Issues on Tourism and Recreational Capacity in Khangai Nuruu
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B.Baasannamjii and L.Bayasgalan. Mong.J.Agric.Sci. (2017) Vol.21 (02) This article is published under the DOI: https://doi.org/10.5564/mjas.v21i02.912 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5564/mjas.v21i02.912 Creative Commons CC-BY License. ISSUES ON TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL CAPACITY IN KHANGAI NURUU B.Baasannamjii* and L.Bayasgalan School of Agroecology,Agroecology, Mongolian University of LifeLife Sciences, Zaisan- 17024,Ulaanbaatar, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Mongolia *Corresponding author: [email protected] ABSTRACT The imbalances of development such as unequal benefits of the tourism, high migration from tourism undeveloped area, over-centralization in developed area are derived from the issue of the tourism development policy is not covered the whole region. Therefore the state and local organizations and administration of specially protected areas should take their consideration on sustainable development of the tourism with policy and planning in order to balance the benefits of local people, foreign and domestic travelers and entities, to give positive tendency of nature, to improve the protection and utilization of natural resources. The sustainable tourism, one of rapid developing and most appropriate types of tourism can be the large financial resources to improve the management of specially protected area, if implement the sustainable tourism in specially protected areas with appropriate policy and management. KEY WORDS: natural resorts, travel, recreation, sustainable tourism and area capacity. INTRODUCTION According to the study of specially protected areas of of tourism because of their attractiveness to the countries around the world, the countries have been tourists and demands of sustainable development. In inheriting their natural resources, beauties, unique scope of the policy to primarily develop the recreation natural formations to the next generations, and and tourism activities in Khangai range which protecting such areas for purpose of providing the stipulated in “Sustainable Development of XXI need of recreation without damaging the areas. Such Century of Mongolia”, “Mongolian Concept of solutions have been creating the possibility of tourism Regional Development” and “Tourism Program of development in specially protected areas. We Khangai range of Mongolia”, it’s required to make intended to study and the tourism activities in accurate calculation on the natural resources specially protected areas of Khangai range and utilization and resources of recreation. determine the possibility of sustainable development B.Baasannamjii and L.Bayasgalan. Mong.J.Agric.Sci. (2017) Vol.21 (02) B.Baasannamjii and L.Bayasgalan. Mong.J.Agric.Sci. (2017) Vol.21 (02) DOI: https://doi.org/10.5564/mjas.v21i02.98512 MATERIALS AND METHOD Our research team conducted the field study in June– Khangai range via GPS GARMIN etrex 30 and August, 2013-2016 along route of Ulaanbaatar-Tov- selected the observation points to make site survey. Uvurkhangai-Arkhangai-Bulgan-Tuv-Ulaanbaatar. We used observation, interview and questionnaire The natural resorts of Terkhi and Orkhon bottom land methods for the research. We used the methodology in Kharkhorin, Khujirt and Bat-Ulziitsoums of of N.N.Blaga (2003) the scientist of Russia, to Uvurkhangai province, Tsenkher, Tsetserleg, determine the resources capacity of natural resort of Ikhtamir, Chuluut, Tariat, Khotontsoums of Terkhi and Orkhon bottom land, the main research Arkhangai province have been selected as the object which is overloaded during the tourism season. research object and we made their assessment of To determine the density of recreationist’s uponan natural tourism utilization and resources and studied hour: the possibility of sustainable tourism development. During the research we comparatively studied and ∑= ∗ analyzed the documents approved by the government, = = = state and administrative organizations, materials from ∑ + +⋯+ National Conference of Tourism and Science We also used the methodologies of N.A. Kumova Convention, research report, guidance, creation and (2004), L. Bayarkhuu (2004) and L. Bayasgalan information from websites, international experts, (2008) to make process on the research materials. researches and specialists. By the field study we determined the locations of tourism resources around RESULT Natural resort of Khorgo-Terkhi has great resources Kharkhorin and Khuvsgul. We determined the of forest recreation. The Natural resort of Khorgo- location of the points which high capacity of Terkhi locates in central zone of Khangai range and recreation in the natural resort of Khorgo-Terkhi, its landscape is combined by forest and mountain assessed the landscape types of land as high, highest, steppes and located in 2100-2500 m above the sea average and weak (Picture 1) and we calculated the level. The natural resort is located in the transiting stream and capacity of touists (Table 1). area of recreation alongside of highway connects Figure 1. Landscape assessment of the natural resort of Khorgo-Terkhi B.Baasannamjii and L.Bayasgalan. Mong.J.Agric.Sci. 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(2017) Vol.21 (02)12 Table 1 Result determined the congestion of tourism-recreation in KhorgoTerkh national park To determine the Locations of the object determined The average congestion of recreational capacity the congestion of tourism- recreation upon invariable № upon an hour at objects recreation and its high daysNdd= people.day/ Nh= *tpeople.hour/hec points/A.S.L / ∑= tare hectare Khishig camp/N-48010,405’ 1. 2,5people.hour/hectare 20people.day/hectare E-099048,842’, A.S.L 2078м/ IkhKhorgo camp/ N-48010,886’ 2. 6,5people.hour/hectare 52 people.day/hectare E-099048,624’, A.S.L 2047м/ Tsagaannuur camp/ N-48010,557’ 2,5people.hour/hectare 3. 20people.day/hectare E-099048,453’, A.S.L 2052м/ Terkh-Enkh camp/ N-48010,117’ 2,5people.hour/hectare 4 20people.day/hectare E-099047,076’, A.S.L 2057м/ Maikhantolgoi camp/ N-48010,774’ 4people.hour/hectare 5 32people.day/hectare E-099045,779’, A.S.L 2056м/ Khorgo camp /N-48012 ,264’ 6 2people.hour/hectare 16people.day/hectare E-099050,761’, A.S.L 2106м/ Eco ger-9 camp/ N-48011,067’ 7. 3,5people.hour/hectare 28people.day/hectare E-099048,345’, A.S.L 2055м/ 0 Eco ger-21 camp/ N-48 1015641 8 0 1,5people.hour/hectare 12people.day/hectare E-099 46,799’, A.S.L2056м/ Zaluus cave/ N-48010,372’ 22 people.hour/hectare 9 176people.day/hectare E-099048,619’, A.S.L2065м/ Sharnokhoin tam cave/N-48011,007’ 10 23 people.hour/hectare 184people.day/hectare E-099047,016’, A.S.L 2080 м/ Ovgonkhadstone/N-48010,898’ 11 15 people.hour/hectare 120 people.day/hectare E-099047,310’, A.S.L 2056м/ Khorgiintogoo volcano 0 12 /N-48 11,087’ 95people.hour/hectare 760people.day/hectare E-099047,076’, A.S.L 2180 м/ 0 Terkhiintsagaan lake/N-48 10,117’ 13 0 78 people.hour/hectare 624people.day/hectare E-099 47,310’, A.S.L 2057м/ Uurtiintokhoi mineral water/N-460 14 75 people.hour/hectare 600 people.day/hectare 53,468’,E-102022,469’,A.S.L 1666м/ Tuvkhun monastery/N-47000,846’ 15 53 people.hour/hectare 424 people.day/hectare E-102017,293’ A.S.L 1899м/ Temeenchuluu ancient crave mound 0 16 /N-46 52,840’,E-102020,717’, 25 people.hour/hectare 200 people.day/hectare A.S.L1656м/ Mogoit hot spa resort/N-46044,977’ 17 18 people.hour/hectare 144 people.day/hectare E-102013,842’, A.S.L 1849м/ Ulaantsutgalan falls/N-4647,192’ 18 101 people.hour/hectare 808 people.day/hectare E-101057,542’, A.S.L1809м/ Zayakhuree monastery/N-47028,833’ 19 32 people.hour/hectare 256 people.day/hectare E-101027,150’, A.S.L1709м/ Taikhar stone/N-47035,936’ 20 64 people.hour/hectare 512 people.day/hectare E-101015,197’, A.S.L1600м/ Chuluutgorge/N-48006,436’ 21 48 people.hour/hectare 384 people.day/hectare E-100017,802’, A.S.L1848м/ Zuunsalaa mod trees/N-48008,026’ 22 45 people.hour/hectare 360 people.day/hectare E-100016,447’, A.S.L1886 м/ B.Baasannamjii and L.Bayasgalan. Mong.J.Agric.Sci. (2017) Vol.21 (02) B.Baasannamjii and L.Bayasgalan. Mong.J.Agric.Sci. (2017) Vol.21 (02) DOI: https://doi.org/10.5564/mjas.v21i02.98712 The plant grinding standard by A. Kostrovitskya less knowledge in sustainable tourism. According to scientist of Poland is 1 hectare=300 people, the the study, they have wrong impression that planting standard is 2.53 times greater in the natural resources trees, gardening, pavement installation and car of Khorgo-Terkhi, 2.08 times greater in the natural parking are the great landscaping works for the resort of Terkhi White Lake and 1.35 times greater in tourists. They are not implementing the environment the natural resort of Orkhon bottom land. It shows and sustainable tourism management for their work. that the areas will be overloaded in recent years. The The number of domestic tourists has been increasing local people and employees of the tourist camps have and 70% of total tourists are domestics. DISCUSSION There are several creations of Development of protected area should be the system that combines Tourism in Specially Protected Area by the scientists nature protection and utilization. And D. Dash said and researchers. B. Oyungerel, the researcher “The specially protected areas includes the sites with determined “The specially protected areas includes advantages of science, history, travel, and recreation the sites with advantages of science, history, culture and its required to protect the landscape, water, and beauty which completely or permanently freed plants, animals and other natural objects in the from the economical utilization in order to protect the specially protected area. The extension of specially environment and the specially protected area is the protected area is significant for providing the urgent essential section of the earth”.