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Research Articles

Hokkien Chinese diaspora visitors’ image construction of their ancestral hometown: the role of the tourist gaze

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Pages 768-784 | Received 10 Jan 2023, Accepted 21 Aug 2023, Published online: 04 Sep 2023

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