Abstract:
The construction of natural education is an important approach for the sustainable utilization of wetland parks and holds significant meaning for achieving harmonious coexistence between humans and wetlands. By sorting out the development context of natural education and analyzing the existing problems in natural education within China's wetland parks, a construction model for natural education in wetland parks was proposed. This study focused on the Guanwanshan National Wetland Park in Feidong, Anhui, which is the first national wetland park in China characterized by its traditional pond wetlands. By analyzing and evaluating the natural education resources of the park, construction strategies were proposed for emphasizing the value of natural education resources, thematic differentiation, local authenticity of the sites, multi-dimensional media, and systematic curriculum development. These strategies aimed to guide the direction of wetland park development and form a comprehensive development model based on natural education. The planning practices guided by natural education in the park had effectively preserved and rejuvenated the essence of pond culture and heritage in the new era.