This book was written by Wencai Su and Wenchang Sun and was published by Higher Education Press in 1998. The book discusses the meanings, characteristics, objects, contents, and methods of research on tourism resources. It also describes in detail various tourism resources, including geology, geomorphology, water bodies, biology, meteorological climates, celestial phenomena, historical heritage, ancient architecture, ancient mausoleums, cities and towns, religious culture and social customs. The distribution, protection and development planning of tourism resources are also discussed. It is used as a textbook for tourism majors in colleges and universities.
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(2020). Science of Tourism Resources. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_2163
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