Last but not least, I would like to express my gratitude to all the friends andfamily members who have offered me help. Without their help,I could not havefinished my study and this thesis.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to my supervisor,professor Lu yun, who has offered me constructive guidance for the planning of the thesisand invaluable advice and encouragement for its completion and improvement. She is sucha devoted teacher that though busy in her teaching and research, she never hesitates to offerme timely and spiritual support. She spares no effort to read, comment on and polish mythesis.
Besides, I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to all the teachers in the School ofForeign Languages in Guangxi Teachers Education who have taught me and given meunselfish support during my three postgraduate years. It is my great honor to have knownall those respectable teachers.
Furthermore, I would like to thank my classmates, Mao xiang, Zhu Jingyan, Zou qin,etc. They have helped me and encouraged me a lot in my writing. Without them, mypostgraduate life will lose much happiness.
Finally, I feel indebted to my parents, for their understanding and love in life. I lovethem.
I would like express my gratitude to all those who offer great help for my thesis.
First and foremost, my deepest gratitude goes to my supervisor Professor YuMuhong, for his father-like encouragement and guidance. He provided me withabundant suggestions and priceless criticisms for my writing of the thesis. But for hisconstant patient guidance and enlightenment, the thesis would have become a missionimpossible.
My sincere thanks also go to the teachers from the School of Foreign Languages ofZhejiang University of Finance and Economics, who jointly led me into the holy templeof academic field. Here, I want to send my gratefulness to those respected teachers likeProf. Wang Baorong, Prof. Li Changbao, Prof. Chen xianghong, Prof. Shao Youxue,Prof. Teng Chao, Prof. Cen Qunxia etc. Thank you for your being with me and beingthe witnesses for the birth, growth and perfection of my thesis.
I feel indebted to my parents, without their mental and material support, I couldbarely finish the thesis on time.
Finally, my thanks should be sent to all my classmates, for their endless supportand warm hearts, making me feel like living in a united big family.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank a number of people who haveoffered invaluable assistance in the preparation of the dissertation.
My deepest gratitude goes first and foremost to Professor Luo Ping, mysupervisor, who has walked me through all the stages of the writing of this thesis. Hiscritical comments, constant encouragement and guidance have greatly enlightened menot only on the academic pursuit but also on the morals of being a man. Without hisconsistent and illuminating instruction, this thesis could not have reached its presentstage.
Secondly, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the professors andteachers whose insightful lectures have well prepared me for the completion of thethesis during my pursuit of the Master Degree ofArts at SISU.
I also greatly appreciate the assistance offered by the authors and scholarsmentioned in the bibliography, without whose works, the literature review of mythesis would not have been possible.
Last, I am deeply indebted to my beloved parents and friends, who alwayssupported me, willingly discussed with me, and offered valuable insights. Their helpand support have accompanied me through the difficult course of the thesis andmoments of my life.
I would like to express my gratitude to those who help accomplish this study.
First of all, I thank sincerely my supervisor, Dr. Rita Welsh who always responded my email rapidly and in time with a lot of useful suggestions and comments and encouraged me to complete the study. And I also appreciated the guidance and help from Jane Williams, my previous supervisor.
Secondly, Thanks to my teachers and classmates in HTMI, David Coy, Carlos Oberli, Dorothy Qin, Grigory and Louise Liu, who gave initiative advises and their insight which helped me understand better the topic. Moreover, I would like to give my deeper thanks to my friends, Sophy Wang, Lu Wang, Cissy Niu and James Li, who looked for and made an appointment with top leaders of hotels participating in this study and my special thank is also given to those participants who provided valuable insights and made an important contribution for fulfilling this research.
Finally, I thank all of my family members, especially, my parents and sister for their financial support and encouragement.
