China’s Mushroom Foraging Craze Is Wrecking Its Forests
In the uninhabited stretches of southwestern China’s Yunnan province, the viral trend of mushroom foraging has brought not only a tourism boom but also an ecological crisis. As summer fungi emerge, tourists flock to the once-tranquil mountains of cities such as Dali and Lijiang, and Xishuangbanna Prefecture, eager to embark on foraging adventures. However, experts…