China’s Tourism Resources and Management
Geog3101 – China’s Tourism Resources and Management
China Field-trip report: Experiencing China: field observation of the tourism industry
Introduction
China’s tourism has been growing rapidly over the past decades and it has been taking an increasingly important role in the economic development of China. Shenzhen, which is one of well-developed cities in Southern China, has a thriving tourism industry, attracting an enormous number of visitors from both Hong Kong and the mainland China, if not other parts of the world, each year.
1. Why Choose Shenzhen?
With rich and numerous resources that contributed to the tourism development, Shenzhen has become one of the most important tourism cities in China, following Beijing and Shanghai. Not only visitors from Hong Kong and the Mainland China will be attracted, with the recommendation of “New York Times”, Shenzhen has also attracted countless foreign tourists to leisure. Unlike Hong Kong, Shenzhen’s tourist attractions vary in a diverse manner. Not only does Shenzhen have amusement parks, i.e., Happy Valley, and huge shopping malls, it also has many natural, cultural, historical and religious tourist spots, i.e., the Window of the World and the China Folk Cultural Village.
2. About the trip
2.1 General
A two-days-one-night was spent in Shenzhen alone from 20th April, 2012 to 21st April, 2012. With limited budget, a 3-4 star hotel was chosen, which is the City Inn Longgang Laojie, Shenzhen. For the first day of the trip, 2 accommodations were targeted, including the Happy Valley and Fook Tin Commercial Street. For the second day, the Window of the World and the China Folk Cultural Village were targeted. Without any experience to Shenzhen, mainly train and taxi were used for transportation.
2.2 What impressed you the most?
The general price level in Shenzhen is much lower than Hong Kong, especially in Fook Tin Commercial Street. Clothes and souvenirs in Shenzhen are relatively cheaper than those in Hong
China Field-trip report: Experiencing China: field observation of the tourism industry
Introduction
China’s tourism has been growing rapidly over the past decades and it has been taking an increasingly important role in the economic development of China. Shenzhen, which is one of well-developed cities in Southern China, has a thriving tourism industry, attracting an enormous number of visitors from both Hong Kong and the mainland China, if not other parts of the world, each year.
1. Why Choose Shenzhen?
With rich and numerous resources that contributed to the tourism development, Shenzhen has become one of the most important tourism cities in China, following Beijing and Shanghai. Not only visitors from Hong Kong and the Mainland China will be attracted, with the recommendation of “New York Times”, Shenzhen has also attracted countless foreign tourists to leisure. Unlike Hong Kong, Shenzhen’s tourist attractions vary in a diverse manner. Not only does Shenzhen have amusement parks, i.e., Happy Valley, and huge shopping malls, it also has many natural, cultural, historical and religious tourist spots, i.e., the Window of the World and the China Folk Cultural Village.
2. About the trip
2.1 General
A two-days-one-night was spent in Shenzhen alone from 20th April, 2012 to 21st April, 2012. With limited budget, a 3-4 star hotel was chosen, which is the City Inn Longgang Laojie, Shenzhen. For the first day of the trip, 2 accommodations were targeted, including the Happy Valley and Fook Tin Commercial Street. For the second day, the Window of the World and the China Folk Cultural Village were targeted. Without any experience to Shenzhen, mainly train and taxi were used for transportation.
2.2 What impressed you the most?
The general price level in Shenzhen is much lower than Hong Kong, especially in Fook Tin Commercial Street. Clothes and souvenirs in Shenzhen are relatively cheaper than those in Hong