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

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dc.contributor.authorWong, Cora Un In
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Chris
dc.contributor.authorMcIntosh, Alison J.
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-29T04:12:08Z
dc.date.available2013-10-29T04:12:08Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationWong, 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.en_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10548408.2013.810996en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/8125
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of Travel and Tourism Marketingen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10548408.2013.810996?af=R#.Um8z8nBkNuAen_NZ
dc.subjectreligious tourismen_NZ
dc.subjectChinaen_NZ
dc.subjectBuddhismen_NZ
dc.titleThe monasteries of Putuoshan, China: Sites of secular or religious tourism?en_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
pubs.begin-page577en_NZ
pubs.elements-id38867
pubs.end-page594en_NZ
pubs.issue6en_NZ
pubs.volume30en_NZ
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