The development of urban night tourism based on the nightscape lighting projects--a Case Study of Guangzhou

With the rapid economic development, the nightscape lighting project s have been gradually improved. Owing to the nightscape lighting projects that extend the time of activities, night activities become more and more colorful. To respond the low-carbon energy economy, tourism can extend the time of activities with the help of nightscape lighting projects. This paper analyzes the factors of the night tourism development, and the night tourism landscape is divided into “three axes”(the Pearl River axis, the old axis and the new axis), “one core” (Haixinsha island),“Four centers” (Asian Games town, Higher Education Mega Center, Olympic Sports Center, Tianhe Sports Center) and “one region” (the area of Garden Hotel) based on the nightscape lighting projects in Guangzhou. We hope that can enhance the image of urban tourism and improve the competitiveness of urban tourism through the night tourism development.