Ph.D., Professor, Doctoral student supervisor,Head of Provincial Key Laboratory of Cultural Space and Social Behavior, South China Normal University
Tourism Development and Cultural Politics, Green Development and National Parks, Food Culture and Hotel Management, and Migration and Mobility
caixm@scnu.edu.cn
Sep2003-Jun2006, Doctor, School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Sep1999-Jun2002, Master, School of Tourism, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China
Sep1995-Jun1999, Bachelor, School of Tourism, Hunan Normal University, China
Jun2024 to the present, Vice Dean, Office of Scientific Research, South China Normal University
Nov2013 to Jun2024, Vice Dean, School of Tourism Management, South China Normal University
Sep2013-Sep2014, Visiting scholar, Department of Geography, University of Oregon, USA
Dec2012 to the present, Professor, School of Tourism Management, South China Normal University
Dec2008-Nov2012, Associate Professor, School of Tourism Management, South China Normal University
Dec2004-Nov2008, Lecturer, School of Tourism Management, South China Normal University
Jul2002-Nov2004, teaching assistant, School of Tourism Management, South China Normal University
Undergraduate Courses:
Tourism management and culture politics
Tourism and Hospitality Management
Human Resource Management in Tourism Enterprises
Social and Cultural Geography
Postgraduate Courses
Tourism management and culture politics
Social and Cultural Geography
Academic Projects
1. Hosted the Research Center for Ecological Conservation and Green Governance (January 2024 - December 2026), ongoing.
2. Hosted the Guangdong Province Office of Education Fund for Innovation Team (January 2024 - December 2026), project approval number 2023WCXTD004, ongoing.
3. Hosted the National Natural Science Foundation of China “Migration Infrastructure and the Process, Mechanism and Effect of Local Embeddedness of the Labor Migration: A Case Study of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Are” (January 2024 - December 2027), project approval number 42371239, ongoing.
4. Hosted the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Colleges and Universities (September 2022 - September 2027), project approval number 2022WSYS004, ongoing.
5. Hosted the Research Project on the Institutional Design of Public Cultural and Tourism Service Systems by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism “Study on the Operation Mechanism and Governance Strategy of New Urban and Rural Public Cultural Spaces under the Perspective of Mobility” (August 2022 - December 2023), completion.
6. Hosted the National Natural Science Foundation of China “The Elite Returnees: Mobility Practice and the Reconstruction of the Rural Placeness” (January 2021 - December 2024), project approval number 42071191, ongoing.
7. Cohosted the National Natural Science Foundation of China Key Support Program for Collaboration with Overseas and Hong Kong, Macao Scholars, (January 2019 - December 2022), completion.
8. Hosted the Sub-project of the Guangdong Provincial Team Collaboration Program “Regional Integration and Development Based on the Perspective of ‘People and Places’: A Study on the Process, Mechanisms and Effects of Social Construction of Nature in Transitional Guangdong” (October 2018 - October 2023), project approval number 2018B030312004, completion.
9. Hosted the Sub-project of Major Projects of the National Social Science Foundation “Rural modernization and integrated urban-rural development” (November 2017 – November 2021), project approval number 17ZDA165, completion.
10. Hosted the National Natural Science Foundation of China “Transnational Elite Migrants and the Spatial Politics of Home Making a case study of the Pearl River Delta” (January 2017 - December 2020), project approval number 42071191, completion.
11. Cohosted the National Natural Science Foundation of China Key Support Program for Collaboration with Overseas and Hong Kong, Macao Scholars “Segregation and Integration: Identity Construction and Social Governance of Burmese Laborers in a Yunnan Border City” (January 2016 - December 2017), project approval number 41528102, completion.
12. Hosted the Research Topic of the National Tourism Administration’s Youth Expert Training Program in the Tourism Industry “Place-making and Cultural Politics in Modern Urban High-Star Hotels: A Masculinity-Based Perspective” (October 2014 - October 2017), project approval number TYETP201442, completion.
13. Hosted the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Project “A Study on the Construction and Remodeling of Urban Food Space Locality Based on (Inter)Cultural Identity: The Case of Guangzhou” (January 2013 - December 2015), project approval number 41201137, completion.
14. Hosted the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province “A Study on Cultural Identity and Sense of Place in Urban Food Culture Spaces in Pearl River Delta Cities” (October 2011 - October 2013), project approval number S2011010005996, completion.
15. Hosted the 11th Five-Year Plan of Philosophy and Social Sciences of Guangdong Province 2009 Discipline Co-construction Projects “A study of the impact of organizational climate on organizational learning capacity in star-rated hotels in the Pearl River Delta” (January 2009 - December 2011), project approval number S2011010005996, completion.
16. Hosted the Guangdong Province Soft Science Research Program Project “Research on Independent Innovation Path of Guangdong Modern Service Industry: Based on the Perspective of Dynamic Competitiveness” (January 2010 - December 2011), project approval number 2010B070300077, completion.
17. Hosted the Guangdong Province Graduate Education Innovation Plan Project “A Study on the Cultivation of Critical Thinking Skills of Graduate Students under the Perspective of Relational Community” (June 2022 - June 2023), project approval number 2022JGXM_042, completion.
English Journal Publications
1. Dong, Q., Zhang, B., Cai, X., Wang, X., & Morrison, A. M. (2024). Does the livelihood capital of rural households in national parks affect intentions to participate in conservation? A model based on an expanded theory of planned behavior. Journal of Cleaner Production, 474, 143604. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=91cd4d2dea90f12409244fdf5634f1ad (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Elsevier).
2. Zhang, B., Strijker, D., Cai, X., & Zhu, H. (2024). Introduction to mobility China. Cities, 152, 105240. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=da26e2851ddd8f50a49688022843aa6c. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Elsevier).
3. Cai, X., He, J., Liu, M., Morrision, A. M., & Wu, Y. (2024). Building rural public cultural spaces for enhanced well-being: Evidence from China. Local Environment, 29(4), 540-564. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=5d16e326bdeb2f8222671cb727827447. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Taylor & Francis).
4. Cai, X., Huang, Y., & Zhang, B. (2023). Singing together in the park: Older peoples’ wellbeing and the singingscape in Guangzhou, China. Emotion, Space and Society, 47, 100947. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=71f04d5ad946d41731259ceee69ad68f. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Elsevier).
5. Xiong, W., Huang, M., Okumus, B., Leung, X. Y., Cai, X., & Fan, F. (2023). How emotional labor affect hotel employees’ mental health: A longitudinal study. Tourism Management, 94, 104631. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=7ab4db09130e5f9d13017a385f361b7f. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Elsevier).
6. He, J., Cai, X.*, Li, G., Zou, X., & Morrison, A. M. (2024). Volunteering and pro-environmental behavior: the relationships of meaningfulness and emotions in protected areas. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 32(2), 304-321. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=6120b320d8eb77ae0d7237ae2f135272. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Taylor & Francis).
7. Xiong, W., Huang, M., Leung, X. Y., Zhang, Y., & Cai, X.* (2023). How environmental emotions link to responsible consumption behavior: tourism agenda 2030. Tourism Review, 78(2), 517-530. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=94a80bee7564985f614d054f4829e736. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Emerald).
8. Xiong, W., Huang, M., Okumus, B., Leung, X. Y., & Cai, X.* (2022). When social phobia meets excessive service: Effects on customer delight and loyalty. Tourism Management Perspectives, 44, 101031. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=a10d504a36cf605483a911ec2fc0afb7. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Elsevier).
9. Ouyang, Y., Cai, X., Li, J., & Gao, Q. (2021). Investigating the “embodied spaces of health” in marathon running: the roles of embodiment, wearable technology, and affective atmospheres. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1), 43. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=68b8e8c9f888f36c241e2e01ee7dd6bf. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Mdpi).
10. Cai, X., Woods, O., & Gao, Q. (2021). Running bodies and the affective spaces of health in and beyond marathon running in China. Health & Place, 70, 102612. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=0a453e065ea36d62aad29adf8f42685c. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Elsevier).
11. Gao, Q., Woods, O., & Cai, X.* (2021). The influence of masculinity and the moderating role of religion on the workplace well-being of factory workers in China. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(12), 6250. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=fa5872c1ef835d0320efb17519f6ec20. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Mdpi).
12. Wen, S., Cai, X.*, & Li, J. (2021). Pro-poor tourism and local practices: An empirical study of an autonomous county in China. Sage Open, 11(2), 21582440211022740. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=2801e48db189271563357d7b826b8edb. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Sage).
13. Wong, I. A., Ruan, W. J., Cai, X.*, & Huang, G. I. (2020). Green-Induced tourist equity: the cross-level effect of regional environmental performance. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 29(7), 1043–1062. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=0dbf83f8e1f53009bc08d52f6e27041f. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Taylor & Francis).
14. Haldorai, K., Kim, W. G., Seo, W. S., & Cai, X.* (2021). Learning orientation and self-initiated expatriates’ work performance: A moderated-mediation model. International journal of hospitality management, 94, 102861. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=5fda73fba63c50ede628cb6e026c7240. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Elsevier).
15. Xie, X., Cai, X., Zhu, H., & Li, J. (2021). Motivation‐based segmentation of game meat consumers: A look at the beliefs of food consumers during the COVID‐19 crisis in China. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 7(5), 1980-1988. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=ffd8891fd3e166dbf449e1194b7908e9. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Wiley).
16. Cai, X., & Su, X. (2021). Dwelling-in-Travelling: Western Expats and the Making of Temporary Home in Guangzhou, China. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 47(12), 2815-2832. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=16836209a5805906337de19e586965fe. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Taylor & Francis).
17. He, B., Zhu, L., Cai, X.*, Li, J., & Zhu, H. (2020). Examining the impacts of mega-events on urban development using coupling analysis: A case study of the Boao Forum for Asia. Sustainability, 12(2), 730. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=128c9632059c61d5e9b5d730a79a8051. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Mdpi).
18. Li, J., Li, J. J., Xie, X., Cai, X., Huang, J., Tian, X., & Zhu, H. (2020). Game consumption and the 2019 novel coronavirus. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20(3), 275-276. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=ff713dfe724ccb6b1272cc4ff2b676b5. (Indexed in SCI; Published by Elsevier).
19. Su, X., Zhang, H., & Cai, X. (2021). Lifestyle, profit, and the selling of home to tourists in Lijiang, China. Tourism Geographies, 23(5-6), 1001-1020. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=4bf6dc18b4f5f23ce568c8026472f3a2. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Taylor & Francis).
20. Su, X., & Cai, X. (2020). Space of compromise: border control and the limited inclusion of burmese migrants in China. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 110(3), 847-863. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=cffd4c37b4cff30cdf9728dd8ca25328. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Taylor & Francis).
21. Su, X., Cai, X., & Liu, M. (2019). Prostitution, variegated homes, and the practice of unhomely life in China. Social & Cultural Geography, 20(3), 407-426. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=6b8ef7c5e1eea84d550afe587f264f15. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Taylor & Francis).
22. An, N., Cai, X., & Zhu, H. (2017). Gaps in Chinese geopolitical research. Political Geography, 59, 136-138. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=c627d524e014d709e0fe6b840b7197d7. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Elsevier).
23. Liu, C., Cai, X.*, & Zhu, H. (2015). Eating out ethically: An analysis of the influence of ethical food consumption in a vegetarian restaurant in Guangzhou, China. Geographical Review, 105(4), 551-565. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=6665056aa930d9c6ee57797576e0a607. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Taylor & Francis).
24. Liu, C., & Cai, X. (2014). Performing Guangzhou and Guangzhou Ren: Analysing popular music in Guangzhou. Social & Cultural Geography, 15(7), 769-785. https://url.scnu.edu.cn/record/view/index.html?key=ab74c63310f1b396e1610fc4720a0615. (Indexed in SSCI; Published by Taylor & Francis).
Chinese Journal Publications
1. Cao Jing, Li Yingfeng, …, Cai Xiaomei (2024). Theoretical explanation of bike-sharing based on the urban assemblage perspective: A case study of Central Guangzhou. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 1-10. [2024-11-27].
2. Wu Yongqi, Cai Xiaomei* (2024). The cross-local practice process, mechanism and policy enlightenment of ex situ conservation of plants: A case study of the South China National Botanical Garden. Journal of Natural Resources, 39(10), 2350-2363.
3. Chen Chun, Yang Pan, Cai Xiaomei* (2024). The Imagination and Practice of "Home" in Migrant Children’s Paintings: A Critical Geographical Perspective. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 44(9), 1609-1618.
4. Cai Xiaomei, Wu Yongqi, Zou Xiaodan (2024). The Resilience Network Formation Mechanism of Alternative Agricultural Production from the Perspective of Socio-Ecological System: A Case Study in Guangzhou. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 44(9), 1524-1533.
5. Cai Xiaomei, Wu Yongqi (2024). Sustainable development mechanism of national park recreation from the perspective of collaborative environmental governance. Tourism Tribune, 39(7), 1-3.
6. Zou Xiaodan, Cai Xiaomei* (2024). The Process and Mechanism of Urban Place-making from the Perspective of Cultural and Economic Geography: The Case of "Dongguan Tea Warehouse". Progress in Geography, 43(5), 981-992.
7. Cai Xiaomei, Zou Xiaodan, Zhang Danning, … (2024). Vortex Flow: The Processes and Mechanisms of Daily Life in New Urban-Rural Amphibian Groups. Geographical Research, 43(1st ed.), 17-30.
8. Liu Meixin, Cai Xiaomei* (2023). Transnational Elite Migration in Guangzhou: A Home of Mobility, Everyday Life and Cosmopolitanism. Geographical Research, 42(9), 2419-2432.
9. Liu Meixin, Cai Xiaomei* (2023). The Reproduction of Contemporary Ancestral Hall Space from the Perspective of Rural Cultural Governance: A Case Study of Guangdong. Progress in Geography, 42(8), 1597-1608.
10. Chen Zhengfu, Liu Meixin, Cai Xiaomei (2023). Knowledge Genealogy, Research Paradigm and Implications of Relational Geography. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 43(6), 972-980.
11. Cai Xiaomei, Huang Yuling, Cao Jing (2023). The Construction Process of Tai Chi Healing Assemblies: An Empirical Research Exploration. Geographical Research, 42(5), 1163-1176.
12. Cai Xiaomei, Zhang Danning, Fan Yadi, … (2023). Postpartum Physical Rehabilitation and Spatial Practice of Urban Working Women: A Case Study in Guangzhou. Human Geography, 38(2), 51-58.
13. Liu Meixin, Cai Xiaomei* (2023). The Daily Life Practice of Transnational Elite Migrants and Their Rooted Home: The Case of Guangzhou. World Regional Studies, 32(4), 144-155.
14. Cai Xiaomei, Su Yang, Wu Bihu, … (2023). Theoretical Thinking and Innovative Practice of the Development of China’s Nature Reserves in the Context of Ecological Civilization Construction. Journal of Natural Resources, 38(4), 839-861.
15. Cai Xiaomei (2023). Exploring Chinese Modernization in Harmony between Man and Nature: Theory and Practice of High-quality Development of Nature Reserves. Journal of Natural Resources, 38(4), 1116-1118.
16. Liu Yajing, Cai Xiaomei* (2023). The transformation of the Lhasa River and the construction of tourist destinations from the perspective of spatial embeddedness. Tourism Tribune, 38(4), 12-14.
17. Cai Xiaomei, Su Yang (2022). From Conflict to Symbiosis: The Institutional Logic of National Parks in the Construction of Ecological Civilization. Management World, 11, 79-101.
18. Cai Xiaomei, Bu Meiling, Wu Yongqi, Zou Xiaodan (2022). Making Heterotopias: The Spatial Evolution and Mechanism of Rural B&B Clusters in the Periphery of Big Cities: A Case Study of the End of the Shenzhen Competition. Tourism Tribune, 37(11), 27-39.
19. Cai Xiaomei, Cao Jing, Liu Jun (2022). Application and prospect of assembly theory in human geography research. Acta Geographica Sinica, 77(10), 2633-2649.
20. Cai Xiaomei, Zou Xiaodan, Liu Meixin, … (2022). The Subject Game and Spatial Negotiation of Rural Spatial Justice in the Context of Tourism Development: The Case of Shiwu New Village in Guangzhou. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 42(5), 885-895.
21. Peng Xingxing, Cai Xiaomei, Liu Meixin, … (2022). The construction and negotiation of the “home” of female staff in high-star hotels. Tourism Science, 36(1st ed.), 130-146.
22. Xiong Wei, Huang Meijiao, Cai Xiaomei, … (2022). Research progress and prospects of non-mobility under the new flow paradigm. Geographical Research, 41(3rd ed.), 748-763.
23. Zhang Bo, Liu Meixin & Cai Xiaomei* (2022). Material, emotion and power: Transnational migration and home geography. World Regional Studies (06) ,1130-1141.
24. Yuan Zhenjie, He Zhaocong, Cai Xiaomei & Chen Congying (2022). Reflections on and Progress in Social and Cultural Geography in China: Analysis of Chinese and English Literature during 2015-2020. Tropical Geography (03), 358-372.
25. Liu Meixin, Cai Xiaomei* & Fan Yadi (2021). The Everyday Life Practice and Home-Making of Transnational Elite Migrant. Human Geography (06), 60-66.
26. Cai Xiaomei. (2021). Home and Away in Travelling. Tourism Tribune (11), 1.
27. Guo Wen & Cai Xiaomei. (2021). The correlation of tourism flow and the flow governance of home space production. Tourism Tribune，(11), 5-7.
28. Zhang Hao, Lin Jiahui & Cai Xiaomei*. (2021). Leisure and Rituals: Research on the Production of Cinema Space. Tourism and Hospitality Prospects (02), 82-100.
29. Chen Haoxi, Yuan zhenjie & Cai Xiaomei. (2020). Research on the daily life and place identity of Guangzhou legal group. Scientia Geographica Sinica (12), 2027-2036.
30. Cai Xiaomei, Liu Meixin, Lin Jiahui & Ma Guoqing (2021). Dynamic Representation and Formation Mechanism of Rural Gentrification in the Context of Tourism Development: A Case Study of Shangliang Village, Huizhou, Guangdong. Tourism Tribune (05), 55-68.
31. Zhu Hong, Cai Xiaomei, Su Xiaobo & He Yao (2020). Share and Like: Interactive Construction of Tourist Experience in the Era of WeChat. Tourism Tribune (10), 96-108.
32. An Ning & Cai Xiaomei* (2020). Debates on the Concept of ‘Geopolitics’ and Its Research Paradigm from An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Scientia Geographica Sinica, (09), 1412-1420.
33. Cai Xiaomei, Bu Meiling＆Li Jun . (2020). See the World from a Mobile Perspective——A Review on “Mobility” Edited by Peter Adey. Tropical Geography, (03), 455-465.
34. Liu Meixin, Cai Xiaomei & Ma Guoqing (2019). The production process and power game of rural homestay ‘home’: the case of Shangliang Village in Huizhou, Guangdong Province. Scientia Geographica Sinica (12), 1884-1893.
35. Su Xiaobo, Cai Xiaomei & Zhou Can (2019). Drug Economy and Fragmented Sovereignty: A Geopolitical Analysis of Northern Myanmar. Tropical Geography (06), 799-811.
36. Chen Xiaoliang, Cai Xiaomei & Zhu Hong. (2019). Reflection on China’s tourism study based on the perspective of field of place. Geographical Research (11), 2578-2594.
37. Cai Xiaomei & Zhu Hong. (2019). Towards a beautiful life in the new era: An introduction to the issue of “everyday life geography and urban-rural leisure”. Geographical Research (07), 1557-1565.
38. Cai Xiaomei, Liu Meixin & Wen Yuxin. (2019). Study on the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics and mechanism of foreign immigrants in Guangzhou. Journal of South China Normal University (Social Science Edition), (03), 121-131+192.
39. Cai Xiaomei & Liu Meixin (2019). Research progress of relational geography under the background of post-structuralism. Acta Geographica Sinica (08), 1680-1694.
40. Cai Xiaomei, Liu Meixin & Su XiaoBo. (2019). The Construction of “Commercial Home” of High-star Hotels: Case in Guangzhou. Tourism Tribune (07), 60-72.
41. Cai Xiaomei, Liu Meixin & Peng Xingxing. (2018). Class Mobility: Manicurists’ Spatial Strategies and Identity Negotiation. Human Geography (06), 44-52.
42. Cai Xiaomei, Cun Lu & Zhu Hong. (2018). Self-orientalism? Imagination and Construction of Lijiang’s Tourism Image. Tourism Tribune (09), 26-37.
43. Liu Meixin& Cai Xiaomei*. (2018). Not or yes in my backyard: The interactions between luxury hotels and communities in Dongguan. Geographical Research (11), 2273-2287.
44. Cai Xiaomei &He Hanlin. (2017). Becoming A(Gentle)man: Constructing Male Workers’ Gender Identity in Upscale Hotels in Guangzhou. Tourism Tribune (01), 42-53.
45. Li Qianjing, Cai Xiaomei * (2017). Literature review and analysis on landscape research from perspective of new cultural geography. Human Geography, (01):23-29.
46. Cai Xiaomei, Liu Meixin (2016). Institution and space: The luxury hotel of Dongguan in 1978-2015.Acta Geographica Sinica, (08):1436-1455.
47. Cai Xiaomei, Su Xiaobo (2016). Falling from Grace: Cultural politics and the changing landscape of White Swan Hotel, Guangzhou. Tourism Tribune, (03):16-25.
48. Cai Xiaomei, Su Xiaobo (2017). Socio-cultural geography and tourism research. Tourism Tribune, (10):11.
49. Cai Xiaomei, He Hanlin (2016). Place and placelessness of modern urban high-star level hotels: Case studies in Guangzhou. Acta Geographica Sinica, (02):322-337.
50. Liu Chen, Cai Xiaomei* (2016). Noise Up! A cultural geographical analysis of live music in Guangzhou. Scientia Geographica Sinica, (06):871-878.
51. He Hanlin, Cai Xiaomei, Su Xiaobo (2016). On masculinity studies in Anglo-American human geography. Progress in Geography, (03):295-303.
52. Cai Yunlong, Ye Chao……Cai Xiaomei …… (2016). Marxist geography and its development in China: Reflections on planning and practice. Geographical Research, (08):1399-1419.
53. Li Qianjing, Cai Xiaomei *(2015). Production and reconstruction of shameen space in Guangzhou. Tropical Geography,(06):814-821．
54. He Hanlin, Cai Xiaomei* (2014). Progress and enlightenment on placelessness and non-place in the foreign geographical studies. Human Geography,(6):47-52.
55. Liu Chen, Cai Xiaomei*, Zeng Guojun (2014). Kitchen studies through Western Gaze and cultural geographies of home in Urban China. Tropical Geography,(4):445-453.
56. Cai Xiaomei, He Hanlin (2013). Reflections on the “non-locality” of city star-rated hotels. Tourism Tribune, (3):7-8.
57. Cai Xiaomei, Liu Chen, Zeng Guojun (2013). The construction and re-construction of food cultural spaces in Guangzhou by the social media. Human Geography, (6):1-8.
58. Cai Xiaomei, Liu Chen, Zhu Hong (2013). The nostalgic image and the construction of spatiality on campus: A case of Sun Yat-sen University. Scientia Geographica Sinica,(6):710-717.
59. Cai Xiaomei, Liu Chen (2013). Progress in the foreign geographical food studies. Human Geography,(5):36-41.
60. Zeng Guojun, Sun Shuzhi…Cai Xiaomei (2013). Translocal restaurants’ cultural production under the paradox of globalization and locality: Case studies from Guangzhou. Scientia Geographica Sinica, (3):291-298.
61. Zeng Guojun, Liu Mei, Liu Bo, Cai Xiaomei (2013). Research on process to translocal restaurants’ culture production: Based on the perspective of symbolization of authenticity. Geographical Research, (12):2366-2376.
62. Cai Xiaomei, Zhu Hong (2012). Foreign managers’ perception on urban landscape of place and their cross-cultural identity: A case study in Guangzhou. Acta Geographica Sinica, (6):1057-1068.
63. Cai Xiaomei (2012). An approach to the dynamic competence of modern service enterprises: Based on a customer capability perspective. Academic Research, (7):89-94.
64. Cai Xiaomei, Zhu Hong, Liu Chen (2012). Characteristics and causes of situational theme restaurant Staff’s sense of place: A case study of the taste-Yunnan restaurant in Guangzhou. Acta Geographica Sinica,(2):239-252.
65. Cai Xiaomei, Zhu Hong, Liu Chen (2012).A study of customers’ perceptions on the shows institutional theme restaurant: A case study of taste-Yunnan restaurant in Guangzhou. Human Geography,(1):119-126.
66. Cai Xiaomei, Chen Yingshi (2012). The influence of organizational learning on dynamic capabilities: An empirical study of Guangzhou’s budget hotels. Journal of South China Normal University (Natural Science Edition), (3):139-144.
67. Cai Xiaomei, Liu Chen (2012). A theoretical and empirical study on learning hospitality: A case of Guangzhou. Tourism Forum, 5(3):67-74.
68. Cai Xiaomei, Long Meiqing (2012). Impacts of leadership style on employee job satisfaction in high star-rated hotels: A case study of Guangzhou. Journal of Beijing International Studies University, 34(7):29-38.
69. Cai Xiaomei, Huang Licong (2012). Spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of female sport talents in China and their causes of formation: A case study on the female champions in previous Asian games. Tropical Geography, 32(1):79-85.
70. Cai Xiaomei, Zheng Xiaoxia (2011). Based on time-series data of China-star hotel operating income analysis. Journal of Beijing International Studies University, 33(1): 56-62.
71. Cai Xiaomei, Zhu Hong, Situ Shangji (2011). Guangdong cooking culture landscapes and their regional differences. Tropical Geography, 31(3):321-327.
72. Cai Xiaomei (2010). The impact of organizational climate on organizational learning capability——A case study of star-rated hotels in Guangzhou. Tourism Tribune, 25(7):62-69.
73. Cai Xiaomei, Lai Zhengjun (2008). An empirical study on the competitive factors of catering enterprises in Guangzhou. Tourism Tribune, 23(8):63-68.
74. Cai Xiaomei, Lai Zhengjun (2008). Spatio-temporal characteristic of the Guangzhou resident’s consumption behavior in the non-home made food. Human Geography, 23(3):79-84.
75. Cai Xiaomei, Situ Shangji (2008). The characteristics and effects of the national minority’s dietary cultures in Guangdong. Tropical Geography, 28(2):187-192.
76. Cai Xiaomei (2007). Research progress and review of western diet consumption culture. Inquiry into Economic Issues, (4):57-61.
77. Cai Xiaomei, Lai Zhengjun (2007). Empirical research on visitors of image perception for the landscape of food culture in Guangzhou. Human Geography, 22(1):63-66.
78. Cai Xiaomei, Situ Shangji (2007). Study on the formation and development mechanism of Guangdong food culture. Lingnan Culture and History, (4):54-59.
79. Cai Xiaomei, Chou Simin, Gan Qiaolin (2006). Marketing strategies of Thai cooking in Guangzhou. Commercial Research, (5):190-194.
80. Cai Xiaomei,Xiong Wei, Situ Shangji (2006). Analysis on the cultural connotation and causes of “Eating in Guangzhou”. Tropical Geography, 26(2):192-196.
81. Cai Xiaomei, Situ Shangji (2006). Review and prospect of food culture research from the perspective of Chinese geography. Yunnan Geographic Environment Research, 18(5):83-88.
82. Cai Xiaomei (2005). Business hotel planning and design: An analysis on consumers’ perspectives. Tourism Science, (2):48-53.
83. Yang Xiaojia,Cai Xiaomei (2005). Advertising in tourism promotion. Commercial Research,323(15):184-187.
84. Cai Xiaomei,Zhang Chaozhi (2004). A survey on the impacts of SARS upon hotels in Guangzhou. Journal of South China Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 2,120-127.
85. Cai Xiaomei, Gan Qiaolin, Zhang Chaozhi (2004). Spatial characteristics and formation mechanism analysis of Guangzhou food culture landscape. Social Scientist, 106(2):95-98.
86. Cai Xiaomei (2003). The application of urban tourism image analysis method in the theme positioning of festival activities——A case study of Guangzhou. Social Scientist, 3:100－104.
87. Cai Xiaomei, Zhang Chaozhi (2003). Youth hostel in China: Present situation and prospect. Journal of Guilin Tourism College, 4:31－37.
Selected Monographs
1. Cai Xiaomei, Su Xiaobo (2020). Introduction to New Cultural Geography Literature. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press. ISBN 978-7-5203—6052-4.
2. Fu Yunxin, Cai Xiaomei (2007). Tourism. Guangzhou: Sun Yat-sen University Press. ISBN 978-7-306-02908-9.
Editorial Board Member
1. Scientia Geographica Sinica (2021-) Editorial Board Member
2. World Regional Studies (2021-) Editorial Board Member
3. Journal of Chinese Ecotourism (2021-) Editorial Board Member
Others
1. Deputy Director, Cultural Geography Committee, The Geographical Society of China (2023-)
2. Chair Professor, School of Migration Management, China People’s Police University (2022-)
3. Secretary General, Professional Committee of Cultural Geography, The Geographical Society of China (2018-2023)
4. Chair Professor of Chutian Scholars Program, Hubei University of Economics (2018-)
5. Member of Tourism Committee, China management Science Society (2018-)
6. Senior Advisor of China Famous Mountain and Temple Mingguan Culture Research Committee, China Research Society for Journey to The West (2017-)
7. Founder, Executive Director, Guangdong Maritime Silk Road Tourism and Culture Research Institute (2014-)
8. Vice President of Guangzhou Hotel Management and Service Technician Branch (2014-)