February 2 16 World Wetlands Day, the theme of "responsible tourism is beneficial to the wetland and human slogan is" Wetland Tourism: A wonderful experience ". Reporters learned from the provincial forestry department Wetlands Centre, Up to now, the province has a total wetland nature reserve 53, 16 Wetland Park, the economic effects of wetland tourism is increasingly apparent.
Wetlands and oceans, forests and known as the Earth's three major ecosystems, with water conservation, water purification, climate regulation, carbon sequestration and emission reduction and maintenance of biological diversity and ecological functions, known as the "kidney of the earth". The wetlands of the province's main rivers, lakes, swamps and other natural wetlands, reservoirs and ponds, rice fields of artificial wetlands. 2011 the province four new Wetland Park, in Cyathea Lake, Berlin Lake, Ruoergai wetland National Wetland Park pilot qualifications.
The statistics show that eco-tourism in our province in 2011 the annual total tourists 150 million people, the direct revenues of $ 27 billion. Wetlands as an important part of the province of eco-tourism, the pulling effect on tourism is increasingly apparent. Ruoergai County are taking advantage of its wetland resources to create the Yellow River prairie eco-tourism destination. Xichang City plans to spend 20 billion yuan in five three piece in the the Qionghai surrounding planning and construction of wetlands for a total of 1.23 million mu, already built one, two wetlands, Qiong sea-water area has been increased to nearly 29 square kilometers.
"Data show that the number of visitors worldwide in 2010 reached 940 million, is expected in 2020 will rise to 1.6 billion, of which about half will go to various types of wet sightseeing, the provincial forestry department director of the Center for Wetland Protection Hai-Jun Gu introduced Sichuan tourism hotspots should the Gaelic, Jiuzhaigou , Lugu Lake and Xichang Qionghai so wetland tourism-playing features, Sichuan wetland tourism potential will be an upward trend. "
Wetland ecological functions, the province a lot of wetlands with reference to the international advanced protection philosophy and practice of stepping up the recovery and protection. According to reports, the World Wide Fund for Nature (wwf) in, cloud Hashimura, Chengdu Pi County, Xinmin field Town last year launched a cloud bridge restoration and protection of wetlands, introduction of the famous wetland reserve in the world - Hong Kong Mai Po wetland conservation philosophy, to build as "the set of biodiversity protection, water conservation, natural appreciate, environmental education" and other functions as one of the wetlands. At present, the cloud bridge wetland restoration progress smoothly, the aquatic plants to restore and landscape the main has been completed, will be held six months after the external part of the open.
Source: Xinhua
