Spring City Lakeside Resort wins Voyage New Travel 2022 Sustainability Award
2023-03-22
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Sustainability Awards 2022
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Voyage New Travel 2022 Sustainable Awards list
Sustainable Brand of the Year Award
Professional jury
The Voyage New Travel 2022 Sustainability Awards invited professionals from sustainability international institutions, travel industry experts, senior media professionals, travel writers and other industry insiders to form a professional jury. It also unites many celebrities and KOLs to advocate being responsible travelers, starting from the little things around us to create a better world and better travel.
Kunming|Spring City Lakeside Resort
Committed to living in harmony with nature
Deeply cultivate the concept of environmental protection in every inch of land
Kunming, because of the climate like spring in all seasons, is also known as the "Spring City". At the same time, it has a long history and splendid culture, with a history of more than 2200,3000 years of city building, and the Dianchi Lake area has a history of <>,<> years of civilization.
In Kunming, "Spring City" is not only a synonym for the city, but also for Spring City Lakeside Resort.
Since its official opening in 1998, Spring City has been in dialogue with nature for 24 years, both at the beginning of construction and after the opening of management operations, celebrating the legend of nature and sustainability.
Start 2023 with a sustainable vacation at Spring City Lakeside Resort in Kunming.
No.1 Biodiversity
Spring City
Biodiversity is an important condition for measuring the excellence of the ecological environment. In leisure travel, this aspect needs to stand up to consideration.
Spring City Lakeside Resort has 15,5 trees, 9,8 shrubs, 160,<> vines and <>.<> million flowers.
Through measures such as the establishment of environmentally sensitive areas to provide good habitat for wild animals, the number and variety of wild animals are increasing year by year.
animal
owl
Reed warbler
hoopoe
Magpie robin
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plant
Datura stramonium
Fuso
木芙蓉
Persimmon tree
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Spring City attaches great importance to ecological environmental protection and has always maintained a good ecological environment for many years.
In the spring of 2009, Spring City successfully passed the certification of the world's authoritative organization Audubon International Bird Cooperation Project and became a member of Audubon International Nature Reserve.
In November of the same year, Spring City Lakeside Resort Shui Yun Songtao Phase I Villa won the Green Gold Medal issued by the Singapore Building and Construction Authority.
In October 2010, Spring City once again passed the Audubon International Classic Habitat certification.
No.2 Reduce resource usage
Spring City
The rational use and protection of resources are closely related to sustainable development.
Spring City Lakeside Resort has always insisted on protecting water sources, using the world's most advanced automatic irrigation system. In terms of energy use and management, reduce the use of water, electricity and oil, and retrofit solar energy to provide lighting.
In many aspects of resource utilization, Spring City has played an exemplary role in the industry.
water
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Staff patrol the irrigation system within the resort.
If water leakage is found, close the valve in time and repair it as quickly as possible.
2
Some artificial turf was converted to weeds to reduce water use.
By 2022, 3,5 square meters will be reduced, which saves water without watering.
3
In the dry season, imported soil infiltration water retention agents are used to make watering distribution and infiltration more uniform, reduce the overall watering water, and save a lot of water. In March-May, 3% of the water can be saved, about 5,5 cubic meters.
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The warehouse washing machine has changed from pure water washing to water and gas combination, saving about 50% of water and saving 1500 cubic meters of water per year.
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The three artificial lakes collect rainwater and water from the stadium, and the recycled water of the artificial lake saves a lot of water, collecting about 5,5 cubic meters of rainwater per year.
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electricity
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The fountain of the artificial lake has been changed to solar power, which can save about 6,<> kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
2
Change the pressurized pump at the car wash to a smaller power air pump to reduce electricity consumption.
3
Analyze the irrigation system opening time to minimize the pump opening time.
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Strengthen the focus on weather forecasting and reduce electricity consumption for watering.
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Solar energy equipment and heat pump energy-saving equipment are installed in the staff dormitory to provide employees with bathing and washing, greatly saving electricity and energy.
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Clock control and voice-activated switches are installed in each area to control street lights regularly.
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Turn on according to the requirements of energy conservation and environmental protection, replace about 1000 LED lights, saving about 50% of electricity.
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The newly renovated lobby, restaurant and public areas are equipped with intelligent control systems to ensure operation and save electricity.
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energy
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More battery cars replace fuel vehicles, saving more fuel.
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Use plant growth regulators to slow down summer lawn growth and reduce the frequency of mowing
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In winter and spring, the frequency of lawn mowing is reduced, and the oil used by the medicine cart is reduced, and the ball cart can reduce the oil by 120 liters each time.
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Roadside weeds are removed 20 cm of weeds with herbicides, cut curbs and trim less, and use less oil.
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The lawn in the middle of the road was changed to sprinkler watering or shrub-like perennial flowers, reducing watering with water wheels and using less oil.
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No.3 Spring City Sustainable History
Spring City
In its 24 years of operation, Spring City Lakeside Resort has not only become a great place for a relaxing holiday, but also committed to environmental protection and sustainable development.
The Audubon story
In an environmentally friendly spirit, Spring City joined the U.S. environmental organization Audubon in 2009, and in 2010 obtained the certification of Audubon Classic Habitat and manages the course in strict accordance with Audubon's requirements.
The Audubon Society is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to environmental protection, with the goal of preserving the earth's biodiversity, conserving and restoring natural ecosystems, with a special focus on birds and other wildlife, improving human decision-making in the use of land, water and energy, and protecting human life from pollution, radiation and toxic substances.
Founded in 1886, the Audubon Society is the oldest organization of its kind in the world. Audubon was named in honor of French-American ornithologist and naturalist John James Audubon. The Audubon Society helps build a lifelong connection between people and nature, producing stewards for the preservation of young and diverse communities.
Spring City Lakeside Resort is committed to organizing Audubon experiences that protect the planet we live on while experiencing the beauty of people and nature.
2022 is sustainable
In 2022, Spring City is also doing practical work in terms of waste utilization and recycling.
In the process of building the Organic Farm Restaurant, Spring City reintegrated and renovated materials such as containers left over from the preparation of the resort 25 years ago, old wooden planks left over from the lakeside team building camp, and old furniture and paintings from the 2012 renovation club for various parts of the Organic Farm Restaurant.
Spring City's vision is to make the environment more beautiful by practicing the concept of sustainable development, and to make the resort a high-end destination for Yunnan tourism.
No.4 Inheritance of sustainable concepts
Spring City
In the process of practicing sustainable development, the responsible Spring City Lakeside Resort also pays attention to the inheritance of education and publicity to achieve true sustainability.
Spring City promotes sustainable development among students, members of the community and employees, and contributes to the raising of environmental awareness in and around the Lake District by holding annual environmental protection events for hands-on education.
Parent-child activities
Plant encyclopedia, ecological farm, nature handicrafts, starry sky experience, Spring City has developed many types of parent-child activities, edutainment.
Participating in the course, children can sketch in the natural environment and cultivate children's aesthetic taste; Come to the farm to study organic vegetables, "work in the fields" and taste homemade lunches on the resort's farm.
These are things that cannot be experienced in everyday life.
Camping activities
Camping has become one of the hottest ways to vacation in recent years. Spring City Lakeside Resort's excellent lawn quality and natural environment make it an excellent place for camping.
In the process of camping, a series of activities prepared by Spring City also subtly popularized the concept of sustainable travel for the public.
The word "Spring City" carries the power of growth and vitality of all things. In the future of sustainable vacation travel, Spring City Lakeside Resort will continue to explore and improve, as its name suggests.
When every character in the travel industry takes responsibility for travel, a trickle of rivers will make each of us a better world, a better trip.