"I
want to go to Guilin" & the Leisure Paradox
When I heard the song "I want to go to
Guilin" on my way home, I remembered the beauty of Guilin, and the
knowledge I learnt in this semester.
"I want to go to Guilin" or
called "I wanna go to Guilin", "我想去桂林"(in Chinese writing) is a classic Chinese song.
It was written and sung in 1995, which described the situation (normal and
tourism) of that time:
"I wanna go to Guilin yeah I wanna go
to Guilin,
However, when I got time, I had no money;
I wanna go to Guilin yeah I wanna go to
Guilin,
However, when I got money, I had no time;"
"An entired elderly that has money and
time,
Described the beauty of that heaven on
earth"
The lyric of this song aptly depicts the contents
of the "Leisure Paradox".
The idea of "Leisure Paradox" was
said to be found in 1993, and was printed on paper in 1998. It mainly analyzed
about the dependent variable travel frequency, which based on the time, income
and different age (social) groups. In the other words, they are the typical
contradictions of tourism, group, tourism market and tourism trends, even in nowadays.
Different tourism destination group could design their own focused market rely on the coefficient (Index) of this model. For example, the elderly group may have more savings and more time to spend on the tourism, maybe they also like to spend time with family members, so that, they can have tour with their grandchildren.
In addition, in some of United Nations reports, the rhythm of the people’s lifestyle is too fast, and the people in all society levels have the right to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts. Which is also suitable for the tourism market, in some degree.
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Leisure Study Association, Kensett Ltd., Hove.
Office for National Statistics,
"Travel Trends", www.ons.gov.uk
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Adventures in Guilin 1-2 – YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CcnH9yDVFo
last retrieved at 4 Dec 2014.
Xiao H. (1995) "I want to go
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last retrieved at 4 Dec 2014.
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last retrieved at 4 Dec 2014.
Youtube: the natural beauty of Guilin,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBEl4RsnoCU,
last retrieved at 4 Dec 2014.
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