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JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH ›› 2016, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 533-539.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2015.00196

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Progress and Prospects of Desert Tourism Research in China

Wang Yanru1, Li Longtang1, Zhang Guanle1, Xue Chenhao2, Ren Jie3   

  1. 1. School of Resources and Environment, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China;
    2. School of Management, Northwest University for Nationalities, Lanzhou 730030, China;
    3. Institute of Culture, Ningxia Academy of Social Sciences, Yinchuan 750021, China
  • Received:2015-07-12 Revised:2015-09-01 Online:2016-03-20 Published:2016-03-20

Abstract: With the desert tourism popularity, the academic research about desert tourism in China gradually increased, which can be divided into three stages on time dimension: bud stage, preliminary stage, exploring stage. The research content mainly concentrated in the concept of desert tourism, the characteristics of the desert tourism resources, the development of the desert tourism resources, but the research on the desert tourism suitability, desert tourism market, the ecological environment effect is relatively few. The research methods are mainly qualitative. Space research is given priority to single scenic area. Combined with the related research and the practical problems,the future of desert tourism should be combined with ecological tourism, sand industry, and pay attention to regional cooperation, market research, regional culture, promotion way innovation. Research methods should focus on quantitative analysis, case study, and the role of the computer technology such as GIS, RS in desert tourism research.

Key words: desert tourism, tourism resource, tourism market

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