If you didn’t get to do much travelling in the past week, let this story comfort you. The Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province is synonymous with serene mountains, multi-level waterfalls, colorful lakes and giant pandas. However, those idyllic scenes were just an illusion on October 2 thanks to a staggering influx of rowdy tourists, 4000 of whom got stuck in the park overnight.

The pushy crowds crippled transport to various scenic spots within the reserves presumably because they couldn’t be bothered to wait in line in an orderly manner. As a result, no buses could operate and crowds got angry. This in turn led to more anger which prompted large crowds to trample down tracks within the reserve. Resulting in the entire park becoming crippled, from the transport to the ticket sales. A large number of people, who mostly likely wished they worked out more beforehand, were forced to walk for several kilometers to descend the mountain. An 80-year old pensioner and nine month old baby were among those forced to walk.

It doesn’t end there. Many people were dissatisfied and requested their money back so the reserve began to issue refunds from 11pm onwards. By 3am that morning, the reserve had issued 8000 ticket refunds. By October 3, that number had increased to 12,000.

Finally and perhaps just a little slow, the reserve realized that a lot of people in China like to visit nature reserves during the October holidays and so, from October 3 onwards the reserve began to limit daily ticket sales to 41,000 per day. Now that’s a smart call!

Source: fjsen.com

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