Environmental Design Evaluation and Renewal of Chinese Archaeological Parks: A Tourist Perspective

Abstract

The study collected 150 questionnaires from each of the 15 archaeological parks in China, evaluated the environmental design problems that affect tourists travel experience from the perspective of tourists, and used the Kruskal-Wallis test and one-way ANOVA to explore the correlation between the three characteristics of archaeological parks and design problems, and finally proposed improvement suggestions. The literature review provided a theoretical basis for establishing the evaluation framework of the environmental design of archaeological parks and summarized the design problems that often occurred in previous archaeological parks. The results showed that tourists were mainly dissatisfied with the interpretation and display system, facility construction, landscape control, traffic organization, etc., and the geographical location and area of archaeological parks had a significant impact on some problems. The study reveals the importance of regular environmental design assessment and update for heritage parks. The study had implications for how archaeological parks formulate long-term plans, environmental design evaluation, renewal designs, and optimize management, which can enhance tourists travel willingness.