Research on the Spatial Distribution and Flow Rules of Chinese Inbound Business Tourist Flows

Through building the inbound business tourist flow network of China,this research analyzed the geographical distribution and flowing rules of inbound business tourist flows in China with the methodologies derived from the social network analysis.The study results are:1.The geographical distribution of the inbound business tourist flows on China is unbalanced and the concentrating distribution destinaiton cities and regions are: Guangzhou,Beijing,Shanghai,Hongkong,the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta.2.Guangzhou is the centre of the inbound business tourist network in China and is the most important gathering and distributing centre of inbound business tourist flows.3.The nodes in the inbound business tourist flow network can be classified into four levels: the first level including Guangzhou,Beijing,Shanghai,Hongkong,which are the first-order core cities in the inbound business tourist flow network,the second level including Suzhou,Guilin,Hangzhou,which are the secondary core cities in the inbound business tourist flow network,the third level including Yiwu,Xi’an,Huangshan,Shenzhen,Macao,Wuxi,Xiamen,which are the third core cities in the inbound business tourist flow network,and the rest nodes in the inbound business tourist flow network are edge cities.