Classification and value evaluation of ecotourism resources in the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve

Shandong Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve is located at the estuary of the Yellow River in the northeast of Dongying City, Shandong Province.It is a wetland type National Nature Reserve with the Yellow River Estuary newborn wetland ecosystem and rare and endangered birds as the main protected objects.On the basis of a detailed investigation of the ecotourism resources of the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, according to the Technical Regulations for Ecotourism Planning of Nature Reserves (GB/T 20416-2006), we systematically classified ecological tourism resources of the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve and its surroundings, and used Classification, Investigation and Evaluation of Tourism Resources (GB/T 18972-2017) to make a comprehensive evaluation on the basis of qualitative and quantitative evaluations;the characteristics of ecotourism resources in the reserve were also summarized, which lays the foundation for the construction and development of ecotourism in the Yellow River Delta in the future.