Does a merchant in Qinghai charge 50 yuan for 10 minutes of parking? The involved post station has been shut down and reported to the police | Signal | Qinghai
On August 5th, a netizen posted a video claiming that their group was on a self driving tour in Dachaidan, Haixi, Qinghai. They accidentally entered a post station in the Galaxy Valley of Haixi, where they parked for 10 minutes and were charged a parking fee of 50 yuan by the merchant based on the number of people on board. This incident has attracted widespread attention.
According to a video circulating online, a man holding a payment code stood next to the car and saw someone filming a video asking him to delete it. He said, "You're filming me, right? Do you still want to think of Gu? That's all." The photographer said, "We don't disrespect you."
On August 6th, Ms. Xiao, the party involved, told reporters from Qingfengxia that the incident occurred in a mining area and they mistakenly entered the range of their post station. When they left, they were stopped by the boss and requested the video to be deleted.
"Because we were driving without anyone on the way, we accidentally entered the inn. Before we entered, there were no obstacles or signs, and there was no mention of parking fees." Ms. Xiao said that they only stopped for 10 minutes, and when they came out, the door was already blocked. "That big brother is going to charge us money, and it's 10 yuan per person and 10 yuan for the car, totaling 50 yuan."
Ms. Xiao and her group told the other party that they had entered by mistake and asked if they could pay 20 to 25 yuan after only stopping for 10 minutes, but the other party disagreed. Ms. Xiao said, "We didn't have a signal and the alarm couldn't be successful, so we recorded the video."
Payment records of the parties involved.
The involved merchants told Qingfengxia reporters that the area is within the scope of a jade mining scenic area and a hotel. At that time, tourists were picking up jade from this area, and in the video, they were too angry and misunderstood the jade fee as a parking fee. "We don't charge parking fees here, we have never charged a penny for parking."
The merchant claimed that Miss Xiao picked up the jade without her consent, and the boss received the jade money. "We don't know how much she picked up, so it's not excessive to charge her 50 yuan, right? It was already clear to her at the time that the fee was for jade and stone."
Ms. Xiao denied this and stated that she and her team never picked up any jade or stones.
On the afternoon of August 6th, a journalist from Jiupai News called the Qinghai Department of Culture and Tourism, and the relevant staff said they were not aware of this matter.
The staff told that later, the reporter called the local public security bureau in Yinhe Valley. The staff said that the public security bureau was aware of the incident and the relevant departments were handling it. However, it is inconvenient to inform the specific handling results, and you can follow the official notification.
It is reported that the Cultural, Sports, Tourism, Radio and Television Bureau of the Dachaidan Administrative Region in Haixi Prefecture has established a joint investigation team to investigate this matter. After preliminary investigation, it was found that this place is not a scenic area, and except for accommodation services, other fees have not been approved by the competent department, and there is no clear pricing on site.
At present, the involved post station has been ordered to shut down, and the person in charge is cooperating with the investigation. The follow-up investigation will be reported to the society as soon as possible.
The reporter noticed that on a hotel homestay reservation software, the involved post station currently shows "temporarily unavailable for booking".
Regarding Ms. Xiao's claim of wanting to report to the police but without a signal, relevant staff from the Haixi Public Security Bureau in Qinghai told reporters that there are many unmanned areas in Haixi, and there may indeed be no signal when making phone calls. Tourists can only search for places with signals to report to the police.
Regarding security issues, the staff responded, "If you feel that the destination is not safe, you may not go."
