On the first day of free ticket, the popularity of Wuhan scenic spots is high,
  and the passenger flow of scenic spots such as the Yellow Crane Tower jumps by 3 times

  August 8 was the first day that 23 A-level scenic spots in Wuhan opened free of charge. Wuhan Haichang Polar Ocean Park welcomed a large number of tourists that day.

  Changjiang Daily reporter Yang Tao photo clues provided correspondent Chen Ting

  On August 7, Wuhan City announced that from 3:30 pm that day until the end of this year, 23 A-level scenic spots in the city will be open to Wuhan citizens and tourists from all over the country for free. On the 8th, reporters from Changjiang Daily visited Wuhan scenic spots and found that the number of tourists to 5A-level scenic spots such as Yellow Crane Tower and Mulan Tianchi jumped more than three times over the previous period, and other scenic spots in Wuhan also generally ushered in a surge in passenger flow.

  Popularity

  Some scenic spots are full at 13:00 on the same day

  On the 8th, the park was separated from 8:30 in the morning. As of 5 in the afternoon, more than 12,000 people had entered the Yellow Crane Tower Park. Compared with last Saturday, the number of visitors has increased by at least three times. Last Saturday (August 1st), the number of people who entered the kindergarten was more than 2,800. Since the restart of Wuhan, it has been around 2,500 to 3,000 on weekends.

  In addition to the official WeChat booking platform of the Bureau of Culture and Tourism, Yellow Crane Tower Park also provides reservations on site. The "Commando" members of the Yellow Crane Tower Park will provide services on site to facilitate citizens and tourists. At present, there are three emergency reservation methods: 1. Ctrip Meituan online reservation; 2. Alipay WeChat Yellow Crane Tower ticket purchase applet can be reserved; 3. There are three doors with Meituan Ctrip’s on-site reservation QR code, visitors can directly Scan the QR code to make an appointment.

  At 8:10 in the morning on the 8th, the tourist Ms. Li arrived by car from Macheng to the Mulan Tianchi Scenic Area in Huangpi District, Wuhan, becoming the first tourist to enjoy the free tour policy. "Today, the number of people entering the scenic spot exceeded 3,000, which is three times more than the previous weekends." Zhu Xi, the person in charge of Mulan Tianchi, said that every tourist still needs to scan the health code to enter the scenic spot and take the temperature before entering.

  Wuhan Haichang Polar Ocean Park is free for the first day, and tourists outside Wuhan in the park have grown rapidly. The overall tourist volume in the park has more than doubled month-on-month. At 1 pm, it reached 50% of the park's maximum carrying capacity.

  I heard that you can travel for free

  Foreign tourists change the itinerary to stay one more day

  On the first day of the free tour, the two A-level scenic spots in the East Lake Scenic Area-Wuhan Happy Valley and East Lake Ocean World, attracted many tourists to check in, and at the same time drive more tourists to visit the major attractions of East Lake.

  In Happy Valley of Wuhan, under the guidance of the park staff, make an appointment for tourists to wear masks, take body temperature, scan the health code, and enter the park in an orderly manner. In order to receive a large number of reserved tourists to enter the park, all 8 gates at the entrance of Happy Valley Park were activated, and 4 security check channels were opened at the same time. The staff was on duty by the gates to serve the tourists entering the park. On the same day, Happy Valley also added a consultation window at the Tourist Service Center to answer questions for tourists who came to inquire about how to apply for refunds for annual cards and purchased tickets.

  Ms. Zheng, who came to Wuhan from Yingshan, Hubei, came to Happy Valley early in the morning to line up to enter the park. “I brought my children to Wuhan yesterday and planned to go back today. I saw the news that 23 A-level scenic spots in Wuhan were open for free. We stayed for another day, and the first stop came to Happy Valley."

  "Tonight's Happy Valley Music Festival has our favorite singers performing. I made an appointment with friends to play together very early. I didn't expect the tickets to be free, so happy!" said Liu Zhenzhen, a citizen.

  According to the epidemic prevention and control requirements, the daily reception volume of Wuhan Happy Valley does not exceed 50% of the maximum capacity on the approved day. As of 3:30 pm on the 8th, the number of reservations has reached 50% of the maximum capacity, and the number of reservations on that day is full.

  In the East Lake Ocean World, Huanjun, who came to Wuhan from Shennongjia, followed his daughter to scan the QR code into the park. Huanjun said: "I came to Wuhan to see my daughter. I happened to encounter free activities in the A-level scenic spot. I followed my daughter around. This is the first time I have come to Donghu Ocean World. The experience is very good."

  "Ocean World is free of tickets and has a certain driving effect on the traffic of East Lake Greenway." On the 8th, East Lake Greenway was crowded with tourists wearing masks, taking body temperature, and entering the park with a cultural travel reservation code. "Although there are a lot of tourists today, the prevention and control measures for entering the park have not been relaxed at all." The relevant person in charge of the East Lake Greenway said that as of 5 pm on the 8th, the number of tourists to the East Lake Greenway reached more than 60,000, which is slightly more than the number of tourists on the weekend. increase.

  On the same day, the combined tickets for the East Lake Cruise and Beach Baths were officially used. After purchasing the combined tickets, tourists can take a boat to visit the Chufeng Garden-Moshan Sightseeing Route, stop at the Huguangge Pier, and walk for 1 to 2 minutes to the beach baths. Ms. Li, who lives in Hankou, told a reporter from Changjiang Daily: "In the morning, we took the children to visit the East Lake Ocean World. In the afternoon, we are going to take a cruise to watch the lake and watch the sunset at the beach bathing beach. Adults and children are addicted."

  In the East Lake Sailing Base, in addition to daily training courses, sailing events will be held in the near future. The National Fitness Games and the Chinese Family Sailing Race will kick off at the end of September.

  Rural tourist attractions are also very popular

  As of 5:30 pm on the 8th, a total of 14,000 tourists have clocked in on Mulan Grassland on the 8th. As the sun sets, the main night activities of the grassland have just begun, and tourists continue to enter to participate in the summer night activities of the Mulan Grassland Dream. Night tour programs such as night light show, bonfire party, dream firework show, and Mulan love will last until late at night. Tired of playing, many tourists choose to set up tents and camp overnight on the grassland.

  On the 8th, the Huabohui Scenic Area welcomed tens of thousands of tourists, an increase of about 50% compared to usual. After 4 pm, the number of tourists entering the scenic spot increased significantly. On the first day of ticket-free on August 8, the second summer fireworks night tour of Huabohui Scenic Area has added "Walk with Love, Travel to Hubei" Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism 2020 Jingchu "Red Literary Light Cavalry" enters Huabohui activity . Many well-known provincial artists, including the gold medal winners in the Tsing Yi category of the CCTV National Young Peking Opera Actors TV Competition, and national first-class actors, appeared. Attracted a large number of passengers.

  On the 8th, the number of registered tourists in the Ziwei Urban Pastoral Scenic Area reached 4,000. The free tour for all people met with the Exploring Lagerstroemia Jurassic Dinosaur Exhibition on August 8th in the scenic spot, attracting thousands of tourists, which doubled the number of tourists on Saturday. At the dinosaur exhibition, the lifelike beast "dinosaur", matched with light and shadow, the tourists shouted: "So cool!"

  A total of 2,000 people entered the Jinligou Scenic Area, nearly 30% more visitors than the same period last week.

  (Changjiang Daily reporter Huang Lijuan, Ye Feiyan, Ning Xiumei, Fan Yaqin, Li Wenjie, correspondent Jiang Meng, Gao Ying, Zhou Junyi, Zhong Shan, Gao Mengya)