Ming Ming Su
Biographic Data
| ID | 934104 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ming Ming Su |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ming Ming |
| FAMILY NAME | Su |
| SIGNATURE | SU M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Renmin University of China |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7624-6184 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 67 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Ethnicity perception through food experiences using the ZMET method
Ethnic restaurants are multi-sensory interactive spaces providing immersive experiences related to ethnicity. However, how customers experience and perceive ethnicity through food experiences has not yet been explored in detail. With Siqinama Mongolian restaurant as a representative case and the 8-step ZMET method to guide data collection, the formation of customers’ ethnicity perception from sensory experiences is addressed with the embodiment t…
Reimagining mural heritage
The Impacts of Heritage Conservation and Tourism Development on the Community Well‐Being of Agricultural Heritage Sites From Sustainable Development Perspective
This study explores how agricultural heritage conservation and tourism development affect community well‐being from a sustainable development perspective. This paper uses a mixed‐methods case study of the Ziquejie terrace in Hunan Province, China, to analyze the spatio‐temporal characteristics of community well‐being in heritage tourism sites. By integrating spatial and temporal analyses of residents' subjective and objective well‐being across fo…
Gender equality in a Chinese rural tourism destination
Gender equality is an important UN sustainable development goal. With tourism often encouraging and favoring female participation, relationships between tourism and gender equality have attracted much research attention. However, being dynamic and highly contextual, the multi-faceted complex of gender and tourism interactions are relevant to both males and females. Therefore, nuanced and contextual case studies incorporating perspectives of both …
Interactive gentrification in rural tourism in China
Intergenerational evolution of intangible cultural heritage through tourism development
As cultural carriers of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), practitioners are key stakeholders in its inheritance and tourism use. Master-apprentice transmission is a major mechanism of generational inheritance. This paper examines ICH masters and apprentices at the Arts & Crafts Museum of Hangzhou, China, and analyzes the cultural composition of handicraft ICH and its intergenerational evolutionary mechanisms. Semi-structured interviews with two…
Empowerment of women through cultural tourism
Engagement of vulnerable rural women in the demonstration and practices of cultural heritage for tourism is a strategy that can empower them. Five dimensions of women’s empowerment (economic, social, psychological, educational and political) are examined at multiple scales (self, family, community and society) in a Hui ethnic community in Haiyuan County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest of China. This county is nationally recognized for i…
Does digital inclusive finance matter in sustainable tourism development at the county level? Evidence from the Wuling Mountain area in China
As a new financial instrument under the strategy of digital economic development, digital inclusive finance has become an effective way to fill the market gap that exists in traditional finance. Inclusive financial resources are needed for tourism development and recovery in less‐developed regions, especially in the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Understanding the impact of DIF on tourism development is the key to promoting high‐quality econom…
Measuring Tourism Impacts on Community Well-being at the Hani Rice Terraces Giahs Site, Yunnan Province of China
To reflect the intricate relationships between heritage, tourism, and community pertinent to Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), the framework of community well-being is adapted to evaluate the status and changes to destination communities imposed by conservation and tourism initiatives. A multi-stakeholder, mixed-method approach is adopted using qualitative interviews and a quantitative questionnaire survey at two villages …
Tourism place making through the bioluminescent “Blue Tears” of Pingtan Islands, China
Ancient town tourism and the community supported entrance fee avoidance – Xitang Ancient Town of China
Ancient towns, embedded with traditional architecture, culture and life style, are popular tourism attractions worldwide. Tourism use often transforms residents’ living spaces into shared multi-functional spaces for residents and tourists, which imposes impacts to residents and complicates community and tourism relationships. Entrance fees are widely used as an economic strategy for destination management and benefit re-distribution, triggering c…
A value-based analysis of the tourism use of agricultural heritage systems
With worldwide industrialization and urbanization, agricultural heritage systems are under threat at the global scale despite their exceptional values reflecting intricate human-nature relationships. As a new function of agricultural heritage, tourism does not realize its potential for heritage conservation and community development. Therefore, the integration of multiple heritage values with tourism is highly important for sustaining agricultura…
A cross-cultural analysis of hutong tourism at Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, China
Hutongs, a representative street layout with traditional houses of ordinary Beijing residents, have increasingly used as cultural tourism attractions. The role of cultural distance in co-creating such heritage experience for tourists from different backgrounds is important. Taking a cross-cultural perspective, this study compares use patterns, motivations, perceptions and evaluations of Beijing, other domestic and international visitors at Nanluo…
Agricultural heritage conservation, tourism and community livelihood in the process of urbanization – Xuanhua Grape Garden, Hebei Province, China
Tourism can be an important strategy for conserving traditional agricultural systems and potentially enhancing livelihoods of hosting communities. The intricate and complex relations between agricultural heritage conservation, tourism and community livelihoods are examined at a GIAHS site in China. Through multi-stakeholder interviews, the study illustrates that the increased government support and public awareness after GIAHS designation do not …
Livelihood sustainability in a rural tourism destination - Hetu Town, Anhui Province, China
A multi-stakeholder examination of destination image
Perceived destination image is rarely examined through the gaze of stakeholders other than visitors, in particular residents and tourism business operators. This hinders the comprehensive understanding of destination image and limits its practical implications for destination marketing and management. Therefore, this study proposes a multi-stakeholder approach to image evaluation to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the destination image an…
Heritage tourism and livelihood sustainability of a resettled rural community
Tourism and related development can lead to the displacement and resettlement of communities, disrupting local livelihood systems, socio-political processes and organizations. However, limited attention has been paid to community resettlement in the tourism context. Taking Yinhuwan village at Mount Sanqingshan World Heritage Site in China as an example, this study examines the results of tourism and resettlement on the livelihoods of this rural c…
Residents’ recreational and social use of and perspectives on a World Heritage Site
Many heritage sites are shared by tourists and local residents. Possessing more familiarity and often a deeper understanding of local heritage meanings and values, residents are often considered to be more worthy users of the heritage resources. However, the recreational use of heritage resources by local residents, who are often portrayed and examined as service providers and impact receivers, is often neglected at heritage sites. This research …
A Comparison of Tourists' and Residents' Uses of the Temple of Heaven World Heritage Site, China
World Heritage Sites are designated following evaluations of their universal values. However, their use is often shared by different user groups who may attach different meanings to the same heritage, leading to different interpretations and uses. This situation raises important questions for visitor management at World Heritage Sites, where a variety of users must be accommodated. Using Temple of Heaven as an example, the motivations, preference…
Community Participation in Tourism at a World Heritage Site: Mutianyu Great Wall, Beijing, China
Community participation is crucial for successful heritage tourism and community development. Levels and ways of participation vary, depending on nature and context of heritage sites. This paper explores community participation in tourism at Mutianyu Great Wall, China. General positive perceptions toward World Heritage, tourism development and tourism impacts are held by different groups of the local community. Between-group differences indicate …
Tourist–community interactions in ethnic tourism
Tourists and destination communities interact in different contexts. Such interactions play a key role in constructing a rewarding experience and cultural understanding for tourists and influence the social and cultural life of the destination community. It is particularly so at ethnic areas where tourism experiences are acquired through encounters with the ethnic community. A diagram of tourist–community interactions in ethnic tourism is develop…
Residents' use and perceptions of the Summer Palace World Heritage Site in Beijing, China
Many heritage sites are shared by tourists and local residents. Residents are often portrayed and examined as service providers and impact receivers. However, the recreational and social uses of heritage by local residents are often neglected at heritage site and have seldom been researched. This paper identifies use patterns, motivations, perceptions and experiences of local users at the Summer Palace World Heritage Site in Beijing, China. Resea…
Chinese Research on World Heritage Tourism
This paper reviews and assesses the Chinese academic literature on World Heritage Sites. Management structure, lack of financial resources, impacts on the World Heritage Sites and heritage education are themes that are commonly addressed. Research opportunities are identified. In particular, the need for more detailed case studies on a greater variety of sites is required. Such studies should be informed by clear concepts and appropriate theoreti…
The Qinghai–Tibet railway and Tibetan tourism
Destination and En-Route Experiences among Train Travellers to Tibet
The Qinghai-Tibet railway opened in July 2006 and boosted tourism to Tibet markedly due to the increased accessibility and affordability of travel. This research explores the differences between pre-visit and post-visit travellers, in terms of their travel motivations, satisfaction with the train journey, and the destination experience of Tibet. Reasons to induce the pre- and post-visit differences are also discussed. The relative importance of t…
Livelihood sustainability in a rural tourism destination - Hetu Town, Anhui Province, China
Chinese Research on World Heritage Tourism
This paper reviews and assesses the Chinese academic literature on World Heritage Sites. Management structure, lack of financial resources, impacts on the World Heritage Sites and heritage education are themes that are commonly addressed. Research opportunities are identified. In particular, the need for more detailed case studies on a greater variety of sites is required. Such studies should be informed by clear concepts and appropriate theoreti…
The Qinghai–Tibet railway and Tibetan tourism
Tourist–community interactions in ethnic tourism
Tourists and destination communities interact in different contexts. Such interactions play a key role in constructing a rewarding experience and cultural understanding for tourists and influence the social and cultural life of the destination community. It is particularly so at ethnic areas where tourism experiences are acquired through encounters with the ethnic community. A diagram of tourist–community interactions in ethnic tourism is develop…
Measuring Tourism Impacts on Community Well-being at the Hani Rice Terraces Giahs Site, Yunnan Province of China
To reflect the intricate relationships between heritage, tourism, and community pertinent to Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), the framework of community well-being is adapted to evaluate the status and changes to destination communities imposed by conservation and tourism initiatives. A multi-stakeholder, mixed-method approach is adopted using qualitative interviews and a quantitative questionnaire survey at two villages …
A multi-stakeholder examination of destination image
Perceived destination image is rarely examined through the gaze of stakeholders other than visitors, in particular residents and tourism business operators. This hinders the comprehensive understanding of destination image and limits its practical implications for destination marketing and management. Therefore, this study proposes a multi-stakeholder approach to image evaluation to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the destination image an…
Destination and En-Route Experiences among Train Travellers to Tibet
The Qinghai-Tibet railway opened in July 2006 and boosted tourism to Tibet markedly due to the increased accessibility and affordability of travel. This research explores the differences between pre-visit and post-visit travellers, in terms of their travel motivations, satisfaction with the train journey, and the destination experience of Tibet. Reasons to induce the pre- and post-visit differences are also discussed. The relative importance of t…
Residents’ recreational and social use of and perspectives on a World Heritage Site
Many heritage sites are shared by tourists and local residents. Possessing more familiarity and often a deeper understanding of local heritage meanings and values, residents are often considered to be more worthy users of the heritage resources. However, the recreational use of heritage resources by local residents, who are often portrayed and examined as service providers and impact receivers, is often neglected at heritage sites. This research …
A Comparison of Tourists' and Residents' Uses of the Temple of Heaven World Heritage Site, China
World Heritage Sites are designated following evaluations of their universal values. However, their use is often shared by different user groups who may attach different meanings to the same heritage, leading to different interpretations and uses. This situation raises important questions for visitor management at World Heritage Sites, where a variety of users must be accommodated. Using Temple of Heaven as an example, the motivations, preference…
Reimagining mural heritage
Gender equality in a Chinese rural tourism destination
Gender equality is an important UN sustainable development goal. With tourism often encouraging and favoring female participation, relationships between tourism and gender equality have attracted much research attention. However, being dynamic and highly contextual, the multi-faceted complex of gender and tourism interactions are relevant to both males and females. Therefore, nuanced and contextual case studies incorporating perspectives of both …
Intergenerational evolution of intangible cultural heritage through tourism development
As cultural carriers of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), practitioners are key stakeholders in its inheritance and tourism use. Master-apprentice transmission is a major mechanism of generational inheritance. This paper examines ICH masters and apprentices at the Arts & Crafts Museum of Hangzhou, China, and analyzes the cultural composition of handicraft ICH and its intergenerational evolutionary mechanisms. Semi-structured interviews with two…
Ancient town tourism and the community supported entrance fee avoidance – Xitang Ancient Town of China
Ancient towns, embedded with traditional architecture, culture and life style, are popular tourism attractions worldwide. Tourism use often transforms residents’ living spaces into shared multi-functional spaces for residents and tourists, which imposes impacts to residents and complicates community and tourism relationships. Entrance fees are widely used as an economic strategy for destination management and benefit re-distribution, triggering c…
Agricultural heritage conservation, tourism and community livelihood in the process of urbanization – Xuanhua Grape Garden, Hebei Province, China
Tourism can be an important strategy for conserving traditional agricultural systems and potentially enhancing livelihoods of hosting communities. The intricate and complex relations between agricultural heritage conservation, tourism and community livelihoods are examined at a GIAHS site in China. Through multi-stakeholder interviews, the study illustrates that the increased government support and public awareness after GIAHS designation do not …
Residents' use and perceptions of the Summer Palace World Heritage Site in Beijing, China
Many heritage sites are shared by tourists and local residents. Residents are often portrayed and examined as service providers and impact receivers. However, the recreational and social uses of heritage by local residents are often neglected at heritage site and have seldom been researched. This paper identifies use patterns, motivations, perceptions and experiences of local users at the Summer Palace World Heritage Site in Beijing, China. Resea…
The Qinghai–Tibet railway and Tibetan tourism
Destination and En-Route Experiences among Train Travellers to Tibet
The Qinghai-Tibet railway opened in July 2006 and boosted tourism to Tibet markedly due to the increased accessibility and affordability of travel. This research explores the differences between pre-visit and post-visit travellers, in terms of their travel motivations, satisfaction with the train journey, and the destination experience of Tibet. Reasons to induce the pre- and post-visit differences are also discussed. The relative importance of t…
Chinese Research on World Heritage Tourism
This paper reviews and assesses the Chinese academic literature on World Heritage Sites. Management structure, lack of financial resources, impacts on the World Heritage Sites and heritage education are themes that are commonly addressed. Research opportunities are identified. In particular, the need for more detailed case studies on a greater variety of sites is required. Such studies should be informed by clear concepts and appropriate theoreti…
Community Participation in Tourism at a World Heritage Site: Mutianyu Great Wall, Beijing, China
Community participation is crucial for successful heritage tourism and community development. Levels and ways of participation vary, depending on nature and context of heritage sites. This paper explores community participation in tourism at Mutianyu Great Wall, China. General positive perceptions toward World Heritage, tourism development and tourism impacts are held by different groups of the local community. Between-group differences indicate …
Tourist–community interactions in ethnic tourism
Tourists and destination communities interact in different contexts. Such interactions play a key role in constructing a rewarding experience and cultural understanding for tourists and influence the social and cultural life of the destination community. It is particularly so at ethnic areas where tourism experiences are acquired through encounters with the ethnic community. A diagram of tourist–community interactions in ethnic tourism is develop…
Residents' use and perceptions of the Summer Palace World Heritage Site in Beijing, China
Many heritage sites are shared by tourists and local residents. Residents are often portrayed and examined as service providers and impact receivers. However, the recreational and social uses of heritage by local residents are often neglected at heritage site and have seldom been researched. This paper identifies use patterns, motivations, perceptions and experiences of local users at the Summer Palace World Heritage Site in Beijing, China. Resea…
A Comparison of Tourists' and Residents' Uses of the Temple of Heaven World Heritage Site, China
World Heritage Sites are designated following evaluations of their universal values. However, their use is often shared by different user groups who may attach different meanings to the same heritage, leading to different interpretations and uses. This situation raises important questions for visitor management at World Heritage Sites, where a variety of users must be accommodated. Using Temple of Heaven as an example, the motivations, preference…
Heritage tourism and livelihood sustainability of a resettled rural community
Tourism and related development can lead to the displacement and resettlement of communities, disrupting local livelihood systems, socio-political processes and organizations. However, limited attention has been paid to community resettlement in the tourism context. Taking Yinhuwan village at Mount Sanqingshan World Heritage Site in China as an example, this study examines the results of tourism and resettlement on the livelihoods of this rural c…
Residents’ recreational and social use of and perspectives on a World Heritage Site
Many heritage sites are shared by tourists and local residents. Possessing more familiarity and often a deeper understanding of local heritage meanings and values, residents are often considered to be more worthy users of the heritage resources. However, the recreational use of heritage resources by local residents, who are often portrayed and examined as service providers and impact receivers, is often neglected at heritage sites. This research …
A cross-cultural analysis of hutong tourism at Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, China
Hutongs, a representative street layout with traditional houses of ordinary Beijing residents, have increasingly used as cultural tourism attractions. The role of cultural distance in co-creating such heritage experience for tourists from different backgrounds is important. Taking a cross-cultural perspective, this study compares use patterns, motivations, perceptions and evaluations of Beijing, other domestic and international visitors at Nanluo…
Agricultural heritage conservation, tourism and community livelihood in the process of urbanization – Xuanhua Grape Garden, Hebei Province, China
Tourism can be an important strategy for conserving traditional agricultural systems and potentially enhancing livelihoods of hosting communities. The intricate and complex relations between agricultural heritage conservation, tourism and community livelihoods are examined at a GIAHS site in China. Through multi-stakeholder interviews, the study illustrates that the increased government support and public awareness after GIAHS designation do not …
Livelihood sustainability in a rural tourism destination - Hetu Town, Anhui Province, China
A multi-stakeholder examination of destination image
Perceived destination image is rarely examined through the gaze of stakeholders other than visitors, in particular residents and tourism business operators. This hinders the comprehensive understanding of destination image and limits its practical implications for destination marketing and management. Therefore, this study proposes a multi-stakeholder approach to image evaluation to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the destination image an…
A value-based analysis of the tourism use of agricultural heritage systems
With worldwide industrialization and urbanization, agricultural heritage systems are under threat at the global scale despite their exceptional values reflecting intricate human-nature relationships. As a new function of agricultural heritage, tourism does not realize its potential for heritage conservation and community development. Therefore, the integration of multiple heritage values with tourism is highly important for sustaining agricultura…
Tourism place making through the bioluminescent “Blue Tears” of Pingtan Islands, China
Ancient town tourism and the community supported entrance fee avoidance – Xitang Ancient Town of China
Ancient towns, embedded with traditional architecture, culture and life style, are popular tourism attractions worldwide. Tourism use often transforms residents’ living spaces into shared multi-functional spaces for residents and tourists, which imposes impacts to residents and complicates community and tourism relationships. Entrance fees are widely used as an economic strategy for destination management and benefit re-distribution, triggering c…
Empowerment of women through cultural tourism
Engagement of vulnerable rural women in the demonstration and practices of cultural heritage for tourism is a strategy that can empower them. Five dimensions of women’s empowerment (economic, social, psychological, educational and political) are examined at multiple scales (self, family, community and society) in a Hui ethnic community in Haiyuan County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest of China. This county is nationally recognized for i…
Does digital inclusive finance matter in sustainable tourism development at the county level? Evidence from the Wuling Mountain area in China
As a new financial instrument under the strategy of digital economic development, digital inclusive finance has become an effective way to fill the market gap that exists in traditional finance. Inclusive financial resources are needed for tourism development and recovery in less‐developed regions, especially in the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Understanding the impact of DIF on tourism development is the key to promoting high‐quality econom…
Measuring Tourism Impacts on Community Well-being at the Hani Rice Terraces Giahs Site, Yunnan Province of China
To reflect the intricate relationships between heritage, tourism, and community pertinent to Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), the framework of community well-being is adapted to evaluate the status and changes to destination communities imposed by conservation and tourism initiatives. A multi-stakeholder, mixed-method approach is adopted using qualitative interviews and a quantitative questionnaire survey at two villages …
Intergenerational evolution of intangible cultural heritage through tourism development
As cultural carriers of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), practitioners are key stakeholders in its inheritance and tourism use. Master-apprentice transmission is a major mechanism of generational inheritance. This paper examines ICH masters and apprentices at the Arts & Crafts Museum of Hangzhou, China, and analyzes the cultural composition of handicraft ICH and its intergenerational evolutionary mechanisms. Semi-structured interviews with two…
Reimagining mural heritage
The Impacts of Heritage Conservation and Tourism Development on the Community Well‐Being of Agricultural Heritage Sites From Sustainable Development Perspective
This study explores how agricultural heritage conservation and tourism development affect community well‐being from a sustainable development perspective. This paper uses a mixed‐methods case study of the Ziquejie terrace in Hunan Province, China, to analyze the spatio‐temporal characteristics of community well‐being in heritage tourism sites. By integrating spatial and temporal analyses of residents' subjective and objective well‐being across fo…
Gender equality in a Chinese rural tourism destination
Gender equality is an important UN sustainable development goal. With tourism often encouraging and favoring female participation, relationships between tourism and gender equality have attracted much research attention. However, being dynamic and highly contextual, the multi-faceted complex of gender and tourism interactions are relevant to both males and females. Therefore, nuanced and contextual case studies incorporating perspectives of both …
Interactive gentrification in rural tourism in China
Ethnicity perception through food experiences using the ZMET method
Ethnic restaurants are multi-sensory interactive spaces providing immersive experiences related to ethnicity. However, how customers experience and perceive ethnicity through food experiences has not yet been explored in detail. With Siqinama Mongolian restaurant as a representative case and the 8-step ZMET method to guide data collection, the formation of customers’ ethnicity perception from sensory experiences is addressed with the embodiment t…
Tourism (24 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (21 works) · Geography (21 works) · China (19 works) · Business (14 works) · Political science (13 works) · Cultural heritage (10 works) · Economics (10 works) · Religious Tourism and Spaces (10 works) · Sociology (9 works)