Part One: Research Progress,Philosophical and Conceptual Issues in Tourism Tourism geography in China,1978-2008:whence,what and whither? Tourism research in China:insights from insiders Tourism problemology:reflexivity of knowledge making Tourism destination image:conceptual problems and definitional solutions Part Two: Residents' Perceptions of and Attitudes towards Tourism Development Study on interactions between the economic and so capitals of tourist communities--taking the Xishuangbanna Dai Park Scenic area as an example Influence of place-based senses of distinctiveness,continuity,self-esteem and self-efficacy on residents'attitudes toward tourism Host perceptions of backpackers:examining the influence of intergroup contact Residents'quality of life and attitudes toward tourism development in China Part Three: Sustainable Tourism and Destination Development Income distribution,tourist commerization,and Hukou status:a socioeconomic analysis of tourism in Xidi, China Chinese national parks:differences, resource use and tourism product portfolios The impacts of tourism at a UNESCO heritage site in China-a need for a meta-narrative? the case of the Kaiping Diaolou Distortions in tourism development in the Dali Autonomous Region, China Effective environmental interpretation at Chinese natural attractions:the need for an aesthetic approach Attaining harmony:understanding the relationship between ecotourism and protected areas in China Destination development in China:towards an effective model of explanation Tacit knowledge spillover and sustainability in destination development Ancient poetry in contemporary Chinese tourism Sustainability and nature-based mass tourism:lessons from China's approach to the Huangshan Scenic Park Reading, tourism and geography consumption in literary places The multiple logics of tourism development in China An application of network analysis on tourist attractions:the case of Xinjiang,China Part Four: Tourist Behaviours and Destination Marketing Core-periphery structure of destination image:concept, evidence and implication Visitors'perceptions of the use of cable cars and lifts in Wulingyuan World Heritage Site,China Shopping behaviors of Chinese tourists visiting the United States:letting the shoppers do the talking Developing destination loyalty:the case of Hainan Island Impact of personality traits and involvement on prior knowledge Cross-cultural validation of a memorable tourism experience scale(MTES) The antecedents of memorable tourism experiences:the development of a scale to measure the destination attributes associated with memorable experience Developing a scale to measure backpackers'personal development Using so network analysis to explain communication characteristics of travel-related electronic word-of-mouth on so networking sites Antecedents and outcomes of consumers'confusion in online tourism domain From lost space to third place:the visitor's perspective Building interpersonal trust in a travel-related virtual community:a case study on a Guangzhou couchsurfing community The effects of associative slogans on tourists'attitudes and travel intention:the moderating effects of need for cognition and familiarity Toward a theory of backpacker personal development:cross-cultural validation of the BPD scale Tourists'perceptions of responsibility:an application of norm-activation theory Part Five: Hospitality and Event Research Effects of cognitive and affective conflict between hotel's top managers on firm performance in China Paradox of authenticity versus standardization:expansion strategies of restaurant groups in China A study of the impacts of large-scale exhibitions on hotel room rates:a case study of Canton Fair The role of local government and the private sector in China's tourism industry The fading affect bias:examining changes in affect and behavioral intentions in restaurant service failures and recoveries A scenario-based experiment and a field study:a comparative examination for service failure and recovery Authenticity perceptions,brand equity and brand choice intention:the case of ethnic restaurants Abusive supervision and customer-oriented organizational citizenship behavior:the roles of hostile attribution bias and work engagement Memory retrieval of cultural event experiences:examining intemal and external influences Knowledge diffusion atbusiness events:a case study List of Publications