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Arid Land Geography ›› 2023, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (7): 1196-1205.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2022.531

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Spatial distribution pattern and accessibility analysis of the key rural tourism villages in the five northwestern provinces of China

CAO Kaijun1,2(),SHANG Ning1(),WANG Mimi1   

  1. 1. College of Tourism, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, China
    2. Key Laboratory of the Sustainable Development of Xinjiang’s Historical and Cultural Tourism, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, China
  • Received:2022-10-17 Revised:2022-12-02 Online:2023-07-25 Published:2023-08-03

Abstract:

Because key rural tourism villages are essential for the high-quality development of rural tourism, understanding their spatial distribution pattern and accessibility is critical for optimizing the supply and layout of rural tourism and promoting comprehensive rural revitalization. Therefore, in this study, 55, 179, and 212 rural tourism key villages in the five northwestern provinces of China in 2019, 2020, and 2021 were considered. The imbalance index, nearest proximity index, and kernel density estimation were used to investigate the spatial and temporal evolution of the spatial pattern of key villages of rural tourism. Furthermore, the raster cost-weighted distance method was used to construct a spatial accessibility estimation model based on the influence of the comprehensive transportation network and terrain factors consistent with the real-world scenario. The results revealed the following: (1) The spatial distribution of key villages of rural tourism was heterogeneous, and the difference between the east and west was considerable. With the increase in the number of key villages of rural tourism, various provinces and cities exhibited a trend of improvement, and the scope of spatial agglomeration continued to expand. (2) The core density of key villages of rural tourism formed a “point-ring” evolution trend centered on provincial capitals, and the high-density core area was concentrated in the northeast of Qinghai Province, where Xining City and Gansu overlapped. (3) The hot spot of the key village of rural tourism ran through the north-south belt of “Shizuishan City-Longnan City” and radiated to the east and west. (4) The level of spatial accessibility of key villages of rural tourism was not high, the overall view was high in the east and low in the west, the northern part of Xinjiang was strong, and the southern part of Xinjiang was weak in the local view and considerably affected by the transportation network and terrain, and has considerable traffic direction. (5) The spatial distribution characteristics of key villages of rural tourism have high coupling with accessibility and are considerably affected by distributing resources, regional economic development, and topography.

Key words: the key rural tourism villages, spatial structure, accessibility, the five northwestern provinces of China