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      The monasteries of Putuoshan, China: Sites of secular or religious tourism?

      Wong, Cora Un In; Ryan, Chris; McIntosh, Alison J.
      DOI
       10.1080/10548408.2013.810996
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      Wong, C. U. I., Rayn, C., & McIntosh, A. J. (2013). The monasteries of Putuoshan, China: Sites of secular or religious tourism? Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, published online on 07 August 2013.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/8125
      Abstract
      The article reports an analysis derived from a sample of 640 respondents visiting the Buddhist site of Putuoshan that is sacred to the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokitesvara. Drawing on literature and observation over a 12-month period, the article adopts a fourfold designation of visitors: Xiankes, Sushi, Sightseers, and Cultural/Heritage Visitors. Three scales are developed and exploratory factor analysis supports distinctions between the clusters with reference to motives, activities and beliefs, and the categorization is supported by logistic regression analysis. The findings are discussed in the context of destination management with reference to two considerations—namely: (a) sites of religious importance often possess secular as well as religious significance; and (b) the numbers of tourists appear to be growing, thereby raising concerns of future negative tourism impacts.
      Date
      2013
      Type
      Journal Article
      Publisher
      Routledge
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