Life-orientation in sojourn:Daily behaviors and spatial practice of rural wellness sojourners——A case study of Dongping Village in Henan
Under the background of Healthy China,Wellness Sojourn is an innovative practice that combines health and tourism.The paper selected a typical case of Dongping Village,starting from the perspective of daily behavior,and adopted research methods such as real on-site observation,in-depth interviews,and behavioral scenario analysis.Based on the micro level,it explored the daily behavioral characteristics and spatial practices of Wellness Sojourn.The results showed that:①The daily behavior of Wellness Sojourn-ers had regularity,long-distance continuity,and negotiation,and they seeked orderly,controllable,and rational lifestyle health and wellness practices.②Rural Wellness Sojourners used courtyards as the core field of their daily behavior space practice,forming a set of living space interaction rules that interacted and adjusted with courtyard space.Courtyard space has become an ideal space for them to practice health and wellness and experience the"sense of being at home"Deeply interacted with the daily behavior of rural wellness so-journers and the original ecological living space in rural areas,practicing ecological,simple,and healthy rural authentic life;They also demonstrated an experience of freedom in spatial functional elements,surpassing the limitations of spatial functional elements and pres-enting dynamic,lively,and free living spatial practices.As a result,the paper proposed a new understanding of rural Wellness Sojour-ner—"Life-orientation in Sojourn",providing new thinking and empirical inspiration for a deeper understanding of the behavioral characteristics of rural Wellness Sojourners and the scientific development of rural wellness destinations.
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