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Arid Land Geography ›› 2026, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (3): 451-461.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2025.305

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Impact of new quality productive forces on the high-quality development of tourism economy in China

LU Zhaodong1,2(), QIN Lu1,2(), MA Yan1,2   

  1. 1. School of Tourism, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Xinjiang’s Historical and Cultural Tourism, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, China
  • Received:2025-05-27 Revised:2025-07-04 Online:2026-03-25 Published:2026-03-24
  • Contact: QIN Lu E-mail:15530473862@163.com;ql198588@163.com

Abstract:

New quality productive forces are a crucial pillar to achieve high-quality development, providing fresh momentum for the high-quality development of tourism economy in China. Focusing on new quality productive forces and the high-quality development of the tourism economy, this study employs panel data from 30 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities)(excluding Xizang, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) in China spanning 2012—2022. Two corresponding indicator systems are constructed to empirically analyze the inherent mechanisms and spatial effects through which new quality productive forces drives high-quality development of tourism economy. The results show that: (1) New quality productive forces significantly promote the high-quality development of tourism economy in China. Regional heterogeneity is evident: while pronounced positive effects are observed in the eastern and western regions, with stronger impacts in the latter, the effects in central and northeastern regions remain statistically insignificant. (2) The findings also highlight that industrial structure upgrading and marketization serve as critical mediating pathways for the influence of new quality productive forces on the high-quality development of the tourism economy. Notably, industrial structure upgrading makes a greater contribution than marketization. The findings can provide data support for relevant theoretical studies and offer theoretical guidance for advancing the high-quality development of the tourism economy.

Key words: new quality productive forces, high-quality development of tourism economy, industrial structure upgrading, marketization