Source: People’s Daily Online – Viewpoint Channel Original Manuscript
This summer, Xinjiang is particularly popular, and it seems that “everyone on the Internet is playing in Xinjiang”. However, the behavior of littering, which is not commensurate with the beauty of the screen, has once again become the focus of netizens’ attention.
According to reports, many netizens reported seeing rubbish all over the Xinjiang Duku Highway, especially in parking areas, rest stops and other places, with food bags and plastic bottles everywhere. Some popular scenic spots have not been spared. On the banks of the Paradise Lake on the Wusun Ancient Road, a hiking resort in Xinjiang, there are also tourists who have left rubbish everywhere after camping, and even deflated inflatable rowboats and gas tanks. When entering the desert, there is also a lot of garbage, “it’s impossible to pick it up at all”.
Summer vacation is the peak period of travel, and both travel demand and consumption vitality are concentrated and activated. Pack your bags and go on the road, relax along the way, and feel the beauty of nature. However, if you see garbage scattered everywhere you go, the longing for Duku Highway has become a “garbage road” complained by some netizens, which not only defeats the interest of playing and reduces the travel experience, but also creates a natural pollution-free ecological environment for the local area. irreversible damage. No matter from which point of view, civilization is a “homework” that must be done before traveling, and a “travel” that should always be carried when traveling.
Civilized travel first tests the self-discipline of tourists and tourist groups. According to the 2021 Statistical Bulletin of National Economic and Social Development, there will be 3.25 billion domestic tourists in the year, an increase of 12.8% over 2020. Domestic tourism revenue was 2,919.1 billion yuan, an increase of 31.0%. At present, the number of domestic tourists and the tourism market are gradually recovering, and some scenic spots are also launching tourism packages to welcome tourists back. Therefore, individuals and groups must always realize that travel is to enjoy the scenery, not to throw garbage and add burdens. Everywhere you go, you must consciously restrain yourself, be a good example to those around you, internalize civilized travel in your heart and externalize it in your actions, and protect the ecological environment and public interests of the destination with your own actions.
Civilized travel also tests the level of service reception and governance. The self-discipline of tourists and groups will reduce the burden on the ecological environment of the destination. However, it must be seen objectively that some of the garbage leftovers previously exposed on the Internet are also related to the lack of hardware services. With the rapid development of traffic conditions and the development of new media, those unpopular or less well-known scenic spots in the past have become “Internet celebrities” overnight, which has put a lot of pressure on the local passenger flow. In this regard, scientific planning is needed to increase the supply of services. For example, formulate plans to ease the flow of passengers, rationally plan the location of trash cans, build mobile public toilets, strengthen travel publicity and the frequency of garbage transfer during peak tourist seasons, etc.
Faced with the uncivilized behavior of the summer travel peak, it is necessary to do a good job in the education and punishment of establishing rules and “showing the cards”. For civilized travel, self-discipline and increased service “supply” are not enough. External restraint and punishment are also indispensable. At present, there are measures such as “records of uncivilized tourist behaviors” and “blacklists” for tourists’ uncivilized behaviors, and some places have also established supporting measures for implementation. There’s certainly no reason to be soft on the heads of individuals and groups who are littering, scribbling, and causing serious repercussions. Strengthening the education and punishment of uncivilized behavior is also the meaning of cultivating a civilized travel social atmosphere.
Protect the natural and ecological environment as you care for your own eyes. It should be noted that the most beautiful scenery is the civilization on the road; the best tourist souvenir is to leave nothing but footprints.