HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2021, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (11): 186-190.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2021.11.038

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An empirical study on the contribution of buddhist tourism resources to local economic growth: A case study of Shaanxi Famen Temple scenic spot

YANG Liu1,2, SHI Wen-jie1,3, WAN Hong-lian1, HE Ruo-nan1, WANG Zi-meng1   

  1. 1. College of Geography and Environment, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences/The Key Laboratory of Disaster Monitoring and Mechanism Simulating of Shaanxi Province,Baoji 721013,Shaanxi, China;
    2. College of Geography and Tourism, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China;
    3. Xi'an Foreign Tourism Vocational School, Xianyang 712000, Shaanxi, China
  • Received:2020-07-16 Online:2021-06-10 Published:2021-07-15

Abstract: Based on the analysis of the current tourism development situation of Famen Temple scenic spot,through questionnaire survey and field interview, and with the help of SPSS 22.0 and Excel 2010, this paper maked a correlation analysis, and explored the contribution of Famen Temple's buddhist tourism resources to local tourism economic growth from the three aspects of tourism contribution rate, tourism pulling rate as well as tourism dependence. The results show that the rate of Famen Temple scenic spot's tourism economic growth and its regional economic contribution is low, and the following suggestions are accordingly put forward, such as developing a new type of tourism additional product,taking advantages of the internet to strengthen the propaganda, creating high-quality tourism routes, cultivating the high-quality tour guides, improving the service elements.

Key words: buddhist tourism resources, tourism economic contribution, Famen Temple scenic spot

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