During the Water Splashing Festival in 2013, also the New Year of the Dai ethnic group, many visitors came to Xishuangbanna. XTBG, the 5A national tourist attraction, was one of the hot destinations for tourists.

XTBG offered special popular science activities for the visitors to practice gardening in the Flower Garden and Fruit Garden. The “Leave No Trace” activity at the Green Stone Forest also won wide participation.

Gardening is a very good exercise. Visitors got the joy of taking care of plants by dry pruning parts of shrubs and trees, leveling the soil, and weeding, etc.

 The “Leave No Trace” activity “Leave No Trace” activity was aimed at teaching people of all ages how to enjoy the outdoors responsibly by practicing the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace to protect and preserve our natural world. Visitors to the Green Stone Forest packed out all trash, leftover food and litter to the Main Entrance of XTBG.

Reading brochure of “Leave No Trace” activity

A visitor is dry pruning

Tourists are practising gardening at the Flower Garden

About

1. In 2013, April 15th was the first day of the 1,375th year of the Dai calender.

Water Splashing Festival: http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_curiosity/2003-09/24/content_29269.htm

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2. Leave No Trace (LNT) refers to a set of trail ethics and also to an nonprofit organization that teaches those principles. LNT principles are designed to promote conservation in the outdoors. The organization Leave No Trace exists to educate people on their impact on nature as well as the principles of LNT to prevent and minimize such impacts.

Leave No Trace is built on seven principles: Plan Ahead and Prepare, Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces, Dispose of Waste Properly, Leave What You Find,Minimize Campfire Impacts, Respect Wildlife, and Be Considerate of Other Visitors.

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_No_Trace)