{"id":8685,"date":"2016-02-18T12:34:19","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T11:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=8685"},"modified":"2016-02-18T12:34:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T11:34:19","slug":"chinese-region-xinjiang-ban-tourists-glaciers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/02\/chinese-region-xinjiang-ban-tourists-glaciers\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese region of Xinjiang to ban tourists to glaciers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eco-business.com\/news\/xinjiang-to-ban-tourists-to-glaciers\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/shutterstock_154054637_news_featured.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese region of Xinjiang to ban tourists to glaciers\" width=\"709\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tourists have been forbidden from entering glaciers in northwest China\u2019s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.\u00a0\u201cGlacier tourism brought in revenue of less than one billion yuan (152 million US dollars) over the past dozen years, but the loss from shrinking glaciers is incalculable,\u201d said Li Jidong from the regional tourism administration.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"element element-rich-link element-rich-link--upgraded\">\n<div class=\"rich-link tone-news--item \">According to the new regulation, tourists are only allowed to enjoy the sight of glaciers from a distance instead of walking on them.<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Statistics showed the temperature of the region has risen 0.33 degrees Celsius to 0.39 degrees Celsius per decade over the past 50 years, almost three times the global average.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eco-business.com\/news\/xinjiang-to-ban-tourists-to-glaciers\/\">Xinjiang to ban tourists to glaciers | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the new regulation, tourists are only allowed to 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