What is the main inbound tourism market in China?

The main tourist market in China is divided into two parts, one is compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese, and the other is foreigners (including overseas Chinese who have joined foreign nationalities). As overseas tourists, Chinese tourists from Hong Kong, Macao and overseas have been the mainstay of China's overseas tourism market since the founding of New China.

2. Features:

Foreign tourists come to China for sightseeing, leisure and holiday, visiting relatives and friends, serving employees and meeting. Among all foreign tourists, men have always accounted for a large proportion, which is the main body of China's tourism market. Most tourists are between the ages of 25 and 64. Taking the statistics of 2008 as an example, among all overseas tourists in China, hiking accounts for the largest proportion, accounting for 56.48%, and most of them come from border countries and regions such as China and Hongkong. The second mode of entry is vehicles, accounting for 25. 13%, followed by planes and ships, and the number of inbound tourists choosing trains is the least, accounting for 1.24%.

3. Tourism market analysis: (1) Asia is the main tourism market in China. China's main tourist market is Asia, among which Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan tourists account for a large proportion. In addition, in all foreign tourism markets, Asia is still the theme, while Europe and North America are the two wings. (2) The source of tourists is widely distributed, and a few important source countries are dominant. In the process of developing inbound tourism in China, the number of source countries and regions is increasing, and the scope of source areas is also expanding. However, in this development process, a few countries of origin occupy an important position and play a leading role. From 1980s to 1990s, China's inbound tourism market was concentrated in a few countries and regions, forming three levels: Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots market, mainland internal market and intercontinental market. Since the 20th century, the composition of tourist countries has gradually developed into a diversified pattern.