01985nas a2200217   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000800043653000800051653000800059653002300067653002100090653002500111100002000136700001100156700001500167245016100182490000700343520140300350022001401753       2022                            d  cjun10aGIS10aIHC10acoupling mechanism10aCultural tourism10adevelopment patterns1 aChuanchuan Yuan1 aLi Gan1 aHuili Zhuo00aCoupling Mechanisms and Development Patterns of Revitalizing Intangible Cultural Heritage by Integrating Cultural Tourism: The Case of Hunan Province, China0 v143 aThe integration of the cultural/creative and tourism industries is one way to present different types of regional cultural heritage to the world. This study examined the coupling of intangible cultural heritage and cultural tourism development in Hunan, seeking a pattern for the development of the former under the latter. The study included analyzing the coupling between tourism resources and ICH and exploring modes of revitalizing or developing ICH in the context of cultural tourism. We used methods of GIS spatial technology, including nearest neighbor indexing, kernel density estimation, and queuing analysis, to estimate the kernel density of a buffer of points (high-speed railway stations, and 5A and 4A scenic spots) and lines (high-speed railways and highways). The results show (1) the overall spatial aggregation of Hunan s ICH resources; (2) how tourist attractions drive ICH resources, as illustrated by the coupling between the spatial distribution of \textgreater= 4A attractions and ICH; and (3) the pattern of high-speed road and railroad network development, featuring region-wide guidance for the development of Hunan s ICH resources. This research not only provides development patterns and concepts for the study of intangible cultural heritage and tourism development planning in Hunan, but also provides useful references for the combination of the two in other regions.  a2071-1050