Chinanews.com, Chengdu, June 16 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) The Management Committee of Haizishan Nature Reserve in Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province (hereinafter referred to as Haizishan Management Committee) issued a notice on the 16th, stating that the "Eye of Genie" was planned for construction. The plank roads that visitors enter and leave have attracted widespread attention from netizens. The Haizishan Management Committee decided to immediately stop the construction of plank road facilities, demolish some of the plank road facilities that have been built, cover soil, and restore turf.

At the same time, publicly solicit "Gnie Eye" environmental protection and basic service optimization plans (including opinions and suggestions).

  It is understood that with the completion of the Yakang section of the Yakang section of the Yaye Expressway and the improvement of the construction of the G318 line, the "Eye of Gnie" has attracted many outdoor explorers, photographers and self-driving tourists, and the number of visitors is increasing.

In order to provide tourists with basic service conditions, while also effectively protecting the natural environment from a long-term perspective, the Haizishan Management Committee decided to build a facility for tourists to conveniently enter and exit the plank road according to the plan, and equipped with management service stations to strengthen on-site control and services.

The "Eye of Gnie" on the mountain meadow.

Photo courtesy of Haizishan Management Committee

  On June 15, the construction of the "Eye of Gnei" plank road quickly attracted widespread attention from netizens, and everyone expressed different opinions on the construction of the plank road.

Netizens believe that although the construction of plank roads can be standardized and convenient to visit and reduce disorderly damage to the environment, the plank road itself may also cause damage to the environment, and after completion, it will have a certain impact on on-site landscape photography, especially the effect of aerial photography, netizens We suggest that the plank road and other facility construction plans should be fully demonstrated and optimized before construction.

  In response to the suggestions of netizens, the Management Committee of Haizishan Nature Reserve in Ganzi Prefecture believes that this is an enthusiastic move by netizens to care about the "Eye of Gnie" and sincerely accept all reasonable suggestions.

After research, it was decided that starting from June 16, 2021, the construction of the "Eye of Genie" plank road facilities will be stopped immediately, and the partial plank road facilities that have been built will be demolished immediately, and all the plank road facilities will be completed within 2 days.

And remove the overburden, restore the turf, and implement ecological conservation.

At the same time, the "Eye of Gnei" environmental protection and basic service design plan optimization and improvement work were initiated.

Overlooking the "Eye of Gnie" from the air.

Photo courtesy of Haizishan Management Committee

  According to the announcement, the main geomorphic environment of "Gnie’s Eye" is seasonal alpine lakes and alpine meadows. Due to environmental protection, no roads, plank roads, observation decks, parking lots and other basic service facilities have been built for tourists. The scale of tourist visits formed is getting bigger and bigger, causing the existing environment to be damaged to a certain extent.

In addition, the "Eye of Gnei" belongs to the plateau and wide valley. Visitors can enter from all directions, making it difficult to control.

In May 2019, there was an incident in which a self-driving team drove the vehicle directly from the grassland to the lakeside of the "Eye of Gnei" without authorization, which caused concern from all walks of life.

  While a large number of enthusiastic netizens are calling for the protection of the "Eye of Gnei" environment, more and more tourists come to the site for sightseeing and eagerly expect the scenic spot to provide basic tourism service facilities and safety emergency guarantee.

The "Eye of Gnie" is 3885 meters above sea level. Tourists are prone to altitude sickness. The wet grassland on rainy days will make it difficult for tourists to travel. The majority of tourists hope that the scenic area can improve the infrastructure and supporting services as soon as possible, especially emergency support services.

  The Haizishan Management Committee stated that in view of the fact that the scenic spot has not yet been systematically planned and constructed, it has decided to publicly solicit "Gnie Eye" environmental protection and basic service optimization plans (including opinions and suggestions).

  The reporter noted that the solicitation of "Gnie Eye" environmental protection and basic service optimization plans (including opinions and suggestions) is mainly for professional institutions engaged in ecological environmental protection planning and design, tourism development planning and design, cultural creative planning and design; Expert talents with high professional quality in the fields of environmental protection, tourism planning, humanities research, outdoor adventure, self-driving travel, photography creation, etc.; enthusiastic netizens who care about the "Eye of Ge Nie".

  The Haizishan Management Committee stated that it will invite authoritative experts in various fields to participate in the conference to jointly seek a long-term environmental protection mechanism and feasible ideas for basic services in the Haizishan Reserve and the "Eye of Genie".

Establish a long-term appointment mechanism for "Friends of Gnee" to hire authoritative experts in various fields and representatives of enthusiastic netizens as "Friends of Gnee", establish a long-term mechanism to promote environmental protection, basic services, and the realization of a harmonious symbiosis of indigenous peoples.

  The announcement stated that on the basis of extensive solicitation of opinions and suggestions, the top-level design of environmental protection and basic services of the "Eye of Gnee" will be optimized and improved, and the "Eye of Gnee's Environmental Protection and Basic Service Innovative Design Plan" will be formed.

Opinion providers or plan makers with novel ideas and strong feasibility will be rewarded accordingly.

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