An Assessment of Theme Park Development in China

Tourism in China

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 195-214

  Ap, John ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85139702670     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203048436-19     Document Type: Chapter

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