Analysis of Tourism Experience in Haizhu National Wetland Park Based on Web Text
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (1)
- The evaluation index elements of wetland tourism experience in web text;
- (2)
- The emotional tendencies of tourists as they relate to the tourist experience elements of wetland parks;
- (3)
- The influencing factors of the tourism experience elements of wetland parks, based on IPA, and corresponding strategies and suggestions that could be put forward to promote the sustainable development of Haizhu Wetland.
2. Literature Review
2.1. Wetland Parks
2.2. Tourism Experience
2.3. Evaluation of the Tourism Experience in Wetland Park
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Overview of the Case
3.2. Data Collection
3.3. Research Methods
3.3.1. Web Text Analysis Method
3.3.2. Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA)
4. Results
4.1. Word Frequency and High-Frequency Words
4.2. Sentiment Analysis
4.3. Semantic Network Analysis
4.4. Analysis of the Composition of the Tourism Experience Elements
4.5. IPA of Tourism Experience Elements
4.5.1. Tourism Landscape of Wetland Park
4.5.2. Infrastructure of Wetland Park
4.5.3. Management Service of Wetland Park
4.5.4. Tourist Experience of Wetland Park
5. Discussion
5.1. Improve Infrastructure Construction and Management Service Levels
5.2. Enhance the Publicity of Scenic Activities and Promote Public Participation
5.3. Continue to Protect the Ecological Environment and Maintain the Image of the City’s Green Heart
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ranking | High-Frequency Words | Frequency | Ranking | High-Frequency Words | Frequency | Ranking | High- Frequency Words | Frequency |
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1 | park | 2149 | 18 | time | 253 | 35 | area | 166 |
2 | wetland | 1683 | 19 | child | 248 | 36 | free | 165 |
3 | place | 725 | 20 | beautiful | 248 | 37 | walk around | 165 |
4 | ticket | 642 | 21 | subway | 245 | 38 | comfortable | 164 |
5 | scenic spot | 555 | 22 | hour | 243 | 39 | gate | 163 |
6 | Guangzhou | 510 | 23 | plant | 236 | 40 | open | 161 |
7 | environment | 511 | 24 | view | 228 | 41 | tourist | 144 |
8 | nice | 498 | 25 | landscape | 227 | 42 | nearby | 144 |
9 | Haizhu Lake | 463 | 26 | weekend | 223 | 43 | Datang | 141 |
10 | suit | 408 | 27 | sea of flowers | 220 | 44 | Haizhu District | 137 |
11 | air | 386 | 28 | weather | 219 | 45 | like | 137 |
12 | north gate | 358 | 29 | play | 211 | 46 | reserve | 136 |
13 | convenient | 331 | 30 | recommend | 208 | 47 | deserve | 135 |
14 | photograph | 321 | 31 | attractions | 200 | 48 | parking | 134 |
15 | bus | 321 | 32 | car park | 191 | 49 | rape blossoms | 133 |
16 | traffic | 320 | 33 | fresh | 186 | 50 | charge | 133 |
17 | south gate | 262 | 34 | the second stage | 182 |
Main Category | Number | Subcategory | Connotation | Corresponding Review Text Example | Frequency | Points |
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Tourism Landscape | 1 | Natural landscape | Natural or artificial flora and fauna and wetland landscape. | many varieties of aquatic plants, diverse wetland landscapes, beautiful scenery, etc. | 1197 | 5205 |
2 | Cultural landscape | A tourist attraction with a certain historical and cultural nature. | archway, small creek promenade, trestle bridge, winding corridor, bird watching platform, love lotus pavilion, etc. | 157 | 658 | |
3 | Natural ecological environment | The overall ecological environment, including air quality, water quality, etc. | Good environment, fresh air, urban green lungs, many negative ions, etc. | 782 | 3581 | |
4 | Landscape uniqueness | Landscape with characteristics of Lingnan culture, water village culture, fruit-based agricultural culture, and rich bird resources. | The unique urban lakes and river wetlands in the Pearl River Delta, the fragrance of wild fruits, crisscrossing rivers, bird paradise, etc. | 393 | 1614 | |
Infrastructure | 5 | Location conditions | Geographical accessibility. | Subway stations, buses, convenient transportation, etc. | 398 | 1285 |
6 | Internal traffic | Transportation available inside. | Cruises, rental bicycles, battery cars, shared bicycles, etc. | 218 | 704 | |
7 | Sign system | The rationality and standardization of the number, form, and content of the identification system. | The scenic spot instructions are not very clear, signs, etc. | 68 | 207 | |
8 | Public service facility | Infrastructure and ancillary facilities provided according to the functional needs of tourists for rest and entertainment. | Parking lots, toilets, trash cans, kiosks, entertainment facilities, etc. | 419 | 1041 | |
Management Service | 9 | Management service | Manager’s service attitude and work skills; environmental sanitation status; completeness of publicity materials. | The management is not perfect, the staff takes care of it, the ticket is picked up quickly, and it is clean and hygienic, etc. | 250 | 874 |
10 | Popular science education | The park conducts popular science education through popular science signs, popular science facilities, popular science activities, public accounts, etc. | Combination of play and education, suitable for bringing children to popular science, you can learn a lot of fruits, etc. | 59 | 258 | |
11 | Planning and layout | Road planning, spatial layout, etc. | Route planning, reasonable planning, etc. | 110 | 388 | |
Tourist Experience | 12 | Travel cost | Ticket cost and overall travel experience perception. | Good value for money, worth a visit, overall good, part of the space cannot be visited, etc. | 756 | 2766 |
13 | Parent-child experience | Interactive experience between parents and children. | Good place for parent–child travel, children also like to play, etc. | 324 | 1365 | |
14 | Escape experience | Tourists realize their perception of escape and pursuit of unity. | Comfortable, laid-back, good place for leisure, etc. | 454 | 2021 | |
15 | Activity experience | Tourists’ perception of themed activities. | Dragon Boat Race, Eco Marathon, Nature School, World Wetland Day, Bird Love Week, etc. | 47 | 183 | |
16 | Crowded perception | Tourists’ Psychological Perception of Environmental Capacity. | There are many tourists, not many people, many people and many cars, clean, etc. | 505 | 1668 |
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Lin, P.; Chen, L.; Luo, Z. Analysis of Tourism Experience in Haizhu National Wetland Park Based on Web Text. Sustainability 2022, 14, 3011. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14053011
Lin P, Chen L, Luo Z. Analysis of Tourism Experience in Haizhu National Wetland Park Based on Web Text. Sustainability. 2022; 14(5):3011. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14053011
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Pei, Lili Chen, and Zeshun Luo. 2022. "Analysis of Tourism Experience in Haizhu National Wetland Park Based on Web Text" Sustainability 14, no. 5: 3011. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14053011