Chongqing Jinyunshan Nature Education Center. Photo by Liang Qinqing
Chongqing Jinyunshan Nature Education Center. Photo by Liang Qinqing
China News Service, Chongqing, June 29 (Liang Qinqing) On the 29th, the reporter followed the Chongqing Forestry Bureau into the Jinyun Mountain Nature Education Center. The micro laboratories, seed banks, forest reading halls, nature classrooms and other places are unique and feature natural works. Teachers and mountains and forests serve as classrooms to tell ecological stories to young people and spread the concept of ecological civilization.
Blowing the cool breeze from Daihu Lake, listening to the chirping of birds and insects in the mountains... In recent years, with the rise of study tours, urbanites are more willing to go into the mountains and forests to explore and understand nature. Inside the Jinyun Mountain National Nature Reserve Rich in species diversity, it has become a nature-themed study and travel destination.
Nature education is an education process based on natural resources systems such as forests, wetlands, grasslands, wild animals and plants, geology and landforms, and natural reserve systems, using scientific and effective experience methods to guide people to use nature as their teacher and integrate into nature.
The popular science education exhibition hall in Jinyunshan Nature Education Center. Photo by Liang Qinqing
Liu Ping, the second-level chief clerk of the Chongqing Jinyun Mountain National Nature Reserve Administration, said that the Jinyun Mountain Nature Education Center mainly serves young people and has three major areas: a science education exhibition hall, a natural education area and an academic exchange area. On the one hand, it can fully display the natural characteristics of Jinyun Mountain, on the other hand, it can also let visitors understand natural knowledge through natural education places such as micro laboratories, forest reading rooms, and nature classrooms.
"Today's young people spend very little time in nature, and their understanding of nature is also very low." Liu Ping said, "Our center has been in trial operation for less than two months and has received more than 2,000 people, including "Most of them are teenagers." These visitors are very interested in the center's herbarium, where they can prepare plant specimens and enhance their communication with nature.
The relevant person in charge of the Chongqing Forestry Bureau introduced that Chongqing is rich in natural resources such as forests, wetlands, grasslands, wild animals and plants, geological landforms, etc., as well as various types of nature reserves, scenic spots, forest parks, wetland parks, Geoparks and other natural reserves have good resources and conditions for carrying out nature education.
The person in charge said that Chongqing’s nature education work started in 2011, and a number of nature education infrastructures have been built so far. At present, there are about 210 nature reserves in the city after optimization and integration, among which 25 nature education venues have been built to carry out nature education to the public using pictures, images, specimens, electronic sand tables, landscape walls and other forms.
At the same time, Chongqing City also takes the opportunity of " International Forest Day ", World Wetlands Day , " World Wildlife Day " and "Bird Love Week" every year to continuously launch forests, wetlands, etc. that young people can participate in. The number of participants in nature education experience activities will exceed 80,000 in 2021 alone.
In the next step, the Chongqing Forestry Bureau will speed up the construction of nature education venues in national nature reserves, continue to promote the construction of nature education venues in other nature reserves, and enrich natural experience, natural art, ecological imaging, nature study, ecological health care and other contents. Enhance the audience’s outdoor interactivity and experience. (End)
