Jimu News reporter Ding Peng
On July 27, netizens broke the news that some tourists drove their cars into Yamdrok Yongcuo Lake while traveling by car in Tibet. On the 28th, the local tourism department told Jimu news reporters that this kind of behavior is both uncivilized and has potential safety hazards, and tourists are advised to travel in a civilized manner.
An online video showed that three off-road vehicles were parked in shallow water by the lake, many people were walking in front of the vehicles, and a drone was flying above the roof of the vehicle, suspected of taking aerial photography. Another person was sitting on the roof of the car, and someone in front of him took a photo of the tourist with a mobile phone. The location of the video publisher is shown as the Yamdrok Yongcuo Scenic Spot in Shannan, Tibet. The publisher said: “Driving the car into the lake, everyone must not learn.”
Drive into Yamdrok Tso Lake tourists (screenshot of online video)
On the 28th, Jimu News reporter interviewed Mr. Xu, a senior self-driving travel blogger. He said that he also saw He said that this kind of behavior is not allowed in the local area, and that vehicles entering the lake water will also pollute and damage the protected area.
Jimu reporters noticed that Shannan City began to implement the “Regulations on the Protection of Yangzhuo Yongcuo in Shannan City” on September 1, 2019. Article 4 stipulates that the protection scope of Yangzhuo Yongcuo is based on functions and protection. requirements, divided into core protected areas and general protected areas. The core protected area refers to the area below the historically high water level of Yamdrok. The general protected area refers to the range of the historically high water level extending 100 meters horizontally outward along the surface. (Within 100 meters, if there is a built road or permanent building, the boundary of the built road or permanent building shall prevail.) The regulations mention that the people’s governments of Gonggar County and Langkazi County are responsible for Yangzhuo within the administrative area under their jurisdiction. Yong wrong protection work.
Accordingly, the behavior of tourists driving into the lake water in the video has already caused damage to the general protection area of Yamdrok Yongcuo Lake.
Jimu News reporter called the Langkazi County Tourism Bureau, and the staff introduced that it must not be allowed to drive cars into Yamdrok Yongcuo Lake. Warning signs have been put up. In addition, the villages along the Yamdrok Yongcuo Lake will also be managed. The tourism bureau and townships also regularly organize inspections, and fences have been set up in some places, so that tourists’ cars are generally not allowed to enter. “It is recommended that tourists park their cars and walk to the lake to play,” the staff member said.
The staff of Gonggar County Tourism Development Bureau also introduced to reporters that they have paid attention to the behavior in the online video and are currently cooperating with relevant departments to investigate and verify that this behavior is uncivilized and unsafe. It is recommended that tourists travel in a civilized manner. The staff member introduced that they usually remind tourists to protect Yangzhuoyongcuo Lake through law enforcement, posting notices, and communicating with tourism companies, and not to drive into the reserve.