Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Chinese Tourists to
Lake Baikal Based on Big Data

Participated in a Sino-Russian geoscience field study at Lake Baikal, conducting research on Chinese tourists' spatial-temporal distribution via big data crawling, text analytics, and GIS mapping to assess tourism capacity and development needs.

Documents:

• 📄 Chinese Version (PDF) | Markdown
• 📄 English Version (PDF) | Markdown

Research Methodologies

• Big Data Analysis: Web crawling, text mining
• GIS Visualization: Spatial-temporal mapping and analysis

Technology Stack

• Python, R, SQL
• Pandas, NumPy, GIS platforms

Data Sources

• Major tourism platforms (reviews, blogs)

Key Findings

• Chinese tourist numbers have grown significantly
• Irkutsk is a crucial transit hub
• Infrastructure lags behind demand
• Need to balance development with environmental protection