Sustainable Tourism Observatory of Henan

Member since

2014

Hosted by

School of Tourism Managememnt, Sun Yat-sen University
Henan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism
Monitoring Centre for UNWTO Sustainable Tourism Observatories

Monitoring area

Luoyang City
Jiaozuo City
Kaifeng City
Henan Province, China

Henan Province enjoys a long history and profound cultural heritage. Luoyang, as the embodiment of Heluo culture of the Central Plains, has traditionally enjoyed the reputation of being the “ancient capitals of 13 dynasties”. Luoyang City has three world cultural heritages, including Longmen Grottoes, Silk Road, Grand Canal, 51 national key cultural relics protection units, 115 provincial cultural relics protection units, 286 municipal cultural relics protection units, 322 county-level cultural relics, more than 9,000 other immovable cultural relics, more than 400,000 pieces (sets) of cultural relics in the collection, and the total amount of funds for cultural relics protection in 2020 is 277,095,300 yuan; by the end of 2020, the city has 63 A-class scenic spots, including 5 5A-class scenic spots (Longmen Grottoes, Baiyun Mountain, Laojun Mountain, Jiguan Cave, Longtan Grand Canyon), 27 4A-class scenic spots, the number of 5A and 4A-class scenic spots in the national prefecture-level cities in the forefront. Humanistic monuments and natural scenery complement each other, intermingling, attracting many tourists from home and abroad to come.

FACTS & FIGURES

MISSION

The transformation of heritage resources into tourism resources, rural tourism development, tourism information management,the role and impact of tourism on the transformation and upgrading of old industrial cities; the impact and role of theme parks on urban rejuvenation.

Current Monitoring Processes

In recent years, on the basis of rich historical and cultural resources, with the Longmen Grottoes Scenic Area as the leader, Luoyang further promotes the construction of intelligent tourism platforms at all levels, adding momentum to the development of tourism in the context of cultural and tourism integration. It is also playing a pioneering role in the construction of intelligent tourism for national tourism cities. Located in Luanchuan County, Chongdugou Scenic Area located at the east (north) of the mountainous region of Luanchuan county, Luoyang city, is exploring a new model of rural tourism development with the advantage of the natural environment, which is a pattern of “company + village group + farmers”. This practice has become an important case of rural tourism and poverty alleviation by tourism. Therefore, as one of the first monitoring objects of Henan Provincial Monitoring Station, Luoyang started long-term tracking and monitoring in 2014, and is improving the research based on the monitoring results.

KEY MONITORING AREAS

Tourism, Resources and Environmental Protection
Tourism and Community Development
Tourist Perception and Satisfaction
Economic Impact of Tourism
Cultural Tourism
Intelligent Tourism
Chongdugou Rural Tourism Development
Longmen Grottoes Tourism Development
Small business owner entrepreneurship
Small Business Development
Assessment of Resource Conservation Value of Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area
Jiaozuo Tourism Image Communication and Perception Comparison
Assessment of the effect of Tourism Poverty Alleviation and Policy Suggestions
The Effect of Tourism Experience on the Life Quality of Tourists
Effect of value communication of geopark
The Qing Yuan Model: The Success of Culture-based Theme Parks and the Impact on Tourism Culture in Ancient Cities
The Kaifeng Model of Cultural Tourism Integration: Sustainable Revival
Tourism and the Shaping of Kaifeng’s City Image
The Impact of Tourism on Kaifeng’s Urban Renewal

DID YOU KNOW…

Henan is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. The origin of Chinese civilization, the invention of writing, the formation of cities and the establishment of a unified country are all inextricably linked to Henan, where the Yellow Emperor, the founder of Chinese humanity, is believed to have been born. In the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization, Henan has been the political, economic and cultural center of the country for more than 3,000 years, with more than 20 dynasties having their capitals here and more than 200 emperors having ruled here.