Study on the composition of types and geographical distribution of tourism resources in the Late Ming Dynasty
晚明旅游资源类型结构与地域分布——以《三才图会·地理》与《名山胜记》为数据来源

Using records in Assembled Figures of Earth and Man: Geography and Notes of Landscapes and Historic Sites as source data, this thesis obtained the total number of scenic spots in the late Ming Dynasty. On this basis, it also classified the tourism resources by using synthetic methods of classification in the Ming Dynasty and modern times, and analyzed statistically the composition of types and geographical distribution of tourism resources by diagram method. The conclusions can be drawn as follows. (1) The tourism resources in the late Ming Dynasty were dominated by landscapes of mountains and ancient relics. (2) The types of tourism resources were different by region, and more various in Nanzhili and Huguang provinces than in the others. (3) The tourism resources were densely distributed in belts of Beijing-Xi'an-Chengdu and Nanjing-Hangzhou-Guilin, and in regions of Yingtian prefecture-Hangzhou prefecture, Guilin prefecture-Yongzhou prefecture and Chengdu prefecture. (4) The aggregation of tourism resources was not only in accordance with the local superior natural conditions, but also with the developed economy and advanced culture.