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xiang xiangrong, commentator of chao news client

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recently, a netizen posted a video on a social platform saying that the yading scenic area in daocheng, ganzi, sichuan, prohibits tourists from eating instant noodles, saying that the instant noodle soup will pollute the environment, but in the store operated by the scenic area, you can make hot dry noodles for 22 yuan. this behavior has aroused doubts that the scenic area is making money in the name of environmental protection.

the ban on tourists from eating instant noodles because of the pollution of the environment has actually been around for a long time, and it is not just daocheng yading. as early as 2005, the huangshan scenic area in anhui province decided to stop selling instant noodles and at the same time advocated that tourists do not bring instant noodles to the mountain to make and eat. this is because some tourists will pour the soup into the soil after eating instant noodles, which will change the ph of the soil and is not conducive to the growth of plants, especially huangshan pine. the food residues dumped by tourists will be eaten by squirrels and birds on the mountain, resulting in the "semi-farming" of wild animals, which is not conducive to the protection of wild animals.

as a 5a-level scenic spot, the natural scenery of daocheng yading is undoubtedly a precious treasure. protecting this pure land from pollution and ensuring ecological balance is the unshirkable responsibility of scenic area management. as a convenient and fast food, instant noodles may indeed have adverse effects on the natural environment if their soup is not properly handled. therefore, from an environmental protection perspective, it is reasonable and necessary for the scenic area to prohibit tourists from eating instant noodles in the scenic area. but first of all, the operators of the scenic area must follow it, and there must be transparency and consistency in the implementation process. however, according to netizens who took the video, they saw the scenic area staff pouring the instant noodles soup into the lawn while cleaning. in this way, isn't the claim of protecting the environment self-contradictory? this is exactly what caused dissatisfaction among tourists. the act of selling high-priced hot dry noodles makes people question their management motivation and whether it is really based on the interests of tourists.

to solve the pollution problem caused by eating instant noodles, we cannot just rely on blocking, but also on dredging. banning instant noodles is only a temporary solution and does not solve the root cause. tourists call for the urgent needs of tourists to be addressed. if scenic spots can provide high-quality and low-priced food to replace instant noodles, it will reduce tourists' dependence on instant noodles.

fortunately, in the face of tourists' revelations and doubts, the ganzi prefecture daocheng yading scenic area management bureau responded very effectively: the situation is true, and the company will be interviewed and suspended for rectification. conduct centralized training for sanitation workers, provide free boiled water and venues, and uniformly collect and standardize garbage disposal. indeed, as the media pointed out: "what should be managed is the behavior that pollutes the environment, not the type of food." even if the scenic area provides high-quality food, its subsequent environmental protection work cannot be absent. in short, protecting the environment is a matter of course, but the actual needs and experience of tourists cannot be ignored, or even profits can be seized in the name of environmental protection. environmental protection and commercial interests are not irreconcilable contradictions. real environmental protection should be to reasonably guide tourists' behavior on the premise of respecting nature and protecting the ecology, rather than simply and rudely prohibiting certain behaviors. environmental protection does not mean keeping people away. environmental protection requires scientific management, not simple prohibition.

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