A Study on Economic Damage of Tourism Sector by Wenchuan Earthquake

－A Case Study of Dujiangyan City, China－

Abstract

The Wenchuan earthquake with M8.0 had occurred in the north-western part of Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008, so Sichuan Province had suffered physical and economic damage seriously. In this study we focus on Dujiangyan City, where a few of World Cultural Heritages stand and gather eight million tourists (in 2007). We estimate economic damage of the tourism sector. Based on field surveys in 2008 and 2009, and questionnaires for both of business offices and tourist visitors in 2009 as well as the regional Input-Output Table in 2007, we calculate the amount of damage as 3.34 billion yuan directly within the city and 10 billion yuan in total of Sichuan Province.