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1、AbstractWithin the context ofheritagetourismthis article examines the supply components for thetea-relatedin thetea-producing country ofSriLanka, formerly Ceylon. Thecontext inLankais assessed and despite impediments to tourismdevelopment someevidenceis provided of an early stage of development of t

2、eain the country. The benefits of this form ofto theSri Lankanteaeconomy are explored and barriers and threats to its development are reviewed. This is mainly based on qualitative field studies ofaccommodations, teafactory access andcentre operations in thetea-producing hill country ofSri Lanka. Fro

3、m this investigation of theinLanka, themes for further research on the demand for this type ofare identified.Keywords: Sri Lanka tourism; tea tourism; tea heritage; tea plantations; tea factoriesIntroductionThere is increased interest in the value oftotourism, from the demand side in terms of the im

4、portance ofto the motivations of tourists（Nyaupane, White, & Budruk,2006） and on the supply side （Smith,2003） creating interpretations and representations of heritageand related experiences for visitors. Apostolakis（2003）examined how these demand and supply aspects of heritageconverge into incorpora

5、te aspects of authenticity. Dutta, Banerjee and Husain（2007）identify the utilization ofresources as visitor attraction sites as an important trend in the expanding demand fortourism.This phenomena ofis recognized as complex and contextually determined （Timothy & Boyd,2003） as well as diverse, illust

6、rated by Smithas including different subsets, including heritagetourism, artstourism, creativetourism, urban culturaltourism, rural culturaltourism, indigenous culturaland popular culturaltourism.Heritagein rural areas includes: village, farm or agro-tourism; ecomuseums; cultural landscapes; nationa

7、l parks; and culinary trails （Smith,2003, p. 37）. Suchcan be a development tool for rural areas （MacDonald & Jolliffe,2003） where a focus on agri-tourismorcan be implemented as a form of development. In rural areas,development is generally acknowledged to require community participation （MacDonald &

8、2003）. However, in some developing country situations, this participation may be hindered by operational, structural or cultural participation constraints （Dutta et al.,2007）. Nonetheless, linkages with agriculture and foodstrategies （Hall, Mitchell, & Sharples,2003） have been acknowledged as forms

9、ofdevelopment in these situations.TourismLanka, formerly Ceylon, is a small island （65,610 square miles） in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India, 880km north of the equator. Occupying a strategic position in ancient sea routes for centuries travellers have been attracted to the natur

10、al and cultural resources of this tropical island. The country experiences a variety of climates and weather conditions throughout the year with 1427C temperatures from the hill country to low lands and southwest monsoon and northeast monsoon rains from May to July and December to January respective

11、ly （Encyclopedia Britannica,2004）. There have been a number of threats to the growth ofLanka, notably from recurring civil conflict and the 2004 Asian tsunami. For many yearsthus has not been able to flourish （SriLankaDevelopment Authority,2007）. Cochrane indicates no other destination has been bese

12、t by such a range of long-lasting and serious crises asLanka. In addition, contemporarytourism development issues forinclude conservation and preservation, diversification and diversion, benefits and costs, construction and destruction, as well as forward and backward linkages, astourism linkages ar

13、e pervasive within the relatively diversified economy （Cochrane,2008, p. 79）.Although recognized as a tool of socio-economic development,here could not effectively contribute to sustainable development due to poor policy planning and mismanagement （Aslam,2004; Bandara,2003） particularly within agric

14、ulture. After the establishment of theMaster Plan in 1992 （United Nations Development Programme （UNDP） & World Trade Organization,1993） the policies and behaviour of the industry started to move towards sustainable development, which stimulates and improves the living standards of the people, while preserving and conserving the natural fragile and manmade resources. Economic-oriented policy and behaviour of destinations or hosts led the industry