Table 9. Contribution rate of factors influencing regional TEG.
| Time period | Factors | North China | Northeast China | East China | Central China | South China | Southwest China | Northwest China | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000~2005 | ΔTM | 15.76% | 14.84% | 6.35% | 3.95% | 21.23% | 17.87% | 11.19% | 12.54% |
| ΔT | 10.16% | 11.75% | 21.44% | 20.95% | 7.01% | 11.58% | 19.95% | 15.41% | |
| ΔI | 35.89% | 26.88% | 29.48% | 36.28% | 37.86% | 28.57% | 28.48% | 31.42% | |
| ΔS | 1.76% | 20.29% | 9.02% | 3.99% | -6.94% | 10.16% | 8.99% | 7.09% | |
| ΔR | -23.09% | -26.24% | -25.13% | -25.52% | -26.12% | -28.71% | -28.88% | -26.22% | |
| 2005~2010 | ΔTM | –0.49% | 17.41% | 7.13% | 3.21% | 13.33% | 7.27% | 8.46% | 7.35% |
| ΔT | 26.00% | 14.29% | 23.40% | 24.65% | 18.20% | 24.22% | 22.53% | 22.55% | |
| ΔI | 38.57% | 23.43% | 28.61% | 21.69% | 30.61% | 24.63% | 28.97% | 28.66% | |
| ΔS | 0.08% | 13.68% | 10.29% | 20.83% | 0.64% | 10.78% | 10.37% | 9.15% | |
| ΔR | -17.25% | -31.18% | -28.49% | -27.56% | -29.49% | -31.09% | -29.26% | -27.49% | |
| 2010~2015 | ΔTM | 26.47% | -1.81% | 22.39% | 24.67% | 21.74% | 18.64% | 16.93% | 19.38% |
| ΔT | 5.98% | 10.47% | 7.47% | 7.27% | 9.43% | 12.45% | 12.77% | 9.35% | |
| ΔI | 23.73% | 36.18% | 28.55% | 29.36% | 25.01% | 25.94% | 26.25% | 27.46% | |
| ΔS | 14.19% | –3.96% | 5.48% | 6.77% | 14.38% | 12.42% | 16.08% | 9.79% | |
| ΔR | -28.85% | -8.71% | -28.48% | -31.15% | -29.45% | -29.85% | -27.98% | -27.12% | |
| 2015~2018 | ΔTM | 25.19% | 27.07% | 25.66% | 21.80% | 0.42% | 16.34% | 28.53% | 21.87% |
| ΔT | 4.86% | 5.34% | 4.73% | 8.61% | 9.44% | 13.65% | 4.32% | 7.01% | |
| ΔI | 24.02% | 13.12% | 30.57% | 28.73% | 19.70% | 23.41% | 15.06% | 22.94% | |
| ΔS | 13.49% | 21.26% | 9.39% | 10.02% | 10.73% | 18.48% | 20.61% | 14.67% | |
| ΔR | -29.64% | -33.20% | -28.61% | -29.39% | -7.86% | -28.11% | -31.48% | -27.67% | |
| Overall contribution through 2000~2018 | ΔTM | 17.53% | 16.99% | 14.66% | 11.96% | 17.92% | 15.58% | 15.98% | 15.76% |
| ΔT | 12.01% | 12.19% | 16.15% | 17.44% | 13.85% | 15.75% | 15.40% | 14.82% | |
| ΔI | 31.15% | 26.95% | 28.89% | 28.00% | 33.53% | 25.03% | 25.00% | 28.18% | |
| ΔS | 7.33% | 14.84% | 11.69% | 13.60% | 5.56% | 13.22% | 13.97% | 11.50% | |
| ΔR | -25.30% | -29.03% | -28.61% | -29.01% | -29.14% | -30.43% | -29.64% | -28.67% |
ΔTM declined from 12.54% (2000~2005) to 7.35% (2005~2010), increased to 19.38% (2010~2015), and then reached 21.87% (2015~2018). The contribution of TM to TEG is stable at 14.66%~17.92%, except for Central China (11.96%), with an overall contribution of 15.76%, indicating that TM has a catalytic effect on TEG, and enhancing TM is a crucial way to promote tourism development.