Table 1 The main evaluation index system of the supply-demand-support system of cultural tourism.

From: Spatio-temporal evolution of Supply-Demand-Support system coupling coordination and SDS’ influencing factors in Chinese cultural tourism

Indicators

Criterion layer

Evaluation factor

Factors

Unit

Positive/negative

Supply subsystem

B1

Resource conversion potential

X1

The number of cultural tourism resources

X11

piece

+

Number of natural tourism resources

X12

piece

+

Product supply capacity

X2

Number of 5A-level tourist attractions

X21

piece

+

Number of star-rated tourist hotels

X22

piece

+

Number of travel agencies

X23

piece

+

Number of performing arts groups

X24

piece

+

Number of museums

X25

piece

+

Number of cultural centers

X26

piece

+

Demand subsystem

B2

Market attraction ability

X3

The growth rate of domestic tourists

X31

%

+

The number of inbound tourists

X32

10,000 people

+

The total number of people in circulation of the library

X33

10,000 people

+

Total number of visitors to the museum

X34

10,000 people

+

The number of domestic performance audiences of art performance groups

X35

10,000 people

+

Tourist spending potential

X4

Per capita tourism expenditure of domestic tourists

X41

USD/person

+

Per capita tourism expenditure of domestic tourists

X42

USD/person

+

Operating income of cultural market operating institutions

X43

Dollar

+

Information Index

X44

/

+

Support subsystems

B3

Basic support capabilities

X5

Rail density

X51

km/km²

+

Highway mileage

X52

Km

+

Air transport volume

X53

10,000 people

 

The total volume of postal and telecommunications services

X54

million yuan

+

Number of toilets per 10,000 people

X55

piece

+

Innovation support capabilities

X6

Number of cultural tourism patents

X61

piece

+

Number of students enrolled in the arts and culture category/Number of students majoring in tourism

X62

people

+

Cultural and artistic research institutions

X63

piece

+

The amount of investment in cultural undertakings

X64

Dollar

+

Service support capabilities

X7

Number of legal entities in the catering industry

X71

piece

+

Average business turnover of accommodation enterprises

X72

billion US dollars/piece

+

Distribution density of the retail sector

X73

piece/km²

+

The average turnover of a travel agency

X74

dollars/piece

+

The ratio of tourist arrivals to passenger traffic

X75

%

+

The proportion of total tourism income in the investment in fixed assets of the tertiary industry

X76

%

+

  1. “+“ indicates that the evaluation factor is a positive index, and “+“ indicates that the evaluation factor is a negative index.
  2. For specific data sources, please refer to Annex 1 for the data sources of the main evaluation indicators of the cultural tourism system.