The scenic area responded, "Did you spill it?"... A conflict broke out among tourists during the Water Splashing Festival in a scenic area in Xi'an
On July 23rd, a netizen revealed that a woman at the Water Splashing Festival in the Bailucang Scenic Area of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, had a conflict and started a big fight after being splashed with water by tourists. According to a video circulating online, the woman in black was drenched all over and pointed at the man in front of her, shouting loudly, "Did I make you splash it? Did I make you splash it?" In anger, the woman even kicked the other person.
According to the woman's description, she took a detour at the time, did not enter the venue, did not hold a water gun in her hand, and was not prepared to participate in the water splashing activity. It is reported that the woman is an internet celebrity.
On the evening of the 22nd, the female internet celebrity involved publicly apologized online, stating that she did not make any excuses and did take action. She apologized to all her fans for the negative impact of her personal behavior.
Regarding this incident, the staff of the scenic area stated that the Water Splashing Festival is held by the scenic area. After the conflict occurred, someone reported it to the police, and the police have intervened.
According to media reports, there was another altercation incident in the scenic area on the same day caused by splashing water, involving two minors.
According to online videos, a boy wearing a blue shirt and a boy wearing a yellow shirt had verbal and physical conflicts, during which an adult attempted to pull the two apart. After the surrounding tourists separated the two, the two boys remained very emotional.
On July 23rd, the reporter called the White Deer Warehouse Scenic Area, and the staff of the White Deer Warehouse Scenic Area replied to the reporter, "There aren't usually that many people. On the 22nd, there were many tourists, which led to water splashing and fighting. Currently, there are no designated areas for water splashing, and water splashing is usually done on the Republic of China Street and Water Street. Security guards will patrol the activity site on the 23rd."
The staff also stated that after the incident, the leaders of the scenic area had been in meetings from 10:30 pm to 12:00 pm that evening to discuss this matter.