A family of three visiting Qingbei costs 2000 yuan? Investigation into the Chaos of "Yellow Bull" Appointment by Famous Schools | Beijing Business Daily Reporter | Beijing | Open | Zhang Heng | Visit | Qingbei | Yellow Bull | Appointment
According to the WeChat official account of the Beijing Business Daily on July 24, in addition to the difficulty of obtaining a ticket for major tourist attractions, Tsinghua Peking University, which is open to tourists for free, has also been targeted by the "scalpers". The price of 2000 yuan for a family with three people and a circle in the north is even higher than that of Universal Studios.
Recently, a Beijing Business Daily reporter conducted a survey and found that some scalpers have publicly quoted 360 yuan online to enter Tsinghua or Peking University, and even some scalpers have sold out their reserved spots. Behind the endless emergence of "prestigious school scalpers", it also reflects the public's demand for the public service attributes of university campuses. The key to solving chaos lies in how to effectively build school order and social order.
The question of whether the university wall is reasonable and how to rebuild the wall that has already been breached by scalpers has once again been raised.
Free official channels cannot be snatched up, and paid appointments are also popular
For three days in a row, with a stopwatch set for the countdown, Zhang Heng rushed into the appointment page at 8 o'clock on time. Apart from witnessing how the reserved spots on Tsinghua and Peking University campuses were quickly filled out, Zhang Heng had to repeatedly fill in the appointment information.
Zhang Heng's son did well in the elementary school entrance examination this year. As a "primary school bully" that has always been praised by local parents, his son's wish to come to Beijing is to see the best universities in China. "Who hasn't had a dream of Qingbei yet?" Just for the sake of his son's words and the hope that his child will set a future goal, Zhang Heng and his family's itinerary for a trip to Beijing included the Qingbei campus tour as the earliest planned one. In the words of Zhang Heng, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, Universal Studios and other popular scenic spots in Beijing outside the northern part of the Qing Dynasty can not be "exempt from customs" when they come here.
"Watching the news, I was ready for the Forbidden City tickets to be hard to grab, and I also had the expectation of queuing up at Universal Studios. I never expected that entering Tsinghua University and Peking University would be the most difficult part of this trip to Beijing." Zhang Heng said reluctantly that although the Forbidden City is popular, there is still a day trip to "rescue the Jianghu". Universal Studios has many people, but it can still make a dash at an early start. Qingbei is different, so I have to grab it by myself.
After three consecutive days of struggling to make appointments, Zhang Hengdong, who couldn't get tickets on his own, started thinking about finding scalpers. After searching on multiple platforms such as Xianyu, Zhang Heng finally found a "scalper" who claimed to be able to help make appointments for entering the school.
"I asked a few people who claimed to have a way to help arrange a school appointment, and their quotes were all over 300 yuan. If we go to both schools, the cost for our family of three to enter the school alone would be nearly 2000 yuan. After thinking about it, it's still too expensive. If not, let's take a walk around the school," Zhang Heng said.
Compared to other attractions in Beijing, the official ticket price for the Forbidden City is 60 yuan per ticket, while the full price combo ticket price for the Summer Palace is also 60 yuan per ticket. Some museums also offer free reservations. In Zhang Heng's words, if you make an appointment to Qingbei through scalpers, the cost of this trip will exceed that of tickets for a family of three at Universal Studios. "It's not that we are unwilling to pay for China's top universities. The key is that the tickets of Universal Studios are officially priced and sold through official channels. The official channels of Qingbei are free of charge, and the schools cannot pay for them."
Before the opening, one or two hundred yuan, but after the opening, the price actually doubled
There are many tourists who have similar feelings to Zhang Heng. Beijing Business Daily reporters have noticed that there are currently multiple discussions on social media platforms related to "ticket grabbing strategies for Qingbei reservations" and "paid Qingbei reservations".
A scalper who claimed to be able to help schedule a visit to the school stated that the ticket price for entering Qingbei is 360 yuan per person per school. The price of another scalper is slightly lower, with a fee of 350 yuan for Tsinghua University and 320 yuan for Peking University. When asked how to charge for multiple people and children, both scalpers stated that the fee is based on the number of people, regardless of whether it is for children or adults. If there are more reserved people, it can be cheaper.
Regarding the tracking of scalpers scheduled for Qingbei, Beijing Business Daily reporters had already started as early as April this year. At that time, Qingbei had not yet fully opened reservations, and related scalpers quoted around 100-200 yuan. Although the Qingbei campus is fully open during the summer, a large number of study groups and parent-child groups have also entered Beijing, and the prices and appointment requirements of the Qingbei scalpers have also skyrocketed.
"It is best to make an appointment 7 days in advance for Peking University, at least 3 days in advance, while Tsinghua University should make an appointment at least 1 day in advance. Several" scalpers "have sent appointment requests to reporters, stating that if the appointment fails, the full payment will be refunded in seconds.". From the quotes of multiple scalpers, if you want to visit Qingbei this summer, it may cost as little as 300 yuan, or even as much as 500 yuan.
Surprisingly, despite asking for over 300 yuan, the number of visitors to Qingbei is still in high demand. A few days later, when the reporter set a date to make an appointment with the scalpers, they were told that the summer reservation quota was full. "The Qingbei reservation is full, so the link has been taken down."
The photo journalist attempted to contact another scalper who was asking for 350 yuan. But just half a day later, the scalper indicated that the July slot had already expired and only August slots were left. At the same time, the scalper also stated that they can help make appointments to enter the school throughout the year, but the price will be higher. The maximum amount is 500 yuan, and the school is very strict internally. According to the appointment notice previously issued by Tsinghua University and Peking University, Tsinghua University is open to the public during the summer until August 6th. Peking University stated that under normal circumstances, campus visits are open during winter and summer vacations, statutory holidays, and weekends.
Two hours of 1000, study tour stir fry the concept of Qingbei
A seller who sells the "One Day Study Tour in Qingbei" told Beijing Business Daily reporters that a one-day tour costs 500 yuan, but the content is only for bringing students to visit the school. According to the seller, in addition to making an appointment to enter the school, he can also provide one-on-one explanations for top students on campus, charging 1000 yuan for two hours.
In addition, the seller also offers off campus research products related to Qingbei. Near the campus, there is a one-on-one half day study program for top students from Qingbei University, with a fee of 199 yuan for parents and 399 yuan for children. When asked about the reservation channel, the seller stated that the reservation was for a group reservation and stated that "there were too few tickets, so they helped the customer buy them, so they charged the money.".
From the officially recognized appointment channels, Tsinghua University team visits must be booked through the "Tsinghua University Security Department" website, and can be scheduled for the next 14 days. Team visits are only open to primary and secondary school students, and the booking subject is primary and secondary schools or education authorities. Peking University emphasizes that groups such as primary and secondary schools and education administrative departments can communicate with the school's admissions office, departments, or security department in advance and follow the procedures for admission. Neither university mentioned the opening of group appointment channels for social enterprises.
Scalpers argue that "the cost is high" and officials repeatedly ban them
At present, the officially recognized appointment channels for admission to Qingbei University are all free. In addition to the campus reservations open to the public this summer, the two schools in Qingbei have already opened appointment channels for alumni, faculty, and student relatives and friends. And how do the active scalpers of Qingbei on online platforms help tourists make appointments to enter the school?
In response to this issue, multiple scalpers have expressed silence. A scalper subtly stated that they have their own channels and stated that it is not convenient to disclose them. Another "scalper" claimed that the price of over 300 yuan is not because they want it to be high, but because the cost is high. One of the scalpers mentioned that students at Peking University can only make appointments for two people at once, and the chances are very small.
The Beijing Business Daily reporter noticed that on multiple social media platforms, many tourists have left messages directly, hoping to find students studying in Qingbei to help schedule a visit to the school. Some tourists have even expressed willingness to pay for this.
According to a report by Pengpai News, on July 7th, the Security Department of Peking University issued a notice of violation, stating that an off campus research team called "Wolf Dad Tribe" had been discovered. Through contacting on campus personnel and borrowing an account to post appointment and help information on the Shudong platform, multiple on campus teachers and students made appointments to enter the school.
The result of Peking University's handling of this is to close the access rights of the appointment system for the doctoral student Yuan Mouxing from the School of Physics, and no longer restore them. At the same time, suspend the appointment system access for the team's on campus reservation personnel for 2 months.
Xiao Cai, a student who just graduated from Tsinghua University this year, told Beijing Business Daily that the school has opened a reservation quota of 3 people per day for students on campus. "The appointment system is mainly open to students' relatives and friends to enter the school, and we make appointments through the student's visitor appointment system," said Xiao Cai. The notice previously issued by Tsinghua University regarding the opening up of student relatives and friends to enter the university shows that if there are situations such as making appointments for unrelated personnel, lending or renting accounts for others to make appointments, they will be dealt with and punished in accordance with the school rules and regulations, and if necessary, the appointment authority of those who violate the rules will be revoked.
In addition to internal handling by universities, the Haidian police also launched a crackdown on scalpers during the summer. According to public information, the Haidian Branch of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, in conjunction with multiple departments, has cracked down on the recent issue of "paid" campus visits by relevant universities in its jurisdiction, as well as illegal activities such as black car rentals, unlicensed tour guides, and unlicensed tourists in the vicinity of popular attractions such as the Summer Palace and the Old Summer Palace. 32 illegal personnel, including "scalpers," "black tour guides," and unlicensed tourists, have been administratively detained in accordance with the law.
Controversial university walls
Further investigation by Beijing Business Daily reporters revealed that the chaos of "prestigious school scalpers" does not only exist in two prestigious schools in the north of the Qing Dynasty. On a certain e-commerce platform, using keywords such as "visiting prestigious universities", paid appointments from several universities such as Xiamen University, Fudan University, and Renmin University of China are prominently listed.
Compared with scalpers at concerts and tourist attractions, "prestigious school scalpers" are mostly individuals who have not formed a large scale and are mainly sold through online channels, posing difficulties in investigation and evidence collection.
Regarding this, Sun Zhifeng, a partner of Beijing Zhuowei Law Firm, stated in an interview that there may be some difficulties in managing the chaos of "prestigious school scalpers". "Some scalpers collude internally and externally, use the internet to anonymously resell tickets, and have a large and dispersed number of participants. This not only poses great difficulties in eradicating the problem, but also makes it difficult to investigate and collect evidence. The handling may also be based on not forming a large scale, not meeting the punishment standards, and not being able to form an effective crackdown."
Sun Zhifeng stated that according to relevant laws and regulations, those who forge, alter, or resell train tickets, ship tickets, air tickets, cultural performance tickets, sports competition admission tickets, or other valuable tickets or vouchers shall be detained for not less than ten days but not more than fifteen days and may also be fined not more than 1000 yuan; Those with minor circumstances shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan.
"If the quantity is huge and meets the elements of the crime of illegal business operation, it is not ruled out that it may constitute the crime of illegal business operation; if selling false tickets to obtain illegal profits and meeting the conditions for conviction, it may constitute fraud or fraud; if using the school's admission permit information system to obtain admission tickets, and the circumstances are serious, it may also constitute the crime of illegal intrusion into computer information systems," said Sun Zhifeng.
Behind the constant emergence of "prestigious school scalpers", it also reflects the public's demand for the public service attributes of university campuses. Chu Chaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, told Beijing Business Daily that universities themselves have public attributes. The key to solving chaos lies in how to effectively build school order and social order. "I think universities should not have walls. Many universities have very strict management, but there are still cases of bringing people into school without permission. These phenomena are difficult to eliminate and require society and schools to work together to build order."
