Enterprise networks provide an innovative perspective on the deepseated mechanisms and diversified trends of the evolution of economic spatial linkages in the cultural and tourism industry. As an important form of characterization of business transactions among enterprises, the related transaction network has the dual attributes, horizontal links among enterprises and vertical links among subsidiaries and parent companies. According to the data of related transactions of listed cultural and tourism enterprises from 2000 to 2021, the spatial structure of related transaction networks of cultural and tourism enterprises as well as their evolution characteristics are revealed, and the status and roles of network nodes are identified. The study finds that the overall related transaction value of listed cultural and tourism enterprises from 2000 to 2021 experienced staggering growth, and the industries involved in the cultural and tourism industry had been enriched, the leasing and business services industry being mainly related parties. With the increase of related transaction volumes, expansion of networks spatial coverage, and growth of longdistance connections across regions, the overall network evolves from a simple “radial” structure to a complex “network” one, with a few nodes of high centrality playing the role of “hubs” . The level of node shift centrality and shift control increases, and obeys the onedimensional distribution of highhigh and lowlow. Beijing and Shanghai have always been the leading and core cities of the network, while Hangzhou, Shenyang, and Changsha have played the role of center or power portal at different times, and a large number of nodes in Midwest China have taken on the role of crony edges in the network.

listed cultural and tourism enterprises; related transaction network; spatial structure; evolution characteristics; node roles