Author(s)

Li Yubo ¹, Li Xubo ¹, Li Ziyi ¹, Wang Sixuan ¹, Niu Yafei ¹, Wei Nana ¹, Han Rong ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Information Science and Technology, Gansu Agriculture University, Yintan Road Street, Lanzhou, China

Corresponding Author

Li Yubo

ABSTRACT

A mobile application called "Cloud Tour Gangu" (Gangu is a county in Gansu province of China, It is the oldest county that has lasted nearly 2,700 years.) is developed by our team as a WeChat applet. The application is built on WeChat because WeChat has an enormous installed base in China, besides, WeChat applet stack has made developing, delivering, and updating WeChat applets very approachable. Tourists are provided with information of tourist attractions in Gangu, as well as its cultural traditions and local history such as famous historical figures of Gangu via the applet. Moreover, the applet supports path planning on behalf of tourists. Tourists can also choose to share their experiences on social media platforms as they arrive at landmark tourist spots, an activity known as "Card Punching" by Chinese netizens. The applet is supposed to serve as a smart "Business Card" of the tourism industry of Gansu. While its main use case is to be used as a Traveler's Guide by tourists, it can also be found useful for non-tourists who want to know about Gangu. 

KEYWORDS

Wechat applet; Gangu County; tourism business card

CITE THIS PAPER

Li Yubo, Li Xubo, Li Ziyi, Wang Sixuan, Niu Yafei, Wei Nana, Han Rong, Design and Implementation of a WeChat Mini-program Named "Cloud Tour Gangu". Tourism Management and Technology Economy (2024) Vol. 7: 92-103. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/tmte.2024.070311.

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