Fig 1.
The Basic condition of the Yellow River Basin (a: Location of the study area; b: Topography of the study area).
Fig 2.
The prefectural units along Yellow River.
Fig 3.
The development of tourism economy in the Yellow River Basin at provincial level.
Fig 4.
The numerical features of tourism economy in the Yellow River Basin.
Fig 5.
The spatial pattern of the domestic tourists’ number from 2003 to 2018.
Fig 6.
The spatial pattern of the domestic tourism income from 2003 to 2018.
Fig 7.
The spatial pattern of the number of inbound tourists from 2003 to 2018.
Fig 8.
The spatial pattern of the inbound tourism income from 2003 to 2018.
Table 1.
CV, Moran’s I and General G of tourist’s number and tourism income at different scales.
Fig 9.
Local indicators of spatial association (LISA) map of tourists’ number and tourism income in the Yellow River Basin at prefectural scale.
Fig 10.
Hot/cold spots maps of tourism economy in Yellow River Basin at prefectural scale.
Fig 11.
The linear relationship between the tourists’ number and the distances from provincial cities.
Fig 12.
The relationship between the tourists’ number, tourism income and the relative elevation in Yellow River Basin.