Title: Evolution of China's tourism policies

Authors: Songshan (Sam) Huang

Addresses: School of Management, University of South Australia, City West Campus, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

Abstract: This paper reviews the evolution of China|s tourism policies after the founding of the People|s Republic of China. It notes that while the evolution of China|s tourism policies witnessed a transition from taking tourism as part of political affairs to regarding it as an important tertiary industry due to Deng Xiaoping|s reform and opening-up policies in the last century, it is an emerging trend from the turn of this century that tourism is viewed in government policy agendas to be able to play multiple roles including economic, social, political, and environmental ones.

Keywords: tourism policy; evolution; China; policy practice; review; government policy; tourism roles.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTP.2010.031604

International Journal of Tourism Policy, 2010 Vol.3 No.1, pp.78 - 84

Published online: 15 Feb 2010 *

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