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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Cultural Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1555524
This article is part of the Research TopicData-Driven Urban Dynamics: Sustainable Urbanization and Mobility in Peripheral AreasView all 4 articles
Dynamic Mechanisms and Spatial Spillover Effects of Cultural Tourism Development in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Provisionally accepted- 1College of International Tourism and Public Administration, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
- 2School of Business, Macau University of Science and technology, Taipa, Macau Region, China
- 3School of management, Guangzhou University, China, Guangzhou, China
- 4Qiongtai Normal University, Haikoiu, Hainan, China
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This study explores the spatial spillover effects (SSE) and dynamic mechanisms of cultural tourism in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The study examines how infrastructure development, cultural integration, and spatial connectivity affect cultural tourism in Pakistan's CPEC regions and non-CPEC regions using spatial spillover and Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory. Data was collected from 1,387 respondents in both regions and analyzed using the spatial Durbin model and structural equation modeling while visualized via ArcMap and Geoda. The results show that the growth of cultural tourism is strongly influenced by dynamic processes, including better infrastructure, more cultural interchange, and easier accessibility, particularly in CPEC regions. Furthermore, non-CPEC regions exhibit minor advantages from indirect economic gains and increased accessibility, which highlights ongoing inequalities. These findings provide empirical insights into the regional impacts of large-scale initiatives like CPEC and draw attention to government intervention, equitable resource allocation, and stakeholder collaboration to achieve long-term cultural tourism development.
Keywords: Cultural tourism, Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory, Spatial Spillover Effects Theory, dynamic mechanism, Regional Development, SDM, CPEC
Received: 04 Jan 2025; Accepted: 14 Apr 2025.
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* Correspondence: Liu Gang, College of International Tourism and Public Administration, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
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