Ye, Isabella Qing ORCID: 0000-0002-4835-0881, Hughes, Karen, Walters, Gabby and Mkono, Mucha (2019) Come walk with me: exploring landscape perceptions of Chinese visitors at Uluru Kata-Tjuta National Park. In: CAUTHE 2019: Sustainability of Tourism, Hospitality & Events in a Disruptive Digital Age: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference, 11th - 14th February 2019, Central Queensland University, Cairns, Australia.

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Abstract

Landscape perceptions influence how visitors view, understand and ascribe qualities to the natural environment. Differences exist in ways which visitors perceive and interact with landscapes. Research indicates an increasing diversification in the needs and wants of Chinese outbound visitors, which calls for further exploration and deeper understanding of how Chinese visitors view landscapes that are very different to those in China. This study adopts an accompanied walk approach to explore how Chinese visitors view, connect with and make sense of the Uluru landscape in situ. Preliminary findings suggest that anthropomorphic worldviews are still dominant among Chinese visitors, while complications and diversifications in landscape perceptions emerged as an outcome of rapid domestic societal changes. Implications for interpretive guidelines for Chinese visitors are discussed.

Item Type:	Conference or Conference Paper (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	landscape perception; Visitor Employed Photography (VEP); accompanied walk; Chinese visitors; Uluru
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Faculty of Business > Department of Marketing, Events & Tourism Faculty of Business > Tourism Research Centre
Last Modified:	07 Mar 2023 10:29
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/38757

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