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CIRCULAR OF THE GENERAL OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL ON ENHANCING THE PROTECTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SCENIC AREAS

    Approved by the State Council, this Circular is hereby issued to further
enhance the protection and administration of the scenic areas and halt the
actions of illegal construction in the scenic areas.

    1. The scenic resources are precious and non-regenerative heritage of
nature and culture. To ensure the healthy development of scenic areas, the
relation between economic construction and resources protection should be
properly handled; protection of the scenic resources be given the first
priority to in the work of the scenic areas; and, the principle of strict
protection, unified administration, reasonable development and ever-
continuous utilization be adhered to.

    2. The scenic resources are state-owned and must be lawfully protected.
Each region and department are not allowed to grant the scenic resources and
the land in the scenic areas in any name and form, or, in disguised forms.

    3. The scenic areas are the public tourist places, which gather scenic
resources and are of beautiful environment. The nature of the areas is not
allowed to change. And it is forbidden to establish development areas and
vacation camps of any kind in the scenic areas.

    4. The master plan of the scenic areas should be carefully implemented
and every kind of construction activities should be strictly controlled. The
construction or transformation of the tourist-receiving facilities should be,
under the master plan, placed in existing towns or tourist-receiving bases
surrounding the scenic areas. Optimal use should be made of existing
facilities. Each construction project in the scenic areas must accord with
the planning requirements and go through the formalities of examination and
approval according to relevant regulations. Illegal construction is
rigorously forbidden.

    5. The local people's governments should, under the Interim Regulations
on the Administration of Scenic Areas, strengthen the leadership of the work
of the scenic areas. The local people's governments of the localities where
the scenic areas are located should enhance the unified administration, well
organize and coordinate the relations among the relevant departments, keep
unchanged the business channels of the departments in the scenic areas and
safeguard their legitimate rights and interests. As for those who manage
confusedly and fail to protect resources effectively, the local governments
should adopt forceful measures to deal with them. For places where damage to
the resources has been caused and no longer qualified to be the scenic areas,
the local governments should report to the original ratifying department to
cancel their naming and lawfully investigate the responsibilities of their
leaders and persons assuming direct responsibility.

    6. According to the Interim Regulations on the Administration of the
Scenic Areas, the Ministry of Construction should further strengthen the
guidance and supervision over the nationwide work of the scenic areas,
closely coordinate with the relevant departments of the State Council and
promote the healthy development of the work of the scenic areas.