ZHOU Lingxu
Associate Professor
E-mail: lingxu.zhou@zuel.edu.cn
EDUCATION
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Ph.D 2015 Hong Kong, China
University of Minnesota Visiting Scholar 2014 Minnesota, the United States
University of Waterloo Master 2011 Ontario, Canada
Beijing Forestry University Bachelor 2009 Beijing, China
WORK EXPERIENCE
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Faculty 2015 -Wuhan, China
TEACHING(September, 2024 - August, 2025)
Research Master's Program
•Qualitative Research Methods
Bachelor's Program
•Tourism Geography
•Tourism Destination Management (English)
SELECTED INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS(September, 2019 - August, 2025)
ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS
JOURNAL ARTICLES
1. A Study on Operating Efficiency of Listed Tourism Companies in China: The Effects of Corporate Governance Structure, Tourism Science, 2019, 33(5): 62-79
2. Higher Tourism Specialization, Better Hotel Industry Efficiency?, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2020, 87
3. Hitchhiking Tourism and Social Trust: Exploring Chinese Experiences Through Travel Blogs, Annals of Tourism Research, 2020
4. Game Analysis of Ice and Snow Tourism Market Governance, Journal of Hubei Normal University (PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES), 2021, 41(1)
5. Tourism and the (Re)making of Rural Places: The Cases of Two Chinese Villages, Tourism Management Perspectives, 2021
6. Entrepreneurial Networks in Creative Tourism Place-making: Dali village, Wuhan, China, TOURISM GEOGRAPHIES, 2022
7. How Does Discrimination Occur in Hospitality and Tourism Services, and What Shall We Do? A Critical Literature Review, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 2022: 1037-1061
8. Do Contagion Cues Shape Customers’Willingness To Adopt Hospitality Service Robots?, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2022
9. A Case Study on the Local Integration of Non-local Small Enterprise in Ethnic Tourism Destination, Tourism Tribune, 2023, (4): 38-50
10. Perceived Health Benefits of Nature-Based Tourism: The Influences of Tourists’ Involvement, Restorative Environment and Health Consciousness, International Journal of Tourism Research, 2023, 25(6): 606-622
11. Framing Memorable Hiking Tourism Experiences Through Embodiment: The Case of Mount Huangshan, China, Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2024, 45: 1-10
12. Attracting Digital Nomads: Smart Destination Strategies, Innovation and Competitiveness, Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 2024, 31: 1-12
13. The Dehumanization of Service Robots Influences Hospitality Consumption Emotion, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2024, 119: 1-12
14. Incidental Negative Emotions and Tourist Destination Preferences: A Choice Model During Lockdown, International Journal of Tourism Research, 2024, 26(4): 1-48
15. Tourists' Embodied Metaphors in Lifestyle Cultural Space, Journal of Hospitality ＆ Tourism Research, 2025
MONOGRAPHS
1. From Travel to Sojourn: The Place-making of Tourism Destinations under the Mobilities Perspective, Economic Science Press, 2020
RESEARCH AWARDS
1. Third Prize of the 12th Hubei Provincial Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award: Social Capital and Entrepreneurial Mobility in Early-stage Tourism Development: A Case from Rural China, Third Prize of Provincial Science Research Outstanding Achievement Award, 2020
RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Research on the Construction of Residential Rural Destinations: Based on the Perspective of Multi-subjects, Scientific Research Project by Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 2020-2021
2. Research on The Synergistic Development Path of Rural Tourism and Cultural and Creative Industries, Project by Hubei Provincial Social Science Foundation of China, 2021-2023
3. Research on the Impact of Rural Tourism Industry on Farmers’ Income from the Perspective of Inclusiveness, Project by National Social Science Foundation of China, 2020
4. Research on the Interactive Mechanism of the Mobility of Tourist Immigration and the Development of Rural Destinations from the Perspective of Social Capital, Humanities and Social Science Research Project by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 2018
5. StudyonThe Dynamic Adaptation of Rural Unused Resources and Diversified Lodging Industry, Project by National Social Science Foundation of China, 2022-2026
TEACHING CONTRIBUTIONS
TEACHING MATERIALS
1. Tourism Destination Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, 2023
TEACHING AWARDS
1. Ethical Teaching Case Competition (Third Prize) of ZUEL：Tourism Destination Management (UK), Other University-level Teaching Award, 2020
TEACHING PROJECTS
1. Construction of the Demonstration Course for "Theories and Methods of Tourism Planning", Graduate Innovation Education Project by Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 2020-2022
2. "Curriculum Ideology and Politics" Demonstration Course Construction Project of Tourism Marketing Planning, Graduate Innovation Education Project by Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 2021-2022
3. Exploration and Practice on the Construction of Ideological and Political Series Textbooks for Tourism Management, Other Provincial Curriculum Construction Project, 2022-2023
4. Planning Leads the Future: Field Classroom Helps Rural New Hope, Graduate Innovation Education Project by Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 2022-2024
5. Research on the Construction and Operation Management of the Practical System of Tourism Management Courses under the Background of New Liberal Arts Construction, Teaching Reform Research Project by Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 2024-2026