Research on Narrative Map Design Methods for Tourism Routes in Wuhan Hankou Red Cultural Scenic Area

Abstract

This paper takes the red cultural scenic tourist routes in Hankou, Wuhan, as its research object and explores the application of narrative maps in the design of red cultural tourism routes. In response to problems commonly found in conventional route maps, such as unclear storylines, route organization overly focused on navigation, and insufficient experiential guidance, the study proposes a design framework consisting of narrative unit extraction, narrative path construction, and experiential layer representation, based on a review of previous studies on red cultural tourism and narrative maps. Combined with the Wuhan Hankou case, the study classifies and organizes red cultural resources and translates them into narrative structures, thereby constructing tourist routes with both historical continuity and experiential rhythm. The study argues that the narrative map approach helps improve the readability, organizational coherence, and experiential quality of red cultural tourism routes, enabling route maps to shift from being simple navigation tools to visual media that integrate narration and cultural communication.