the summer palace is crowded with tourists, and police officers with "living map" ensure the safety of tourists in the park
2024-10-03
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"go through the side door when entering and exiting, and the main entrance is closed. let everyone move around to avoid crowding and stampeding." at 10 a.m. on october 2, at the east gate of the summer palace, the police on duty picked up the loudspeaker to guide tourists. a reporter from the beijing news followed the police from the environmental food and drug brigade of the beijing municipal public security bureau to the summer palace to experience the daily life of the police during the "golden week".
there are many individual tourists and tour groups coming and going from the east gate of the summer palace. photo by beijing news reporter peng jingtao
people and vehicles are separated outside the east gate of the summer palace
a reporter from the beijing news saw outside the east gate of the summer palace that many individual tourists and tour groups were queuing up to enter and exit the summer palace. the air was filled with the aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus. policemen on duty were guiding the flow of people. from time to time, tourists stopped to ask the police for directions.
staff in the park took an eighty-nine-year-old boy to the police on duty, saying that the boy was separated from his mother and needed help. after questioning, the police called the boy's mother and learned that she was walking towards the east palace gate in the park. the boy looked nervous and frowned. the police tried to calm him down and said, "don't worry, your mother is already here. we will wait for her with you."
about ten minutes later, the boy's mother appeared outside the east palace gate. she cried and hugged the child tightly, "it's okay, it's okay, mom is here."
after inquiries, it was learned that the boy came to beijing from zibo, shandong province for a trip with his mother, and accidentally got separated in the park. the boy did not carry a phone, watch, mobile phone or other devices that could contact his parents. the police reminded the boy’s mother, “there are many people at various scenic spots in beijing during the holidays, and it is easy to get crowded. if conditions permit, you can give your child a communication tool such as a phone watch or mobile phone, or you can wear a traction rope on your wrist to prevent loss.”
a beijing news reporter also observed that only tourists and no vehicles could be seen within 500 meters outside the east palace gate. the reporter learned that in order to cope with the peak passenger flow, the haidian police teamed up with the transportation department to divert vehicles around the scenic area and closed the roundabout outside the east gate of the summer palace, turning all lanes into tourist passages to divert people and vehicles.
outside the east gate of the summer palace, police accompanied the boy and waited for his separated parents. photo by beijing news reporter peng jingtao
the police in the park monitor the dynamics of crowded areas at all times.
walking into the summer palace, a reporter from the beijing news saw police patrolling the park. during the patrol, tourists from time to time asked the police, "how to get to the middle of the painting?" "how long will it take to get on the cruise ship?"
occasionally, tourists come over with their mobile phones and say, "officer, show me. my family asked me to go to renshou temple to find them. where is this place?"
every police officer participating in the patrol is a "living map" of the summer palace. no matter how niche the summer palace is, they can immediately tell the approximate location. "there are many steps in the summer palace and the design is complex. it is difficult to get familiar with it just by looking at the map. we walk every day and the various tour routes in the summer palace are already familiar to us," the policeman said.
niu yang, deputy director of the qinglongqiao police station, said that during the national day holiday, the qinglongqiao police station deployed strict police force to prevent large crowds from gathering. in response to the surge in the number of tourists during the holidays, the police took the initiative to contact the park, monitor the flow of people in real time, and open additional ticket inspection channels in a timely manner to guide people queuing into the park in an orderly manner. for parts of the park that are prone to crowding, such as promenades and jiudao bay, the police deployment will be strengthened to speed up the flow of people. we will also add observation points in the park to keep track of the overall flow of people at any time, and provide reminders through loudspeakers to prevent overcrowding. gather. the police also mobilized park staff, security guards, cleaning staff, etc. to set up a wechat group so that if someone gets lost or loses something, they can work together to find it.
zhang shenhao, a police officer from the environmental food and drug brigade of the beijing municipal public security bureau, said that during this year’s national day holiday, more than 100 key parks and scenic spots in beijing have launched special national day activities, and some park scenic spots have launched a series of activities such as lantern festivals, garden parties, and artistic performances. . in this regard, the beijing police planned in advance and guided the local branches to formulate plans and plans in a timely manner, monitor the passenger flow situation in real time, and respond immediately if there is a sudden large passenger flow, such as one-way diversion, emergency isolation and other measures to prevent crowding and stampeding and ensure that tourists we visit the park safely.
in the summer palace, police help tourists search for their separated family members. photo by beijing news reporter peng jingtao
beijing news reporter peng jingtao, editor liu qian, proofreading by wu xingfa
