A Study on the Implementation Mechanisms and Pathways for Sports Sojourn to Empower Economic Development in Frontier Ethnic Regions—Taking the Mountain Bike Race in Mangshi City, Dehong Prefecture as an Example

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10.2991/978-94-6463-835-6_119How to use a DOI?

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Sports sojourn; Frontier ethnic regions; Economic development; Empowerment pathways

Abstract

With the rapid development of sports tourism and the upgrading of residents’ consumption, sports sojourn has emerged as a new industry and is gradually becoming an important engine for regional economic development. This article focuses on the phenomenon of sports sojourn, employing methods such as literature analysis and case studies to systematically examine the concept and impact of sports sojourn on economic development. The study finds that sports sojourn primarily influences local economies through three mechanisms: industrial integration, factor aggregation and cultural identity. It proposes strategies such as establishing a differentiated product system and a closed-loop value chain to empower the economic development of frontier ethnic regions. Mangshi City in Dehong Prefecture, a multi-ethnic border area between China and Myanmar, has long faced challenges of lagging economic development. The innovative mountain bike event sojourn model developed locally employs a three-pronged mechanism of event design, cultural integration, and community participation to form a complete chain from pre-event promotion to in-event consumption to post-event dissemination. This successfully transforms short-term events into sustained consumption scenarios, providing a replicable new path for the integration of culture, sports, and tourism in border ethnic regions.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Baige Jiang
AU  - Kai Li
AU  - Qichao Zhang
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/17
TI  - A Study on the Implementation Mechanisms and Pathways for Sports Sojourn to Empower Economic Development in Frontier Ethnic Regions—Taking the Mountain Bike Race in Mangshi City, Dehong Prefecture as an Example
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 3rd International Academic Conference on Management Innovation and Economic Development (MIED 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1108
EP  - 1114
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-835-6_119
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-835-6_119
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