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As an important resource and the liying environment of mankind, wetland has become gradually a highlight, strongly concerned andintensively studied by scientists and sociologists.The governments in the world and the whole society have been paying more and more attentionon it.The Dongting Lake of China is regarded as an internationally important wetland.For a rational development and protection of thewetland, an investigation and studied on its resources and its value to tourism in the South Dongting Lake was conducted, to create anassessment system of the ecological landscapes, and to evaluate qualitatively and quantitatively the value of wetland landscape to the eco-tourism.The results showed that the scenic value of the South Dongting Lake Wetland satisfied the criterion of AAAA grade of China nationalscenic attraction.The eco-tourism value of the landscape cultures in the South Dongting Lake Wetland was discussed with emphasis.It wereformulated that a principle and frame of sustainable exploitation of the wetland landscapes and it was proposed as well that establishing aWetland Park and developing eco-tourism in the South Dongting Lake.Wetland is a fragile ecosystem with low resistance to the impact of theexploitation.Thus, we must pay intensively attention to the influence of exploitation on the landscape, take the ecological risk in account toemploy a right countermeasure and avoid the negative affection.
