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The effect of climate change on the fall foliage vacation in China

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  • Ge, Quansheng
  • Dai, Junhu
  • Liu, Jun
  • Zhong, Shuying
  • Liu, Haolong

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Fall foliage season has been a favorite time for sightseeing activity for centuries around the world. The dates of fall foliage coloration for Acer mono maxim at two stations (Beijing and Xi'an) with more than 30 years of records were collected. Time-series analysis showed a strong overall delay of the timing of the fall foliage vacation season. The trend for later fall foliage vacation season averaged 4–5 days/decade. Regression analysis revealed that the air temperature in September or October is decisive for the annual timing of the fall foliage vacation season. A warming of 1 °C led to a delayed beginning, best date and the end of fall foliage vacation of 5.3 days, 3.5 days and 3.7 days respectively. The beginning of fall foliage vacation season started to delay in the 1990s. Sudden delay in the best date of fall foliage vacation season of Beijing and Xi'an took place in the early 2000s and 1990s respectively. For the end of fall foliage vacation season, an abrupt delay occurred in the early 2000s. This has implications for tourists and the tourism industry with reference to the timing of trips and their promotion.

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  • Ge, Quansheng & Dai, Junhu & Liu, Jun & Zhong, Shuying & Liu, Haolong, 2013. "The effect of climate change on the fall foliage vacation in China," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 80-84.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:touman:v:38:y:2013:i:c:p:80-84
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2013.02.020
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    3. Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir & C. Michael Hall & Þorkell Stefánsson, 2019. "Senses by Seasons: Tourists’ Perceptions Depending on Seasonality in Popular Nature Destinations in Iceland," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-18, May.
    4. Lu Wang & Zhizhong Ning & Huanjiong Wang & Quansheng Ge, 2017. "Impact of Climate Variability on Flowering Phenology and Its Implications for the Schedule of Blossom Festivals," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-11, June.
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