RESEARCH ON SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES OF INTERNET-FAMOUS CITIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SPATIAL GENES AND MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Against the background of digital media being deeply embedded in urban life and the continuous iteration of cultural and tourism consumption, "internet-famous cities" have evolved from an occasional communication phenomenon into a universal urban development form. How can a city be not only "photographable" but also "touching"? To address this practical issue, this paper starts by systematically elaborating on the integration mode of technical methods of the "Collaborative Theory of Spatial Genes and Multiple Intelligences" (hereinafter referred to as the "Dual Theories") at home and abroad. It selects typical internet-famous cities of three spatial gene types—historical and cultural, mountainous three-dimensional, and urban life-oriented—and analyzes them, identifies their core spatial genes, dissects the internal logic of the Dual Theories collaboratively empowering the spatial development of internet-famous cities, and puts forward development suggestions for different types of internet-famous cities. This study provides practical references for scenic spots to transform from "short-lived popularity" to "sustained prosperity", improves the theoretical system of cultural and tourism development of internet-famous cities, and promotes the high-quality development of the cultural and tourism industry in internet-famous cities.