Abstract: Based on the inbound tourism statistics between 2003 and 2012, and with the whole province and 14 cities as the research units, the article uses GIS and quantitative analysis to discuss the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics, spatial pattern and influence factors. The results show: (1) In the recent decade, inbound tourism of Gansu has experienced a significant increase and decrease.(2) Annual concentration indexes of most cities were relatively high .(3) The spatial difference of inbound tourism in Gansu was highly significant, and the spatial agglomeration degree was relatively high and showed a clear rising trend. From 2003 to 2012,as the inbound tourism scale was changing, the center of spatial pattern had shifted from “Jiuquan、Gannan” to “Jiuquan、Lanzhou” .

Keywords: inbound tourism; spatial and temporal evolution; spatial pattern; Gansu Province

摘要： 本文基于2003—2012 年甘肃省入境旅游统计数据，以甘肃省及其所辖14 个市州作为研究单元，运用GIS手段及定量分析方法，分析探讨近10 年来甘肃省入境旅游发展的时空演变特征、空间格局及影响因素。结果表明：① 2003—2012 年甘肃省入境旅游经历了明显上升和显著下降两个阶段，省内各市州入境旅游也呈现出类似的阶段性演变特征；②甘肃绝大多数市州入境旅游的年际集中指数较高，旅游资源的国际知名度和吸引力对入境旅游具有极为重要的影响，旅游地域空间的近邻效应也非常显著；③甘肃省入境旅游发展的空间差异非常显著，空间集聚度较高且呈明显上升趋势。2003—2012 年，随着甘肃各市州入境旅游规模的消长变化，甘肃入境旅游由以往以“酒（泉）、甘（南）”为核心的空间格局，逐渐演变为以“酒（泉）、兰（州）”为核心的空间新格局。

关键词: 入境旅游, 时空演变, 空间格局, 甘肃省