Hongcun, China-Residents' perceptions of the impacts of tourism on a rural community: A mixed methods approach

Journal of China Tourism Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-243

  Gu, Huimin ^a   Ryan, Chris ^b  

^a BEIJING INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

China; Community impacts of tourism; Research methods; Resident perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960543368     PISSN: 19388160     EISSN: 19388179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388160.2010.503862     Document Type: Article

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