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Tourism as a Catalyst for Intercultural Communication---Changes among the Minorities of Longsheng County 旅游成为跨文化交流的催化剂---龙胜县少数民族的变化
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Zhou, Peiyi |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | This paper studies the social economic changes among the minorities of Longsheng County of Guilin Municipality in South China. The Longsheng Minorities Autonomous County is 100 kilometers northwest of Guilin, where live the Miaos, Yaos, Dongs and Zhuangs, with a total population of 167,000. In 2000, the county received 285,000 home and overseas tourists; tourism revenue reached 29 million Yuan (RMB). The exposure to western cultures due to the influx of foreign visitors has led to drastic changes in the lifestyle, behavior and values among the minorities; their old culture tradition is facing a severe challenge. In examining the various factors that catalyze the social economic changes, the author proposed measures to avoid imbalance in the process of intercultural adaptation. It is hoped that this paper will arouse the cultural self-awareness of the minority people so that their culture heritage can survive in a modern society. INTRODUCTION As a catalyst, tourism plays a multi-functional role in global intercultural communication. In many developing countries, tourism has become an important source for generating employment and increasing foreign exchange earnings, thereby improving the balance of payment. The economic benefit is best understood as “a gross increase in the wealth or income measured in monetary terms.” On the other hand, intercultural exchange is probably the greatest social value of tourism. Seeing and experiencing another country exposes the traveler to different political, religious and economic systems. As a result, mutual understanding between the guest and host is enhanced, which is conducive to promoting world peace. However, tourism also produces complex socioeconomic impacts, contributing to changes in value systems, individual |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://web.uri.edu/iaics/files/10-Peiyi-Zhou.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
