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Development and conservation of glacier tourist resources—A case study of Bogda Glacier Park

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Glacier is one kind of the most beautiful geological sightseeing in the world as well as a special kind of tourism resources. The characters of glacier tourism include scarcity, frangibility, localization of tourist activity, scientific connotation, and integrated function and value. The paper summarizes the latest researches in developing glacier tourism resources. Regarding the Bogda Glacier Park as an example, the authors analyze the characteristics of glacier tourism resources in detail and the conditions and potential threats of glacier tourism development. Suggestions on glacier tourism development and protection are given as follows: 1) to plan function subarea scientifically and reasonably; 2) to combine tourism, scientific research with ecological education; 3) to take countermeasures of environmental protection; 4) to integrate tourism resources and strengthening regional cooperation. Finally, emphases are put forward on resources conformity along the tourism line and cooperation of tourism management. The paper aims to seek after the coordination path in exploitation and protection of glacier tourism resources to guide the exploitation of other glacier tourism destinations.

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  1. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China

    Liu Xuling & Yang Zhaoping

  2. Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Liu Xuling

  3. Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China

    Xie Ting

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Foundation item: Under the auspices of the Western Bright Project (No. 20025023)

Biography: LIU Xuling (1980–), female, a native of Jimo of Shandong Province, Ph.D. candidate, specialized in tourism geography and tourism planning.

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Liu, X., Yang, Z. & Xie, T. Development and conservation of glacier tourist resources—A case study of Bogda Glacier Park. Chin. Geograph.Sc. 16, 365–370 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-006-0365-y

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