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CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE Volume 13,Number 4, pp. 370-377, 2003 Science Press, Beijing, China SPATIAL STRUCTURE EVOLUTION OF SYSTEM OF RECREATION BUSINESS DISTRICT A Case of Suzhou City LI Li-mei x, TAO Wei 2 (1. Hong Kong Baptist Unwersity, Hong Kong, P. R. China; 2. Centerfor Tourism Planning Research, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China) ABSTRACT: The growing attention on urban tourism was very widespread. There are two angles to study urban tourism: supply-side and demand-side. And the supply-side of the tourism remains very important. The RBD (Recre- ation Business District) is a useful framework to understand the components of urban tourism and how they fit to- gether. The paper begins with a review on the RBD and the spatial structure of tourism in urban areas and then at- tempts to develop a more general understanding of the spatial structure evolution of RBDs in a tourist-historic city-- Suzhou. The spatial structures and functions of the RBDs in Suzhou are examined, based on field observations, inter- views with city officials and industry leaders, and a review of available documents. The urban tourism of Suzhou has developed in a range of contexts, that various types of RBDs have emerged as a result of different urban develop- ment strategies. The spatial structure has evolved from the past Single-cored Structure to Double-cored Structure at present, and then to Chain Structure in the future. The spatial for