Thisarticle,takingAntuCountyasanobjectofstudy ,choosesErdaoTown ,thenearesttotheChangbaishanBiological CycleNatureReserve ,asapointforcasestudy .Theanalysisfromtheqestionairesconductedbythelocalinhabitantsindi catesthatthetouristactivitiescarriedoutintheChang -baishanBiologicalCycleNatureReservehavehadprofoundsocial andculturalimpactonthelocalinhabitants.Thedevelopmentoftouristindustryhaspromotedthedevelopmentoflocale conomyandculture.However,theattitudeofthelocalmassestowardsthedevelopmentoftourismisstillin“intoxicating stage” ,i.e .,initsinitialstage.Theywelcometouristsandinvestors,butlackplanningandcontrollingmechanism .This articleraisessomesuggestionsontherationaldevelopmentofecotourismintheChangbaishanBiologicalCycleNatureRe serve .