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on september 3, the body of ma yuan, who lost contact while crossing the aotai line in qinling mountains, was found, which attracted public attention and once again attracted attention from the outside world to this hiking route. recently, travel blogger mr. zheng (pseudonym) said that someone who crossed the aotai line was fined 3,000 yuan by the management department, and hoped that the majority of hikers would abide by the law, prioritize safety, and hike rationally.

upstream news reporters found that this ticket was issued by the shaanxi taibai mountain national nature reserve management bureau (hereinafter referred to as: taibao bureau) on august 23 this year. the content was that a hiker went up the mountain from 23 kilometers without authorization from august 20 to 23, 2024, and took the aotai line through shuiwozi camp, 2800 camp, dongyuan and other places. the route he took has entered the core area of ​​shaanxi taibai mountain national nature reserve. his behavior has constituted an illegal act of entering the core area of ​​the nature reserve without permission. as a result, the taibao bureau imposed a fine of 3,000 yuan and persuaded him to leave taibai mountain nature reserve.

mr. zheng (pseudonym) posted a message saying that someone was fined for crossing the aotai line. screenshot

mr. zheng told the upstream news reporter that he did not receive the ticket himself, but it was sent to him by a fellow hiker. he sent it out to remind fellow hikers not to take the risk of crossing the aotai line.

on september 5, a reporter from upstream news interviewed the protection division of the taibao bureau about this matter. a staff member, mr. li, revealed: "this is a penalty decision issued by our bureau. the route taken by this hiker is within the core protection zone. according to regulations, he will be fined a minimum of 3,000 yuan and a maximum of 5,000 yuan."

the reporter checked the wechat public account of taibai mountain nature reserve and found that as early as september 2020, the taibaishan nature reserve bureau reiterated that "aotai crossing" is completely prohibited and violators will be severely punished. in february this year, the taibaishan nature reserve bureau also reported an incident of illegal crossing of the aotai line. gao, wang, and guo encountered a blizzard during the crossing and asked for help. after being rescued, the three were fined a total of 10,500 yuan.

regarding the fine for crossing the aotai line, mr. li said: "the fine for crossing the aotai line has been implemented for many years. the basis is article 34 of the "regulations on the protection of natural areas of the people's republic of china". those who enter the nature reserve without approval or disobey the management of the management agency in the nature reserve may be fined 100-5000 yuan. what we actually implement is a fine of 3000-5000 yuan for illegal entry into the core area. since 2021, more than 50 people have been punished, and we have paid all these fines into the state treasury."

where exactly is the core area? mr. li responded: "according to the qinling ecological environment protection regulations issued by shaanxi province, the qinling mountains above 2,000 meters above sea level are listed as the core area, so the range is quite wide. from aoshan, the altitude is basically above 3,000 meters. the 2800 campsite and shuiwozi, which are often mentioned by hikers, are all in the core area of ​​the reserve."

on september 3, the body of ma mouyuan, who lost contact while crossing the aotai line, was found, which attracted public attention. mr. li said frankly: "almost every year, hikers die. so far, more than 30 hikers have passed away with their names, so i absolutely do not recommend hikers to go to the aotai line!"

according to mr. li, the main reasons why the aotai line is dangerous are the altitude and climate: the highest altitude of the entire aoshan mountain is about 3,500 meters. from the foot of the mountain at an altitude of 1,500 meters to the top of the mountain, there is a drop of nearly 2,000 meters. once you encounter danger, you basically can't come down; at the same time, the climate above 3,000 meters above sea level is unpredictable. it may be light rain at the foot of the mountain, but it may be windy and rainy at the top of the mountain, which can easily cause hypothermia. in addition, there are no mobile phone base stations on aoshan mountain, so there is almost no signal on the mobile phone. once you encounter danger, it is difficult to ask for help.

a warning sign set up by the taibai mountain national nature reserve administration in the scenic area.

mr. li told the reporter: "why can't we find someone who got lost crossing the aotai line? it's because there's no cell phone signal. even if we're lucky enough to get help, we don't know the route to go to the rescue. there are too many forks in the road on the mountain, and it's hard to get rescue funds. our biggest job now is to intercept and persuade hikers to return. we can't rest during long holidays such as may day and national day. this year on may day, we saw a message online recruiting hikers crossing the aotai line, and we could only call them one by one to ask them to cancel the operation. some hikers didn't listen, so we could only set up defenses at the intersection. it was really tiring!"

as the mid-autumn festival and national day are approaching, mr. li reminds hikers: "crossing the aotai line is not only dangerous, but also easy to cause forest fires. it will also disturb the habitat of wild animals, destroy natural resources, and generate a lot of garbage. so i sincerely urge all hikers not to carry out illegal crossing activities in taibai mountain, so that the qinling mountains can be beautiful."

upstream news reporter zhao yingji and intern wang zirui