The Research On The Recreation Space In Ancient Towns On The Perspective Of Tourist Perception

The boom of the ancient town tourism is in the rise within recent years. What the tourists hope to appreciate are the very original historic structures, the residential courtyards, the natural landscapes and the folk customs. For these seasons, the pursuit of the ancient town authenticity is obviously to see. However, the research which is based on the authenticity perception of tourist in ancient town recreation space is relatively scarce.Based on the previous theoretical research, the definition of the authenticity and recreation space in ancient town has been advanced, the system of ancient town recreation space has tentatively be built, Then, the AHP method has been used to construct the indicator system of authenticity perception,the evaluation has been made in the actual cases of Chenlu Town, Phoenix Town, Qingmuchuan Town and Yaotou Town. Finally, some optimization strategies have been put forward. The main conclusions are as follows:Firstly, based on the previous research, the definition of the authenticity has been replied through the comparison between heritage area and tourism area. The authenticity within the paper is regarded as two aspects, one is on the authenticity of objective things, the other is on the authenticity of the subjective feelings.Secondly, based on the recreation research previously, the definition and the system of the ancient town recreation space have been constructed. The system of the ancient town recreation space is been divided into four levels, these are the building recreation space, the compound recreation space, the street recreation space and the environment recreation space.Thirdly, based on the elements and features of ancient town cognitive, the AHP method has been used to construct the system of the authenticity perception. Combine with the questionnaire surveys, there get a conclusion that tourists in ancient towns commonly own a relatively objective evaluation, and always make lots of focus on the sustainable development of ancient towns.Fourthly, based on the perspective of tourist perception, the situations of authenticity perception by tourists in ancient towns are studied. Consists of different levels in the system of the ancient town recreation space, several optimization strategies are put forward, in order to make some suggestions in the protection and the development of the ancient towns all around China.