The county government responded that multiple art students had their sketching tools thrown away in Hongcun, Anhui
On the evening of August 23rd, a netizen posted a video claiming that several art students were painting in the Hongcun Scenic Area of Yixian County, Anhui Province when their artworks were thrown away, resulting in significant losses. On the morning of the 24th, the government of Yixian County, where the scenic area is located, responded to Jimu News reporters that the incident occurred in the scenic area and is currently under investigation and handling.
Video editing by Zhan Xian
"On the first day of yesterday, it was a bit hazy," a student told Jimu News reporters. After sketching by the South Lake in Hongcun that day, they left for dinner at around 6 pm, leaving their painting tools in place and then resting. At around 9 o'clock, she heard from her classmates that the drawing board had been damaged. It was only when she arrived at the scene that she saw a mess, and all her unfinished works were thrown to the ground.
Scattered painting materials on the ground
Another student stated that they had not received any prior notice requesting them to tidy up their painting tools. Some students also reported that items such as art boards, art bags, and easels were thrown on the ground, and a set of painting tools was worth hundreds of yuan. In addition, some personal paintings were thrown into the trash can.
On the morning of August 24th, a manager of Hongcun Scenic Area introduced that Hongcun has special regulations for the sketching area, which require that it should not affect normal tourist travel. There are also special staff conducting inspections and persuasion, but there has been no situation of littering student paintings in the video before. The specific situation is under investigation.
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A staff member of the Yi County government stated that this incident has been confirmed to have occurred within the scenic area, and relevant leaders are currently handling it within the scenic area. After investigation, there will be a unified response.