Abstract: Diaspora tourism is often considered a form of ‘homecoming’, and with the development of transportation and communication technology, tourism activities become more and more convenient and international, the tourism experience of these diaspora communities who are forced to leave their hometown and scattered in other countries is more complex and diverse. This trend makes diaspora studies developing rapidly in the field of geography and tourism. The tourism behavior of diaspora communities has become a new focus in academic research, and has also been attached importance to tourism market.Based on the related literature and empirical research in recent 20 years, starting from the development of diaspora studies paradigm, sorting out the research progress summarizing its research perspective: place attachment is an internal psychological drive, and transnationalism is an external geographical feature. According to other scholars’ achievements, the diaspora tourism is defined and classified from the perspective of the spatial nature and participants of the diaspora tourism activities. The spatial and temporal characteristics of the diaspora tourism, the tourism experience of the diaspora communities and the impact of this subdivision market on the motherland tourism market are analyzed in detail.Finally, the concept of diaspora tourism is introduced to China, with pointing out the shortcomings of tourism research on Chinese diaspora and setting up a research framework that is in line with China's actual situation, and clarifying the importance and emphasis of developing Chinese diaspora tourism research in China.

摘要： 离散旅游经常被认为是一种“回家”的形式，而随着交通与通信技术的发展，旅游活动变得愈发便捷，也愈发国际化，这些背井离乡、散居他国的群体回到故乡的旅游体验更为复杂和多样化。这个趋势使得离散研究开始在地理学和旅游学的领域迅速发展，离散群体的旅游行为成为学术界一个新的焦点，也同样逐渐得到旅游市场的重视。文章在对近20年的相关文献和已有实证研究基础上，从离散研究范式的演变入手，梳理了离散旅游的研究进展并归纳其研究视角：地方依恋为内在心理驱动，跨国主义为外在地理特征。结合其他学者研究，从离散旅游活动的空间性和旅游活动的参与者角度对离散旅游进行了界定与分类。重点分析了离散旅游的时空特征、离散群体的旅游体验以及这一细分市场对祖国旅游市场的影响。最后将离散旅游的概念引入中国，指出现有华侨旅游研究的不足，有针对性地构建了符合我国实际的研究框架，阐明我国发展华人华侨离散旅游研究的意义和重点。