Who wears Hanfu clothing when they travel? Experience-based cultural tourism market segmentation - the case of Xi'an, China

The Han culture is the Chinese national culture as well as a significant part of the world's costuming heritage. However, Han clothes (Hanfu) are little known outside of China. This research selected Xi'an, a famous historical city, as the case to collect data using the survey questionnair...

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Published in:Current issues in tourism 2024-03, Vol.27 (5), p.805-818
Main Authors: Zhong, Lina, Yang, Liyu, Morrison, Alastair M., Zhu, Mengyao, Nguyen, Hai, Lang, Weijie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
Clustering
cosplay
Cultural tourism
Culture
Factor analysis
Hanfu clothing
Market segmentation
Segmentation
Tourism
tourism experiences
Tourists
Travel
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Summary:The Han culture is the Chinese national culture as well as a significant part of the world's costuming heritage. However, Han clothes (Hanfu) are little known outside of China. This research selected Xi'an, a famous historical city, as the case to collect data using the survey questionnaire method. Factor analysis explored the variables involved in the cultural tourism experiences of wearing Hanfu clothing. Two-step clustering was used to prepare a market segmentation of this form of cultural tourism. The experience of wearing Hanfu clothing was influenced by the five factors of entertainment, aesthetics, culture, escape, and cosplay (costume play). Tourists who wore Hanfu clothing while travelling were classified into the four types of immersive cultural, aesthetic experience, culturally refined, and passing tourists. These groups had dissimilar socio-demographic characteristics and experience priorities. This research expands the knowledge on Hanfu clothing and cultural tourism experiences and provides insights for the management of cultural tourism destinations.
ISSN:1368-3500
1747-7603
DOI:10.1080/13683500.2023.2185504