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Briefly describe the composition of China’s overseas tourist source markets

China’s overseas tourist source market mainly consists of two parts. One part is compatriots and overseas Chinese from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and the other part is foreigners (including overseas Chinese who have acquired foreign nationality). As overseas tourists, Hong Kong, Macao and overseas Chinese tourists have been the main body of China's overseas tourist source market since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Asia is China’s main source market. China's main source markets are Asia, with tourists from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan accounting for a large proportion. In addition, among all foreign source markets, Asia is still the main theme, with Europe and North America as the two wings. The source of tourists is widely distributed, with a few important source countries occupying a dominant position.

Features:

Foreign tourists come to China for sightseeing and leisure, visiting relatives and friends, serving employees, meeting for business and other purposes. Among all foreign tourists, men have always accounted for a larger proportion and are the main body of my country's tourist source market. Most tourists are concentrated in the age group of 25 to 64 years old. The passenger entry method is based on the statistical data of 2008 as an example.

Among all overseas tourists in China, hiking accounts for the largest proportion in terms of entry mode, accounting for 56.48%. A major part of these tourists come from Hong Kong and other border countries in our country. area.

The second-ranked mode of entry is car-based transportation, accounting for 25.13%, followed by airplanes and ships. The least number of inbound tourists choose trains, accounting for 1.24%.

Extended information:

Customer source market analysis:

(1) Asia is China’s main customer source market. China's main source markets are Asia, with tourists from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan accounting for a large proportion. In addition, among all foreign source markets, Asia is still the main theme, with Europe and North America as the two wings.

(2) The tourist sources are widely distributed, with a few important tourist source countries dominating the market. In the process of China's development of inbound tourism, the source countries and regions are constantly increasing, and the scope of tourist sources is also expanding. However, in this development process, a few source countries occupy an important position and play a leading role.

China’s inbound tourist source market has focused on a few countries and regions in the 1980s. In the 1990s, it formed three levels: the market for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots, the intracontinental market and the intercontinental market. Since entering the 21st century , the composition of tourist source countries is gradually developing into a diversified pattern.

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