Why does Bengbu Music Festival occupy the tactile paving and block the bridge? Is it built before approval? CCTV Survey Video | Barrier | Music Festival

Recently, Bengbu City, Anhui Province, has attracted Internet attention because of its music festival and the use of fences to seal the bridge. The fences not only encroach on the tactile paving and damage the bridge deck, but also raise questions about "fear that citizens will not buy tickets to listen to music for free". What exactly happened? The reporter from the headquarters in Anhui rushed to Bengbu for an on-site interview.

Highway bridge protruding fence

The Bengbu Longhu Bridge is a highway bridge spanning Longzi Lake in Bengbu City, Anhui Province. The main span of the bridge is about 800 meters long and 36 meters wide. It is not only the main road for east-west transportation in Bengbu City, but also an excellent scenic spot for viewing the scenery of Longzi Lake.

From June 23 this year, a totally closed iron fence was suddenly built on the sidewalk on the south side of the Longhu Bridge, and the fence also closed the tactile paving in the fence, which caused dissatisfaction on the Internet.

A netizen named "Life Research Institute" was the first to release a video, revealing the construction site of the Longhu Bridge fence.

Many netizens commented below the video that this is the organizer's move to prevent the audience without tickets from rubbing against the music festival on the bridge, but who is responsible for the destruction of the ground and occupation of the tactile paving?

Many citizens have also expressed their opinions on this behavior.

From June 30th to July 2nd this year, Bengbu will hold a three-day Longhu Music Festival, which will be held on the lawn on the east bank of the bridge, located by the Longzi Lake. The reporter stood on the bridge and observed that the nearest location was about 400 meters away from the concert venue. Although there was a certain distance, due to the high terrain and wide field of view, it was indeed possible to have a relatively complete view of the main stage.

The reporter inquired about ticket information and learned that the music festival lasts for three days, with ticket prices ranging from 99 yuan to 369 yuan. Is installing a fence to prevent everyone from cheating on tickets? The organizer denied this.

Organizer: Fencing is not prohibited for viewing, for safety reasons

The organizer stated that installing the fence is for safety, and the netizen "Life Research Institute", who was the first to release the video, quickly posted a short video stating that the music festival organizer contacted her and that installing the fence is for everyone's safety.

Why is the "safety" fence quickly dismantled?

On June 26th, the day this video was released, the fence installed on the bridge suddenly began to be removed. Since it was built for safety, why did it have to be demolished in a few days?

From the poster of this music festival, the reporter saw that the festival is hosted by Bengbu Cultural and Tourism Investment Group, and the specific organizer is a commercial performing arts company.

At the scene of the music festival, the reporter interviewed Li Wenqi, the overall conductor of the festival, and said, "As a commercial company, can you freely build fences on the road?"

Regarding this issue, Commander in Chief Li Wenqi gave feedback: "Perhaps it was a negligence in our work considerations. We wanted to invite the relevant management department to provide reasonable guidance, but at such a time point, we were considering safety. We thought that our work might have been delayed and we were unable to timely guide and promote safety to our fans and friends.".

Is it built before approval? Or is there another leader?

The enclosure built this time is a temporary structure, which not only occupies the sidewalk and tactile paving, but also damages the pavement. In the face of this situation, have the traffic police, urban management, municipal administration and other departments fulfilled their regulatory responsibilities?

Since it is a case of "building before approval", it is also a rare occurrence that all law enforcement departments have not come to the scene to enforce the law.

At the scene, the reporter saw that all the steel nails exposed to the ground after the fence was removed had been cut off, and there were still traces of cutting and polishing on the floor tiles. The holes in the steel nails had also been filled and repaired. At the junction of the bridge guardrail, in order to prevent the citizens from entering the music festival site through the gap, some fences were reserved, still occupying a small section of tactile paving. From this part of fence, there were hundreds of meters of fences extending forward, which isolated the original open lawn park from the outside world and formed an independent venue for concerts. At the Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau of Bengbu City, the head of the Law Enforcement Information Department told reporters that there were indeed no approval procedures for building the fence.

Latest News

Bengbu City has announced that the Longhu Bridge has been fully restored, and the municipal department will conduct an acceptance of the restoration situation. Further measures will be taken in accordance with the law and regulations based on the acceptance results. During the Longhu Music Festival from June 30th to July 2nd, traffic control will be implemented on Donghai Avenue, with 500 security and special police personnel arranged to maintain order on site. Additionally, 200 volunteers will participate in order maintenance and coordination work.

An event similar to "wall blocking scenery" is not an isolated case

In fact, similar events like "wall blocking scenery" are not unique. Around the May Day holiday this year, tourists roast about building walls around Hukou Waterfall on both sides of the Yellow River. Regarding this, Yichuan County in Shaanxi Province and Ji County in Shanxi Province on both sides of Hukou have given different opinions. The Management Bureau of Hukou Scenic Area in the Yellow River in Shaanxi Province stated that the construction of the wall was for safety reasons, while the Cultural and Tourism Bureau of Ji County in Shanxi Province responded that the construction of the wall was due to ongoing construction within the scenic area.

In mid June, a tourism blogger posted a video stating that a wall was built next to the 214 National Highway near the Jinsha River Dawan Observation Platform in Meili Snow Mountain National Park, Deqin County, Diqing Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Tourists were unable to enjoy the scenery along the highway and had to pay their tickets to visit the observation platform built in the scenic area. There is a similar situation near the observation platform of Feilai Temple, which is passed by National Highway 214.

After attracting widespread attention, on June 26th, the scenic spot issued a notice stating that it will sincerely carry out rectification work and implement free access to two scenic spots.

Journalist's Notes

Since enough security forces can be deployed to maintain order and ensure safety, why did you take up the tactile paving and build fences at the beginning? Is all of this really just a spontaneous act of the organizer? The reporter believes that urban fences should not be "surrounded by what one wants to surround", just block it. After all, bridges are public places and transportation hubs. Before making any decisions, the interests of the people should be given top priority.