourism science in the new era.Regional practices in the development of Chinese tourism represent the modernization of Chinese tourism within these regional spaces,including the practical experiences and rationality with unique Chinese characteristics,which provide a rich resource that can be mined in the construction of an independent knowledge system for Chinese tourism science.From the research perspective of regional types,the theoretical basis for regional systems was explored according to their human-land relationships and the practical basis for the"Three Zones and Three Lines"territorial spatial planning policy in Chinese tourism development.Hence,this paper uses knowledge management values and principles,epistemological principles based on systematic,spatiotemporal,and scale logics,and the methodological principles of typology to construct a knowledge system for the discipline of Chinese tourism science from the perspective of regional types.The results show that China's regional tourism system is experiencing an extremely complex process of dynamic evolution.Urban tourism,rural tourism,nature reserve tourism,and heritage site tourism are the main components of regional tourism,which together constitute the"three main subjects"and"one special"knowledge system for Chinese tourism science.Among the more intense tourism development practices in China,regional tourism practices include the integrated development phenomena of scale nesting,rescaling,and scaling-up.The"ruralism-ecology"space of urban agglomeration is an important spatial carrier for the coordinated development of regional tourism.The landscape,including mountains,rivers,and high-speed rail,among other linear media,has had a profound impact on the spatial structures,functions,and relationships between tourism destinations,which provides a development direction for the further construction of a knowledge system for Chinese tourism science from the perspective of regional types.Constructing a knowledge system for Chinese tourism science is an important way to build a field of tourism science with Chinese characteristics,manner,and style.This knowledge system will provide support for promoting the internationalization of Chinese tourism research in addition to the sustainable development of the Chinese tourism industry and tourism regions.
Chinese tourism scienceregional tourismknowledge systemhuman-land relationship