Tens of thousands of people hiked mountains in the snow. Tourists claimed that they "brought back 4 frostbites" after being stranded in Huangshan for 7 hours at -15°C! Is there anyone trapped in Zhangjiajie Mountain at night? Both scenic spots responded
This year’s Spring Festival, many people choose to travel to celebrate the New Year. “People follow the herd” has reappeared in various places. Tickets to many scenic spots have been sold out. Tour restrictions have been announced, and the national tourism market has accelerated its recovery. However, what followed was that some scenic spots were "crowded."
According to Red Star News, on January 24, the third day of the Lunar New Year, Hunan Zhangjiajie National Forest Park received more than 60,000 tourists, and the number of visitors hit a single-day high. However, some tourists reported online that the scenic area failed to control the flow of people, resulting in thousands of tourists being trapped on the mountain at night. In response, the scenic spot responded that no tourists were stranded. The last tourist should have gone down the mountain just before 9 o'clock on the evening of the 24th. The staff of the scenic spot also stayed with him to communicate with and comfort the tourists.
This Spring Festival, the snow-covered Huangshan Mountain also ushered in a peak of passenger flow. On January 24, Huangshan Scenic Area received 34,385 tourists, setting a new high for a single day during the Spring Festival holiday since 2018. Some Huangshan tourists reported being stranded for 5-7 hours. On the 25th, the staff of the scenic spot responded that the Spring Festival and snow caused congestion, but they safely sent tourists down the mountain. Tourists who bought tickets can play normally.
Tourists said they were stranded in the snow for 7 hours
Response from the scenic spot
On January 25, the entry "Huangshan" hit the hot search list on Weibo.
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January 24, Huangshan, Anhui. Some tourists reported that due to the heavy flow of people when going down the mountain, they were stranded for five and a half hours in an environment of minus 15 degrees Celsius.
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Other netizens said that because there were too many people in the scenic spot, they started going down the mountain at 12 o'clock and were stuck in traffic until about 7 o'clock in the evening. Some netizens said that the 40-minute daily journey from Guangmingding to Yuping Cableway took 7 hours and brought back 4 cases of frostbite.
On January 25, according to Jiupai News, the flow of people during the Golden Week of the Spring Festival was relatively large. It snowed successively on the 23rd and 24th. There were indeed queues on the mountain, but no tourists were stranded. All tourists have been safely Send down the mountain. Visitors did not exceed the maximum capacity. The staff also said that if tourists feel that queuing is unacceptable, they can choose to refund their tickets and come back at other times.
“When you return from the Five Sacred Mountains, you don’t see the mountains; when you return from Mount Huangshan, you don’t see the mountains.” During the Spring Festival this year, a heavy snowfall covered the five-hundred-mile Huangshan Mountain in silver. Huangshan has returned to its former glory, and the beautiful snow scenery has attracted a large number of tourists to enjoy the scenery. According to the official website of Huangshan Scenic Area, on January 24, Huangshan Scenic Area received 34,385 tourists, setting a new high in a single day during the Spring Festival holiday since 2018.
In addition, on January 24, the Huangshan Scenic Area announced that the number of ticket reservations for the Huangshan Scenic Area on January 25 was full and reservations would be stopped. For tourists who have not reserved tickets, please choose other nearby scenic spots to visit, or make reservations online in advance to purchase tickets for Huangshan Scenic Area after January 25.
In view of the large passenger flow, the narrow effective tourist space and the small passenger flow capacity in the direction from Guangmingding to Yupinglou Yingke Pine in Huangshan Scenic Area, Huangshan Scenic Area issued another announcement on the morning of January 25. , decided to implement traffic interception and diversion control measures at Guangmingding at around 2 pm on the 25th. Tourists are requested to consciously obey the management of the scenic spot, adjust their tour routes, and do not choose to go down the mountain from Guangmingding to the Yupinglou Yingke Pine. It is recommended to take the Yungu Cableway down the mountain after visiting the Beihai Scenic Area.
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Many people were trapped on the mountain at night?
Tourists questioned the failure to control the flow of people, and the scenic spot responded
“It is understandable that there are many people traveling during the Spring Festival, but like this, it is obvious that the scenic spot did not control the flow of people, resulting in thousands of tourists Trapped on the mountain at night." At about 20:30 on January 24, a tourist posted a video on the short video platform, locating the location in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, and setting the topic as "Zhangjiajie Bailong Ladder".
Visitors on site lined up to go down the mountain. Image source: Screenshot of video posted by tourists Red Star News
In the video, there are many tourists at the scene and there is constant noise. The tourist said that due to various obstacles and pushing, he was "squeezed to the point of difficulty breathing several times." The tourist questioned that the bus going up the mountain left empty after seeing people off, without paying any attention to the tourists stranded on the mountain. "Why? Because there are expensive downhill elevator tickets for sale."
At 20:36, the tourist said that they finally lined up to check in and took the elevator down the mountain, but there were still many people behind them on the mountain. . On the short video platform, other tourists reported being stranded in the scenic spot. “At the top of the mountain in Zhangjiajie, there are huge crowds of people queuing up, and we can’t get down.” In a video posted by another group tourist, many tourists were sitting on the bus. He said that it was almost 10 o’clock in the evening, and they had not eaten dinner yet, and the tour guide still Take them in the "pocket".
According to Red Star News, regarding tourists’ complaints about being trapped and stranded, on the morning of January 25, the reporter contacted the Wulingyuan District Culture, Tourism, Radio, Television and Sports Bureau of Zhangjiajie City. A staff member said that no tourists were stranded, and arrangements were made for tourists to go down the mountain in an orderly manner on January 24. But as for when all tourists will come down the mountain, the staff member said they need to ask the scenic spot and provided the contact number of the Bailong Ladder operating company.
“It’s not about being stranded, it’s just that there are too many tourists.
"Subsequently, the relevant staff of the Bailong Ladder Operation Company said that not only Bailong Ladder, but also the entire scenic spot has more tourists during the Spring Festival. January 24 is the day with the most tourists in the past three years. For this reason, considering that tourists have not eaten It was cooler at night, so they also gave warm water, biscuits and snacks to tourists on the evening of the 24th. He also said that all tourists on the Bailong Ladder were sent down the mountain at 9 pm because there were more tourists during the Spring Festival. Our elevator is very smooth. ”
The staff member also said that Bailong Sky Ladder usually sent all the tourists down the mountain at six or seven o’clock in the evening when there were not many tourists in the past. In addition to the Bailong Sky Ladder operated by the company, there are two other scenic spots in the scenic area. There is a ropeway going down the mountain, and tourists can also take buses down the mountain. These are managed by the local government’s industrial company. “But there are fewer tourists there. "
"Our staff and leaders are all at the scene and have been maintaining order and arranging for them to come down the mountain in an orderly manner. "Staff from Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Scenic Area and the National Forest Park Administration said that during the Spring Festival, the tourist flow in the scenic area is relatively large. The ropeway and cable car on the top of the mountain have been running and have not stopped running, just a little slower. The scenic area also conducts operations according to the passenger flow in a timely manner. However, the staff member said that he did not know exactly when all the tourists would come down the mountain on the evening of January 24, and needed to verify with the on-site department. “We have been on duty with them, communicating with the tourists on site, and comforting them. "
Subsequently, another staff member of the administration said that in addition to elevators and two cableways going down the mountain from the scenic area, there is also a road. "If the cableway and elevator cannot operate due to extreme weather, evacuation can be done by highway. But in this case, tourists are not willing to choose that side. "He said that tourists came down the mountain late, mainly because many tourists went up the mountain to see the scenery. It was already noon when they went in, and it got dark at 6 or 7 pm while watching the scenery. "Then, there were still tourists stranded when going down the mountain, and the ropeway's capacity must be The ones that are limited can only be queued up and transported slowly down the mountain. "
When did the tourists evacuate down the mountain on the night of January 24? The staff member said that the last tourist should have gone down the mountain shortly before 9 p.m.
" Yesterday, there were a lot of people at the scene, and traffic was restricted on some sections of the road. "A staff member of the administration said that on January 25, the scenic spot restricted the flow of various lines and implemented single-circulation lines to prevent tourists from taking repeated routes and guide the flow of people in and out of the scenic spot quickly.
The Security Office of the State Council issued safety reminders
Just yesterday, the Taishan Scenic Area issued reminders three times a day: the temperature at the top of the mountain is -22°C, and tourists who have reserved "0 yuan tickets" can refund their tickets first and make reservations after the cold wave passes. < /p>
In response to the warnings issued three times a day in the Taishan Scenic Area, tourists in Mount Huangshan said they were stranded for 5-7 hours due to snowfall. On January 25, the State Council Security Office also issued an emergency safety notice. Relevant departments in various places must strengthen the supervision of scenic spots and attractions. Safety supervision, check for various risks and hazards, set up warning signs, and arrange for patrols; tourists are not allowed to visit areas that have not been officially developed and opened. When visiting mountainous areas, river valleys, etc., pay attention to risks such as water flow impact, abide by safety regulations, and enhance their own safety.
The State Council Office of Security Affairs issued safety tips
Four days before the Spring Festival holiday, the number of hotel, B&B, and ticket bookings has exceeded that of 2019
On January 25, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, a reporter from the Daily Economic News learned from Ctrip that four days before the Spring Festival in the Year of the Rabbit in 2023, the tourism industry including hotels, B&Bs, and scenic spot tickets has surpassed that of 2019 During the same period last year. Compared with the same period during the Spring Festival last year, the number of homestay bookings increased by more than 200% year-on-year, and the number of ticket bookings increased by more than 50% year-on-year.
In the four days before the Spring Festival in the Year of the Rabbit, the number of outbound air tickets booked by mainland tourists increased year-on-year. The number of outbound hotel bookings increased by more than 4 times compared with the same period last year. Among the outbound destinations, Hong Kong, China and Macau, China ranked among the top two popular destinations, Bangkok, Thailand ranked third, and Singapore and Phuket, Thailand ranked fourth and fourth respectively. Fifth place.
Ctrip data shows that during the Spring Festival of the Year of the Rabbit, the number of tickets and B&B bookings for scenic spots in many cities across the country has increased significantly, with popular tourist cities such as Xi'an, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Changsha, Kunming, and Nanjing The data performance is outstanding.
Among them, the number of ticket bookings in Xi'an scenic spots increased by 653% year-on-year, and the number of B&B bookings increased by more than 10 times year-on-year. ; The number of ticket bookings for scenic spots in Hangzhou has increased by more than 10 times year-on-year, and the number of homestay bookings has increased by 643% year-on-year.
As early as the Spring Festival holiday, many cities and scenic spots across the country have launched free tickets, combined tickets or discounts for scenic spots. and other preferential measures, as the first Spring Festival after the adjustment of epidemic prevention and control policies, the tourism market is ushering in recovery, and "good news" has been reported frequently in many scenic spots.
Data released by the Zhangjiajie City Culture, Tourism, Radio, Film and Sports Bureau shows that 1 On January 24, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park *** received more than 60,000 tourists, a record high number of visitors in a single day.
As of January 23, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Scenic Area *** received 67,273 tourists. An increase of 12.90% compared with the same period in 2019 and an increase of 467.32% compared with the same period in 2022. The number of tourists received by the Emeishan Scenic Area from January 22 to January 24 was 52,000, 43,000 and 48,000 respectively.
Hangzhou West Lake received 529,300 tourists on January 24, a year-on-year increase of 946.05%, returning to 80.04% of the pre-epidemic level in 2019
According to the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Report, this year’s Spring Festival , Shenzhen’s tourism market has shown an obvious recovery trend, with passenger flow hitting new highs repeatedly. The reporter learned from the Municipal Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau that in the four days before the Spring Festival holiday, Shenzhen's key monitored scenic spots received a total of 865,500 tourists and generated operating income of 67.1164 million yuan, an increase of 178.46% and 249.16% respectively over the same period last year. Among them, Happy Harbor received 71,900 visitors in a single day, Happy Coast received 56,900 visitors, and Window of the World received 42,700 visitors. Statistics from multiple online travel platforms point to the same conclusion: Shenzhen ranks among the top ten on the list of popular tourist destinations in mainland China.
According to Shanghai tourism big data monitoring, Shanghai received 5.6881 million tourists in the four days before the Spring Festival, including 1.5963 million tourists on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
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