Since the beginning of autumn, the term "picking up autumn" has become popular on social media platforms, with related topics having over 100 million views: some people put osmanthus flowers into sachets, some make wind chimes with pine cones, and some collage fallen leaves into "autumn hand accounts"... These low-cost ritual feelings have become an outlet for people to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and get closer to nature. Under the wave of enthusiasm, disharmonious scenes frequently appear: fields are destroyed, branches are climbed and broken, and a mess is left behind by posing for photos. Picking up autumn, why has it become 'pulling autumn'? Tourists "pick where they go" when "picking up autumn" has become a hot topic on the Internet, and some chaos has also occurred. Recently, a large number of tourists were attracted by social media's "Autumn Picking Guide" and flocked to Qinling Mountains to pick chestnuts. For a while, there were more people than squirrels, but there were also uncivilized phenomena such as climbing branches, knocking trees, and leaving with fruit loaded in burlap bags. Coincidentally, recent media reports have exposed tourists picking persimmons "violently" in Ditan Park. In the video, a man holds a long pole and repeatedly pulls fruits, even breaking branches for it. Ecological experts remind that uncivilized behavior like this may hinder the growth of trees, reduce their ability to bear fruit, and in severe cases, lead to the death of the entire plant. Meanwhile, excessive picking of naturally fallen fruits can deprive squirrels, birds, and other animals of their winter food, disrupting the balance of the local food chain. Some tourists pick crops under the guise of "picking autumn", which harms the interests of local farmers. Ms. Yang from a village in Baqiao District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, said that since someone posted on social media this year, listing the village as a "niche 'autumn picking' land", people who take advantage of it have not stopped, and some even have conflicts with villagers. Tourists pick up one or two fruits casually to play with, and no one says anything. But some people pick them wherever they go, even in bags, which makes the farmers in the village very helpless. "Who has distorted" picking autumn "? Some online bloggers deliberately blur the difference between" picking autumn "and" harvesting autumn "in order to attract traffic. On a certain social media platform, searching for "picking autumn", you can see baskets full of chestnut balls, bagged yam beans, and captions such as "a gift from nature" and "autumn is a season for receiving goods". Even if someone reminds in the comment section, relevant suggestions are often drowned out. The cognitive bias of tourists themselves provides soil for the chaos of 'autumn plowing': firstly, they equate 'natural gifts' with' free ownership ', mistakenly believing that fruits in mountains, forests, and fields are' ownerless without supervision '; The second is to ignore the "big impact of small actions" and think that "picking a few fruits or breaking a branch is nothing". Some merchants have misguided the collection of autumn fruits such as chestnuts, acorns, and pine nuts, further exacerbating the chaos. Picking up hawthorns is free! "" Giving each registered child a plant storage box "... Taking advantage of the popularity, various cultural and tourism companies and travel agencies package" Picking Autumn "as an experience project that is close to nature. A certain outdoor hiking project indicates that hawthorn, apples, pears, etc. can be picked midway. When it comes to the issue of fruit ownership, the staff of the other party replied, "Previously, when fruit farmers moved to the city, their gardens were not supervised and managed, and they could pick some when passing by." In response, Kou Xi, a lawyer from Beijing Zhongce Law Firm, reminded that the ownership of crops in farmland and orchards belongs to the land contracting and management rights holder or their authorized growers, and "unattended" cannot be simply equated with "ownerless property". How to regain the tenderness of autumn and bring this conversation between people and autumn back to the track of harmonious coexistence? ——Divide the area and clarify the boundaries of behavior. Recently, the news that tourists are prohibited from picking and holding maple leaves in the Laobian Gou scenic area in Benxi, Liaoning has sparked heated discussions. Industry insiders suggest that based on ecological assessment, combined with regional vegetation types, ecological vulnerability, and crop ownership, scientifically establish "collectable areas", "restricted areas", and "prohibited areas", and clearly define "what can be done and what cannot be done". ——Activate resources and achieve win-win outcomes for all parties. Recently, Xilingol League in Inner Mongolia and Wuchuan County in Hohhot have welcomed many "potato hunters". With the consent of the growers, these "leaky beans" left in the fields during the autumn harvest have become "treasures" sought after by tourists. The local cultural and tourism department quickly responded by setting up directional signs on the roadside, connecting multiple picking points, recommending potato digging routes, and also providing a baked potato experience, transforming idle resources into down-to-earth autumn characteristic short-term tourism projects. ——Based locally and incorporating cultural elements. Let 'picking up autumn' become a sustainable cultural and tourism link connecting people and nature, cities and rural areas, "said Weng Lisheng, a researcher at the Tourism College of Hubei University. Local cultural and tourism departments and commercial cultural and tourism companies can integrate elements such as nature education and folk festivals into the 'picking up autumn' activities, so as to achieve a dual transformation of emotional and economic benefits of local resources on the basis of protecting the ecology. (New Society)