Tropical Geography

Between Escape and Belonging: The Paradoxical Orientation of Urban Tourists' Liminal Experiences in Rural Nights

Yu Zhong, Yanjun Xie, Heng Zhang, Pengyang Chui

Tropical Geography, 2026, 46(5): 967-981. DOI: 10.13284/j.cnki.rddl.20250245

范畴化	概念化	原始语句
潜意识暴露	性格转变	白天没好意思进来的百匠堂，晚上进来看到里面另有乾坤。（MY020）
	规范突破倾向	等夜深了，风景都睡了，偷偷绕过几个小菜园到苗族的聚会上，真是有惊无险。（MY096）
	感性化	晚上会放松，会有更多的情感流露。（F01）
	浪漫化	到了晚上你可以仰望到满天的星辰，闪烁着浪漫的光芒，让你和你的另一半沉浸在爱情的甜蜜中。（XY14）

Table 1 Example of open coding

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Fig.1 An analytical framework for rural night liminal space-time
Table 2 Axial coding analysis
Table 3 Concept explanations of main categories
Fig.2 The cognitive tension of urban tourists in rural nights
Fig.3 The deconstruction of urban tourists' escape and belonging motivation in rural nights
Fig.4 Theoretical model of urban tourists' paradoxical experiences in rural nights