Recent music tourism researches are notable owing to growing socioeconomic significance of music. But the question about how music affects tourists’ behaviors in travel practice remains there. This study explores the effects of music on tourists’ behaviors by deploying a survey of tourists in Lijiang old town which is famous for abundant musical cultures. Results show that tourists’ behavioral intentions are influenced by music-induced emotions which are stimulated by music perception and music cognition. This paper provides a new insight into music characteristics in tourism and new ways for how tourism destinations engage with music.

As an important part of regional synthesis, the local landscape is a crucial source of attractiveness for tourist destinations, in which soundscapes play a notable and special role. Many studies have investigated changes in the economic, cultural, and environmental aspects of tourist destinations under development, while little attention has been paid to how soundscapes change after tourism development. To this end, we chose the Lugu Lake Scenic Spot as a study area and explored the characteristics of soundscape changes by conducting a survey of residents in six villages at different stages of tourism development. The following conclusions were drawn: (1) Geophony did not obviously change under the influence of tourism. Biophony increasingly lost its influence, while anthrophony increased significantly, causing wide concern among residents. (2) The phenomenon of soundscape commercialization could be attributed to the impact of tourism maturation. Further, the representation of folk songs has undergone a great change. (3) In terms of spatial patterns, residents whose villages were in different states of tourism development had significantly different perceptions of soundscape transition. For example, the one village not undergoing tourism development was in its original soundscape phase. In the other villages, which were in the consolidation stage or the involvement stage, the sound environment had changed significantly, entering a tourism soundscape phase once there were tourism elements involved. Finally, we propose suggestions for enhancing the conservation of local soundscapes, with a focus on both building the tourism industry and enhancing the sustainable development of tourist destinations.

The evaluation of post-disaster restoration in World Natural Heritage sites often triggers debates over how authenticity should be understood and assessed after substantial intervention. This dilemma stems from the epistemological divergence between restoration ecology and heritage studies. While the former focuses on material attributes such as natural and historical authenticity, the latter emphasizes social construction. Consequently, existing theories struggle to explain how visitors judge authenticity in substantially restored natural heritage settings. To bridge this gap, this study draws on the social construction of nature theory to propose the Constructivist Nature Authenticity (CNA) framework. Adopting a mixed-methods approach with post-earthquake Jiuzhaigou as a case study, this study developed and validated a six-dimensional scale of CNA. This framework integrates material foundations (natural, historical, and setting authenticity) with social constructions (material construction, discourse construction, and experience construction authenticity). Furthermore, Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) was employed to identify four configurational paths associated with high place attachment. Beyond confirming the traditional naturalism-dominated path, the study also uncovers configurations in which constructive dimensions can partially compensate for relatively weaker material conditions under specific circumstances. Crucially, a unique post-pristine narrative path is identified, suggesting that high place attachment may still correspond to configurations in which natural authenticity is relatively weaker, provided that historical continuity, setting authenticity, and constructive dimensions remain strong. This study offers a more differentiated framework for understanding visitor-perceived authenticity in restored natural heritage. It demonstrates that different restoration orientations may be associated with high place attachment when materially grounded and constructive dimensions are appropriately configured, thereby contributing to discussions of value pluralism in heritage management.