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Integration of culture and tourism opens up new ways for civilization to pick up autumn

2025-11-06   

In the golden autumn season, picking up autumn has become a popular leisure activity for people to get close to nature and experience a bountiful harvest. This traditional custom originated from agricultural civilization, which was originally a poetic activity of picking up abandoned crops in the fields and feeling the harvest, has now become tasteless due to uncivilized behaviors such as climbing trees and trampling vegetation. This not only violates the original meaning of picking up autumn, but also reflects the contradiction between ecological protection and leisure needs. In this context, the deep integration of autumn picking and cultural tourism industry provides new ideas for resolving this contradiction. While regulating behavior, it achieves a win-win situation for ecological protection and economic development, injecting a civilized background and development vitality into autumn leisure travel. The traditional activity of picking up autumn has been transformed into an unrestrained act of destruction by some people. Whether it's using a long pole to knock and climb trees, or climbing over fences to enter a research plant area to pick oak fruits, they have crossed the boundaries of leisure activities, not only violating the clear requirements for protecting the ecological environment in the Convention on Civilized Conduct of Chinese Citizens in Domestic Tourism, but also causing potential harm to the natural ecosystem. The root cause of the chaos in autumn lies in the lack of awareness of public rules and the dissolution of reverence for nature. In the minds of some people, being unattended is equivalent to being able to seize public resources at will, which is a misconception about public resources. The harmonious and orderly ecological environment relies on the conscious protection of every individual, and a few people prioritize their personal desires over public interests, ultimately turning civilized leisure into an excuse for ecological destruction. In the face of the chaos of picking up autumn, simple prohibition and criticism are difficult to fundamentally solve the problem. Therefore, incorporating it into the development plan of cultural tourism, through precise scene design, deep embedding of rules, and upgrading of experience quality, makes civilized picking up autumn a necessity. Wuchuan County in Inner Mongolia has planned 5 characteristic autumn picking routes and set up free baked potato spots in the fields, providing tourists with a scenic experience and strengthening ecological protection awareness; The "Picking Autumn+Delicious Food" package launched by Chengde Weichang in Hebei Province transforms the ingredients picked up by tourists into characteristic farmhouse meals, which not only enriches the travel experience but also drives the sales of local agricultural products. This multi fusion mode not only meets people's need to be close to nature, but also avoids uncivilized behavior through institutional design. Under the deep empowerment of cultural and tourism integration, the traditional custom of picking autumn is breaking through its single leisure attribute and being transformed into a practical carrier for the coordinated development of ecological education and economy. Through creative design and scientific planning, seasonal natural resources are transformed into cultural and economic value tourism products in various regions. Xilingol League has developed four characteristic potato digging routes, guiding tourists from passive observers to active participants, and experiencing the natural laws and agricultural wisdom of "spring grows and summer grows, autumn harvests and winter storage" intuitively; Fuzhou Minjiang Riverside Park has launched a leaf drop creation activity, where tourists assemble the collected leaves into creative patterns, elevating simple picking behavior to a low-carbon and environmentally friendly cultural expression. This creative transformation has established a virtuous cycle of "ecological experience cultural dissemination value transformation", opening up a new path for the modernization and sustainable development of traditional customs. To achieve a win-win situation for the development of autumn picking civilization and cultural tourism, a multi-party collaborative governance system is indispensable. On the basis of the effective path provided by the integration of culture and tourism, in order to achieve sustainable development, institutional constraints, consciousness guidance, and practical innovation are still needed. Law enforcement agencies should increase their regulatory efforts and dispose of behaviors that damage the ecological environment and plunder public resources in accordance with the law; Scenic areas and rural areas need to improve infrastructure construction, clarify the boundaries of autumn picking behavior through setting up warning signs, designating exclusive areas, and arranging dedicated patrols; The public should enhance their awareness of environmental protection and legal consciousness, and reasonably accept the joy of nature's gifts while respecting the property rights of nature and others. The abundant fruits of autumn and the joy of picking up autumn come not only from the love of the season, but also from the protection of civilization. Only through long-term efforts and collaborative efforts from all parties can we truly return to the essence of "picking up gifts and understanding nature" in autumn, and enable every golden autumn to have both the joy of harvest and the foundation of civilization. (New Society)

Edit:Luoyu Responsible editor:Zhoushu

Source:Beijing Youth Daily

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