East meets West: Spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas

This article is a first attempt at studying the concept of spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas, and examines this western concept within an eastern context. Data from the literature review and in-depth interviews were analysed through thematic analysis. Results show that although spiritual...

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Autores: Wang, Shaohua, Blasco Franch, Daniel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Turisme espiritual -- Xina
Spiritual tourism -- China
Espais naturals protegits -- Xina
Protected areas -- China
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spelling East meets West: Spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areasWang, ShaohuaBlasco Franch, DanielTurisme espiritual -- XinaSpiritual tourism -- ChinaEspais naturals protegits -- XinaProtected areas -- ChinaThis article is a first attempt at studying the concept of spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas, and examines this western concept within an eastern context. Data from the literature review and in-depth interviews were analysed through thematic analysis. Results show that although spiritual tourism is not widely acknowledged in China, spirituality related to nature has existed for millennia, especially through the concept of the unity of heaven and mankind (in Chinese, Tian Ren He Yi). Opportunities for developing and managing spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas are suggested, and its challenges considered. This research adds an eastern viewpoint in order to acquire a broader understanding of spiritual tourism in different cultures and placesElsevier2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpeer-reviewedapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10256/21764http://hdl.handle.net/10256/21764Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights, 2022, vol. 3, núm. 1, p. 100035Articles publicats (D-OGEDP)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.annale.2022.100035info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2666-9579Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10256/217642026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title East meets West: Spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas
spellingShingle East meets West: Spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas
Wang, Shaohua
Turisme espiritual -- Xina
Spiritual tourism -- China
Espais naturals protegits -- Xina
Protected areas -- China
title_short East meets West: Spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas
title_full East meets West: Spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas
title_fullStr East meets West: Spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas
title_full_unstemmed East meets West: Spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas
title_sort East meets West: Spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Wang, Shaohua
Blasco Franch, Daniel
author Wang, Shaohua
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Blasco Franch, Daniel
author_role author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Turisme espiritual -- Xina
Spiritual tourism -- China
Espais naturals protegits -- Xina
Protected areas -- China
topic Turisme espiritual -- Xina
Spiritual tourism -- China
Espais naturals protegits -- Xina
Protected areas -- China
description This article is a first attempt at studying the concept of spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas, and examines this western concept within an eastern context. Data from the literature review and in-depth interviews were analysed through thematic analysis. Results show that although spiritual tourism is not widely acknowledged in China, spirituality related to nature has existed for millennia, especially through the concept of the unity of heaven and mankind (in Chinese, Tian Ren He Yi). Opportunities for developing and managing spiritual tourism in Chinese protected areas are suggested, and its challenges considered. This research adds an eastern viewpoint in order to acquire a broader understanding of spiritual tourism in different cultures and places
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