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Eco tourist Codes of Conduct in
Tiger Leaping Gorge
Tiger
Leaping Gorge is one of the worlds top ten trekking travel areas. At the centre of
China's three great rivers nature heritage park, Tiger Leaping Gorge is
the home to a great number of rare animals and plants and has been
designated a provincial-level nature reserve.Because of the fragility
and importance of this Nature Reserve, all visitors are asked
to
follow this Code of Conduct so as to ensure the Area's biodiversity and
cultural heritage is effectively protected. Please help to protect the
fragile ecosystem and wildlife of the area by following the guidelines
set out below.
Environmental Conservation
All
travelers visiting the nature reserve should not be larger than
15 people per group
and should always be accompanied by a
local guide. When you are in the Nature Reserve,please follow the regulations and laws of the Reserve:
Do not throw trash on the
ground;
Do not take any
"souvenirs" or specimens from the wild; Put all trash in the
designated places;
Do not cut or dig up
trees or bushes;
Do not start any fires
within the Nature Reserve.
Support the local enterprises rather than the businesses set up with
outside money (recognizable by the
architecture which is unsuited to the local environment).Do not support businesses
which graffiti advertising throughout the gorge, Support the businesses
run by the locals, who maintain the environment
and the
heritage of the gorge. Cheap and dirty modern concrete businesses are
detrimental to this heritage and to the environment.
Take good care of the
business who help you get the right information.Take good care of the
quality products and the people who provide them.Give thought to the
people living in the gorge and give them your business,
so that
they may expand the gorge facilities in a manner consistent with their
heritage and harmonious with the environment.If
you are a visitor coming to do research, training, or filming, please get
permission from the Nature Reserve
staff.
You can buy local products to help improve the lives of local people, but
please do not buy endangered wildlife
products such as fur,
feathers, and
leather.When you are watching the birds, please do not wear bright clothing,
make loud noises or frighten or feed the birds. Please do
not
come within 100 meters of the birds.Cultural Conservation:
Remember to respect the property rights of the local people. Try
to be helpful to each other,
do not just take from the local people.Respect the local people and their
customs and religion. Do not touch things
before you get permission, and do not be loud and disrespectful
in the village. Ask permission before you
take pictures in the villages, especially
when you take pictures of people.Respect holy and
sacred places and do not touch or move religious
objects.
Giving to children only encourages begging. A donation to our
Conservation and Community Development Fund is a more constructive
way to help. Visitors who value local
traditions encourage the local pride and maintain local cultures. So please
show an interest in the culture of the local people and an interest in
understanding their traditions.
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