Scenic Spots: Chinese Tourism, the State, and Cultural Authority (China Program Books)

Scenic Spots: Chinese Tourism, the State, and Cultural Authority is a fascinating read, not so much for its factual content, but for the way the information is analyzed and presented to the audience. The author makes no implicit statement about for whom this book is written. The publisher, however, thoughtfully includes the comments of two experts on China who are academics in universities in the United States. Professor Robert Weller of Boston University states that the book "is presented in a way that makes it plausible for undergraduate use." Professor Tim Oaks of the University of Colorado at Boulder believes it to be "of great interest in tourism studies, the China field more generally, and to non-China specialists with interests in cross-cultural perspectives on tourism." The book is then presumably meant for consumption in the West by students and scholars of China in general, and of tourism in particular.