Chinanews.com, October 28. According to the website of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a notice recently requiring that the principle of protection first be adhered to, the relationship between protection and utilization and tourism development should be properly handled, and the cave temple scenic spot should be avoided Excessive commercialization and entertainment.

Data map: The rich sculptures of the cave temple.

Photo by Yang Zhenghua

　　According to the notice, in recent years, the level of protection and utilization of cave temples has been continuously improved. However, during holidays and peak tourist seasons, some cave temples and world cultural heritage sites are overloaded with tourists, causing certain hidden dangers to the safety of cultural relics and tourists.

　　The notice pointed out that it is necessary to further strengthen the protection and management of cave temples, effectively solve the problem of overloading tourists in some cave temples and world cultural heritage sites, ensure the safety of cultural relics and tourists, and provide a good visiting environment.

—— Deeply understand the importance of the protection of the cave temple and strengthen open management.

Administrative departments of cultural relics, culture and tourism at all levels must stand at the height of inheriting Chinese culture, strengthening cultural self-confidence, and building a community with a shared future for mankind, and fully understand the importance of the protection of cave temples.

We must adhere to the principle of protection first, properly handle the relationship between protection and utilization and tourism development, and avoid excessive commercialization and entertainment of the cave temple scenic spot.

The provincial cultural relics administrative departments should, in conjunction with the cultural and tourism administrative departments, guide and urge the people's government and scenic area management agencies where the cave temples are located in their jurisdictions, insist on the development of tourism based on the protection of cultural relics, formulate requirements for the opening management of the cave temples, and clarify the protection and opening of cultural relics Requirements and measures in terms of conditions, capacity management, safety management, etc., to improve the opening management level of the cave temple.

——Reasonable calculation, verification and announcement of tourist carrying capacity.

The provincial cultural relics administrative departments shall, in conjunction with the cultural and tourism administrative departments, guide the management agencies of the Shikusi scenic spot in accordance with WW/T 0083-2017 "Regulations for the Evaluation of Tourist Carrying Capacity of Cultural Relics Protection Units" and LB/T 034-2014 "Verification of Maximum Carrying Capacity of Scenic Spots" "Guidelines" and related requirements such as the protection plan of the cave temple, reasonably calculate and strictly set the tourist carrying capacity of the cave temple scenic spot.

The tourist carrying capacity should include the carrying capacity of the core scenic area, the carrying capacity of important areas (such as the platform in front of the cave), the carrying capacity of each open cave, the carrying capacity of the plank road/walking trail, and the instantaneous carrying capacity of the key caves and plank roads must be determined.

At present, the tourist carrying capacity has not yet been announced, or the tourist carrying capacity has been announced before but does not meet the above requirements of the cave temple scenic spot, according to the requirements of Article 45 of the Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China, report to the scenic area authority for approval and announce and implement.

—— Strictly control the number of tourists and improve the quality of tourists' visits.

All provincial cultural relics administration departments should, in conjunction with the cultural and tourism administration departments, guide the management agencies of the cave temple scenic spots, adopt online appointments, electronic ticketing, staggered visits, limited time and current flow, customized services, real-time monitoring, and early warning reports to adjust and control the number of tourists , Strictly implement various indicators of tourist carrying capacity.

The management agency of the cave temple should carry out the implementation and effect analysis of the tourist carrying capacity control measures, and scientifically evaluate the impact of tourism development on the safety of the cave temple.

Encourage the cave temple scenic area to explore historical and cultural connotations, improve the quality of explanation services, and improve the display service level and enhance the tourist experience through the construction of digital museums, smart scenic spots and virtual experiences.

——Improve the related facilities of the cave temple and increase the emergency response capability.

The provincial cultural relics administrative departments shall, in conjunction with the cultural and tourism administrative departments, guide the management agencies of the cave temple scenic spots to strengthen the construction of safety facilities and service facilities without affecting the historical environment of the cave temple.

Carry out daily safety inspections of scenic spots, eliminate potential safety hazards in a timely manner, and focus on safety prevention and control during peak travel periods such as holidays.

Strengthen the construction of emergency response capabilities, formulate emergency response plans for scenic spot management, fully consider possible natural and man-made damages, make personnel security and material preparations, carry out emergency drills, enhance early warning response capabilities, and comprehensively improve emergency response capabilities of the cave temple scenic spot.

　　The notice also mentioned that the Forbidden City, Chengde Mountain Resort, Potala Palace and other world cultural heritage sites with a large number of tourists should follow the above requirements to strengthen open management, approve and publish the number of tourists, strictly control the number of tourists, and improve emergency response capabilities. Ensure the safety of cultural relics and tourists.