Xinhuanet June 9 in Kunming, Lijiang, Yunnan has more than 800 years of history, recently due to visitors at the entrance set up checked posts to check city maintenance costs, triggering protests from hundreds of merchants in the city.
From Fenghuang, Hunan collected 148 "the big ticket" to Lijiang ancient city set up checked posts check maintenance fees, historic city "siege toll" mode several times to spark controversy. In the era of mass tourism, how to get rid of "ticket rely", become difficult to avoid questions in front of the city area.
Old town of Lijiang "siege toll" hundreds of businesses closed
The morning of June 1, it is in the ancient city of Lijiang thousands of shops, Inns opened one after another. However, in the ancient city of East Street, 71 Street and other sections, some of the shops did not open on time as usual. Rows of closed doors make the streets a little bleak, with sharp contrast to the lively bustle of the weekday.
Lijiang ancient town protection authority bulletin, as at 11 o'clock in the morning on the day, a total of 74 in the ancient city Inn, 508 shops close up shop out of business. Merchant's purpose is to protest against the Management Department at the city's entrance points, tourists examine ancient city maintenance fee.
Lijiang ancient town protection authority Deputy Director He Hongyang introduced since 2001, Lijiang ancient city maintenance fee has been levied in 16, now charges 80 yuan per person, valid for 7 days.
Previously, city maintenance mainly commissioned travel agents and hotel, hotel collection, or by the introduction of a protracted detachment inspected makeup makeup, scenic attractions inspection. Last year, gucheng district, Lijiang ancient city protection administration began entering more than 20 main entrance of set points, and check your maintenance fee.
Number of city merchant told reporters, toll-led traffic down, thereby affecting retail business.
"Previously found loose in the city, visitors even if no maintenance fee can come in. Now check, some visitors do not want to pay, give up to town to play, this business certainly has impact on the businesses. "A local travel agency surnamed Chen explain the reason for the shop owners protested the ancient city maintenance.
Some tourists also expressed the ancient city "siege toll" of discontent. "Tourists in the ancient city of consumption such as accommodation, meals, shopping, the Government are taxed to the business, why would you want to tell tourists and maintenance? "Tourists from Liaoning, says Mr city maintenance fee is imposed by the duplicate question.
There is one think, belongs to the less developed areas of Lijiang, local finance tight, if it is not ancient city maintenance fee is imposed by, millions of tourists visiting each year, the ancient city is difficult to be effectively protected.
A crafts shop owner surnamed Shi believes that some shops out of business, mainly due to economic climate, tourism product homogenization of competition, as well as the ancient city of skyrocketing rents and other effects, "siege toll" is a minor factor. "In the old town of Lijiang, light flowers cake shop has hundreds of homes, even businesses with 100 Yuan 10 cartridges Pack mail prices, how can a loss? "
Behind the city charges: protection money "Alexander pressure"?
Starting from 2001, Lijiang starts "city to city" measure, tourists tour accommodation city maintenance costs 20 Yuan per person per day, up to 40 Yuan per person. In July 2007, adjusted to 80 yuan per person.
This model of the ancient city of Lijiang, is not alone in the country, the ancient city area with ticket charges, maintenance fees, to tourists is a universal phenomenon. Ancient city protection burden of funding pressures, infrastructure construction, and is the main reason around the implementation of the charging policy of the Government.
In April 2013, the ancient city of Fenghuang-Phoenix County declared a State scenic area "a vote", 148 Yuan released "the big ticket". The scenic area Administration said, it will rely on the old town part of the ticket revenue, strengthen protection and infrastructure construction in September 2015, Dali began to visitors the city maintenance fee of 30 yuan per person, according to local administration, from 2010 to 2014, the Government has invested more than 200 million Yuan to protect the ancient city, conservation is still large gaps.
Lijiang, data released by the Department showed that from 2001 to 2015, Lijiang ancient city maintenance fee is imposed by the cumulative inflow of 2.77 billion yuan, the ancient city protection and management have so far invested more than 6.6 billion yuan.
Lijiang ancient town protection authority He Liping said that currently there are still saddled with ancient city protection funded loan of up to 1.5 billion yuan, in Exchange for the city's cultural heritage has been effectively protected, infrastructure conditions improved.
"The old city, no sewers, no fire-fighting equipment, not even a public toilet. "He Liping said, now has 17 five-star toilet in the ancient city of Lijiang. Single women are the husband high insurance insurance
Fenghuang scenic charge, from 2013 to 2015, the Phoenix City in "a vote" during the total ticket revenue of 650 million Yuan. But in those three years, construction of the ancient city of Fenghuang County invested a total capital of 696 million Yuan. However, from April 10, Phoenix announced that waive the ancient city area, "the big ticket".
The era of mass tourism, how to get rid of "ticket on"?
Occurred frequently dispute the charges stated that ancient city area for a long time formed "tickets rely", has not adapted to the era of mass tourism developments. Ancient scenic spots how to upgrade to achieve quality and efficiency?
International Association for the leisure industry Executive Vice President Wang Qiyan, Director of the leisure economy Research Center, Renmin University of China believe that ancient city protection and development of scenic spots, through innovation and creativity, promote service quality to attract tourists, which in turn brings more profit. If as a result of charging tourists to scenic spots, the fees charged would be wasted.
"The city should set up a special protection fund to safeguard a city maintenance costs. "Said Wang Qiyan, the ancient city protection funds available to State and local government funding, from operators to charge part of the income, rather than directly to consumers, charging maintenance fee.
Tourism expert, Director of the Chinese research society for market economy Li Wuwu also believed that ancient city maintenance costs should be charged certain operators of considered approach to the city. Management through tourist attractions tickets, hotels and travel agencies the additional costs charged to a tourism development fund, and the Fund Special City maintain development.
"Siege toll" is difficult to adapt to the requirements of the times, around the old town area is also actively exploring how to upgrade.
He Liping said that the old town of Lijiang as a world cultural heritage, protection is always first. Local authorities have been exploring new modes of protection and hoped that in the ancient city between protection, tourism development and visitor experiences, to find a balance.
Phoenix Deputy Secretary Shi Rongfen believe that only tickets for economic and tourism development trends, tourists not adapted to diverse needs, current global tourism concept is actually on the tourism "supply side".
"Since the ancient city of Phoenix to remove the ' system ' since the significant increase in the number of tourists and tourism revenues are achieved, is expanding through a number of local scenic attractions, to create new tourism such as rural tourism, leisure and tourism, tourist products, promote transformation and upgrading of the tourism industry. "When Rong Fen said.
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