西藏政府發起珠穆朗瑪峯垃圾清理運動

The authorities in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region kicked off an annual campaign last Saturday to clean up rubbish left by climbers on the north slope of the world's highest peak, Mount Qomolangma.

中國西南部的西藏自治區政府，上週六發起了一年一度的垃圾清理運動，旨在清理登山客攀登世界之巔珠穆朗瑪峯時留下的垃圾。

The campaign will last for nine days and focus on campsites between 5,200 and 6,500 meters above sea level, the area that is scattered with the most trash, the China News Service reported, citing staff from the Tibet Mountaineering Association.

《中國新聞社》援引西藏登山協會工作人員的話稱，這次活動將持續九天，重點清理海拔在5200米到6500米的宿營地，因爲這一區域垃圾最多。

The campaign is being jointly carried out by national and regional mountaineering associations, the Tibet sports bureau and local governments.

這次運動是由國家和地區級登山協會與西藏體育局、當地政府聯合發起的。

Much of the garbage scattered on the slopes of the mountain, commonly known in the West as Mount Everest, is made up of bottles, cans, food packaging, tents, oxygen tanks and climbing ropes.

垃圾集中分佈在珠穆朗瑪峯的西坡，主要有瓶子、罐子、食品包裝袋、帳篷、氧氣罐和登山繩。

More than 4,000 climbers have scaled Mount Qomolangma since New Zealand's Edmund Hillary became the first person to do so in 1953. Since April, over 210 climbers have attempted to scale the mountain from the north side.

自從新西蘭的埃德蒙·希拉里首次登頂成功後，目前已經有超過4000名登山愛好者來征服珠穆朗瑪了。從今年四月開始，就有超過210名登山客從北坡登山。

As the number of visitors grows, the authorities are working to protect the mountain and the region.

隨着遊客數量的增多，當地政府也在努力維護山峯以及該地區的生態環境。

The Tibet forestry bureau said in a circular that it has banned visitors from passing through the Changtang National Nature Reserve - China's biggest and highest reserve - to access other areas, as a measure to protect the environment, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

據《新華社》報道，西藏林業局在一則通知中表示，禁止遊客橫穿中國最大、海拔最高的自然保護區--羌塘國家自然保護區，這一措施旨在保護當地的生態環境。