"Standing on the national highway to see the scenery requires a fee"? Xizang Gyantse Cultural Tourism Bureau apologizes! Glacier | Scenic Area | Needs
Notice of the Cultural and Tourism Bureau of Jiangzi County on the Investigation and Handling of the Problem of Irregular Management and Civilized Behavior in the Karola Glacier Scenic Area
On the evening of July 30, we paid attention to the statement about "a place that needs to be charged to stand on the national highway to see the scenery" about Karola Glacier Scenic Area in our county released on the Tiktok platform. The People's Government of Jiangzi County is highly concerned and has established a joint working group led by the County Cultural and Tourism Bureau to conduct inspections and standardize rectification in the scenic area as soon as possible. The relevant situation is hereby reported as follows:
After verification, the issue is true. The Karola Glacier Scenic Area does indeed have staff violating regulations by interfering with the parking of passing vehicles on G349 National Highway and obstructing pedestrians from taking photos outside the scenic area. In order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of tourists and create a civilized and orderly tourism environment, the joint working group conducted a serious punishment on the scenic area's operating enterprises and relevant responsible persons in accordance with the law and regulations on the afternoon of July 31. The above-mentioned violations were resolutely banned and comprehensively rectified. The occurrence of this incident has also exposed the problems of weak supervision and lax law enforcement by our county's cultural and tourism department. We will draw lessons from this and make strict rectification. We will establish tourist service and dispute resolution centers in the scenic area, carry out on-site law enforcement on a regular basis, receive tourist complaints on site, and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of tourists.
Here, we extend our sincere apologies to the vast number of tourists and friends. Jiangzi Culture and Tourism will always be committed to respecting and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of tourists, striving to create a harmonious tourism land and a good legal ecology on the snowy plateau. We sincerely request supervision from all sectors of society and sincerely accept valuable opinions from all parties.
Culture and Tourism Bureau of Jiangzi County
July 31, 2023