China News Service, June 14th. A few days ago, information such as "Maintenance and suspension of the two ropeways in Mount Tai" and "a large number of tourists stranded in Mount Tai" have attracted attention online.
In this regard, the Shandong Taishan Scenic Area Management Committee issued the "Explanation on the Short-term Congestion in Taishan Zhongtianmen Area" on the official website of the Taishan Scenic Area on the 14th. The scenic area was caused by inadequate construction and poor management of the tourist facilities due to the improvement of the tourist facilities. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Screenshot of the official website of Taishan Scenic Area
The circumstance stated that on the morning of June 13th, due to the heavy fog on the top of Mount Tai, it was impossible to watch the sunrise and scenic spots, resulting in a concentration of tourists waiting for the sunrise to descend down the mountain. After arriving at Zhongtian Gate, the number of tourists who chose to go down the mountain by car also increased rapidly.
However, due to the limited capacity of ropeways and passenger dedicated lines (the maximum capacity of Zhongtianmen Ropeway is 1,630 people per hour, and the maximum capacity of Tianwaicun Passenger Dedicated Line is 3,000 people per hour), tourists on ropeways and passenger cars have a long waiting time. Some tourists Impatient emotions appear.
After 8:10, the number of tourists waiting to ride in the Zhongtianmen Visitor Center has gradually increased, but tourists can queue up in an orderly manner.
At 9:06, some waiting tourists in the Zhongtianmen Visitor Center violated the regulations to jump over the isolation barrier, impact the ticket gates, and break into non-tourist areas such as the departure area of coaches, tourist roads, etc., resulting in reduced efficiency of dedicated coaches and short-term chaos in the visitor center.
After discovering this situation, the scenic area management committee immediately activated the emergency plan, and transferred 40 public security, armed police, fire rescue and other forces. At the same time, it increased transportation vehicles, simplified the ticket sales process, and advocated civilized tourism. At 10:20, the Zhongtianmen Visitor Center took the The car area resumes normal operation order.
According to statistics, Mount Tai received a total of 28,000 tourists from 0:00 to 24:00 on June 12; from 0:00 to 11:00 on June 13th, a total of 12,000 tourists were received. Among them, the mountain top watched the sunrise on the morning of June 13. There are about 14,000 tourists, none of which has reached the three red lines of tourist reception (the single-day maximum carrying capacity of the scenic spot is 85,500, the instantaneous maximum carrying capacity of the scenic spot is 52,500, and the maximum instantaneous carrying capacity of Daiding is 25,500).
The description of the scenic spot stated that we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by the inconvenience caused by the inconvenience of the tourist facility upgrading project construction and services, and inadequate management. We also express our sincere thanks to all the tourists who have cared and supported the development of Taishan Mountain for a long time.
In the next step, the scenic area will continue to strictly implement the general requirements of "limited, appointment, and peak shifting", and strictly abide by the general concept of "tourist-centered" to ensure the safety, civilization, and order of Taishan tourism, and continue to improve tourism satisfaction.