Evaluation Of Recreational Value On The South Bank Of The Yangtze River In The Urban Area Of ??Wanzhou District, Chongqing

Recreation can be defined as all the activities in the open air chosen by people freely to recover energy and obtain pleasure,including outdoors walking,sightseeing,fishing,fitness exercise,entertainment and so on.With the development of social economy and the improvement of living standards,people tend to be more involved in recreation,which has gradually become the main activity for relaxing the body,restoring the energy,developing the intelligence and cultivate the sentiment.The Gao Xia Chu Ping Hu geological landscape(which means a smooth lake rises in narrow gorges)lying in the part of Yangtze River in Wanzhou,Chongqing is one of places of interest and attracts a number of local and foreign visitors.Recreational value is an important index to measure the quality of ecological environment of recreational areas.Domestic and foreign scholars have evaluated environmental conditions of forests,scenic areas,natural protected areas,artificial reef areas,reservoir etc.by adopting recreation value.However,papers concentrating on this subject have not been reported publicly.Based on the survey of the south bank of Yangtze River in Wanzhou on November 1st,2017,this paper investigated the current tourism situation in this area,analyzed the data information of the survey and estimated the recreational value of this area by using Group Travel Cost Interval Analysis(Group TCIA)and referring to relevant papers.The result shows that the recreational value of the south bank of Yangtze River in Wanzhou is about 75.76 million yuan;the south bank of Yangtze River in Wanzhou attracts more local people to visit than foreign visitors;the revisit rate is very high while the recreational value lies in the average level.