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This paper delineates the images of Jiangxi Province as tourist destination perceived by about 2000 sample visitors at Lushan Mountain and other 3 famous resorts (Jinggangshan Mountains, Longhushan Mountain, and Sanqingshan Mountain), with a result that the most common image is the famous scenic mountain image with partial attribute of image of religious culture destination. In order to reveal the similarities and dissimilarities of images among the four destinations, a correspondence analysis on 16 image attributes was employed. The results indicate that the tourists’ images on Longhushan Mountain, Sanqingshan Mountain and Lushan Mountain are very similar: having a lot of good tourist sites, famous mountain scenery, being close to nature and having good guide service, and others, but religious culture and good shopping facilities having not made deep impression on tourist, while Jinggangshan Mountains is famous for its red culture. The correspondence analysis visualizes the strengths and weaknesses of the destinations, which is useful for market positioning among the competitive places. Finally, some marketing suggestions for the four destinations were provided.
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Foundation item: Under the auspices of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.40371030) and Jiangxi Provincial Social Science Foundation (No.05yj33)
Biography: MAO Duan-qian (1963–), male, a native of Fengcheng of Jiangxi Province, professor, specialized in tourism geography. E-mail: mauro9989.student@sina.com
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Mao, Dq., Zhang, J. & Bao, Hs. Correspondence analysis on images of Jiangxi Province as a tourist destination. Chin. Geograph.Sc. 15, 275–280 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-005-0041-7
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