Jia Qiao, Zhongwei Xu

(Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China)

 

 

Abstract: This essay aims to discuss the display characteristics of exhibition industry in Mainland China to supply a new analysis view for researching on China’s exhibition industry. This essay takes Chinese website pages about Chinese exhibitions in 2012 as the study text, uses the content analysis method of media study to analysis the quantity, industry, theme, character, scale, dates and especially the characteristics of the main exhibitions’ time and location in five economic areas of Mainland China by SPSS statistical analysis. The result shows that the characteristics on both time and location of the exhibition industry are different in different seasons and areas. Besides, the five economic areas show different degrees of industry concentration and characteristics. These characteristics reflect their developing levels and space agglomeration.

 

 

Key words: exhibition industry; time and space characteristics; Mainland China

 

JEL codes: Z3