Cultural Heritage Assets in China as Sustainable Tourism Products: Case Studies of the Hutongs and the Huanghua Section of the Great Wall

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-194

  Du Cros, Hilary ^a   Bauer, Thomas ^b   Lo, Carlos ^b   Rui, Song ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Great Wall; Heritage; Hutongs; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; HERITAGE TOURISM; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 16344390242     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580508668484     Document Type: Editorial

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