In recent years, the tourism experience of tourists has been impacted seriously with the increase in the number of tourists. Psychological Carrying Capacity (PCC) as an important part of Tourism Carrying Capacity (TCC), is an important criterion for measuring the quality of tourism experience. It is also an important and necessary means of tourism management. Daerungwon, as a symbol of the Gyeongju city, has not been studied on TCC. In this study, the number and the satisfaction degree of tourists in Daerungwon were investigated hourly. Then the mathematical relationship between the two variables was established with regression analysis method. Based on these, the study researched the change rules of the PCC in Daerungwon. The results showed that: (1) The satisfaction degree curve presented inverted “U” shape rather than monotonically decreasing shape with the increase of the number of tourists in Daerungwon. (2) When the instantaneous number of tourists is 193, the satisfaction degree of tourists is the highest. When the instantaneous number is 382, the descent speed of satisfaction degree is the fastest. The best PCC in Daerungwon is 1,198 persons per day. And when the number of tourists reached 2,372, the satisfaction degree will drop quickly. Finally the study verified the influencing factors of PCC from the view of tourists and put forward suggestions on management based on PCC research results. The achieved results can provide the references to the tourism management of Daerungwon.

ABSTRACT
 1. Introduction
 2. Literature Reviews
 3. Methods
  3.1 Study Sites
  3.2 Research Methods
 4. Results and Discussions
  4.1 The Basic Information of Tourists
  4.2 The Study on PCC in Daerungwon
  4.3 The Study on Influencing Factors of PCC
  4.4 Suggestions on Management Based on PCCResearch Results
 5. Conclusions
 References

• Linsen Cao(Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School, Dongguk University)
• Hongxu Peng(Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School, Dongguk University)
• Taiho Kang(Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Dongguk University) Corresponding author