Rethinking traditional Chinese culture: A consumer-based model regarding the authenticity of Chinese calligraphic landscape

Tourism Management

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-112

  Zhou, Qilou Bill ^a,b   Zhang, Jie ^a   Edelheim, Johan R ^c,d  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Institute of Education   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Authenticity; Calligraphic landscape; Structural equation modelling; Traditional culture

Indexed keywords

ART; CULTURAL TRADITION; HERITAGE TOURISM; LANDSCAPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION; CULTURAL HERITAGE; FACTOR ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84871851925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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