国内英语资讯:China Focus: Qomolangma reserve bans ordinary tourists in core zone
<p><span word="LHASA">LHASA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 14-- <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tibet">Tibet</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="conserve">conserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="permit">permit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountaineering">mountaineering</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1988.</p><p><span word="Covering">Covering</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 33,800 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="km">km</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10,312-<span word="square">square</span> <span word="km">km</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="ecosystems">ecosystems</span>.</p><p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>." <span word="But">But</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>.</p><p><span word="Kelsang">Kelsang</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="Rongpo">Rongpo</span> <span word="Monastery">Monastery</span>, <span word="around">around</span> 5,000 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tent">tent</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="km">km</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="Between">Between</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Dingri">Dingri</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="tents">tents</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span>, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="accomodation">accomodation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monastery">monastery</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="appreciating">appreciating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tent">tent</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> 8,800-<span word="meter">meter</span>-<span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>," <span word="Kelsang">Kelsang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Travelers">Travelers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5,200 <span word="meters">meters</span>. <span word="Kelsang">Kelsang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountaineering">mountaineering</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="forestry">forestry</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p>
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