Wudang Mountain, in the northwest of Hubei province, is perhaps the best known of China's Taoist holy mountains. It was listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1994. The mountain has several main tourist attractions, covering an area of 300 square kilometers. From afar, the scenery resembles a beautiful, traditional Chinese landscape painting. [Photo: China.org.cn] |
Chinese Authorities have issued a directive on the regulation of ticket price of scenic areas on Tuesday, saying no price hikes will be imposed on any public parks or scenic spots within a year.
The document also says that there will increased supervision to crackdown on unregulated price hikes.
The directive comes was issued after a slew of complaints about abrupt increases in ticket prices at several popular scenic spots in the country.
Netizens had taken to social media platforms to expose several cases where ticket prices were increased by an exorbitant amount. These include the cases involving longevity hill in at Qinhuangdao city in Hebei Province and the Mogao caves, a UNESCO world heritage site in Gansu Province.
All the prices that were increased beyond the limits allowed by tourism laws have been readjusted.
According to the regulation released by Chinese Authorities, if the ticket price for a scenic spot falls in the range of 50 yuan to 110 yuan (between 7.8 U.S dollars to 17.3 U.S dollars) a price hike should be within 30% of the original price.
The directive also forbids the charging of extra or temporary charges for different entertainment programs at scenic spots. If tourists complain of any hidden extra charges, the management of these scenic spots would be fined or punished according to the new directive.
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