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if you have an understanding of the characteristics of xiaoxitian scenic area, you may be able to understand the difficulty of this national cultural protection unit. it would be unfair to be criticized by tourists just because of limited space and capacity.

reporter | wang zhongyun

today (october 7) is the last day of the national day holiday. has everyone gone on a trip?

during this holiday, many scenic spots are unsurprisingly crowded with people, such as traditional popular scenic spots like huangshan in anhui.

there are also some places that are "new to the top", such as many ancient buildings in shanxi that suddenly became popular due to the domestic 3a game "black myth: wukong", including hanging temple, tiefo temple and xiaoxitian.

judging from the traffic, shanxi will be one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country during the national day holiday in 2024. three days before the national day, the number of travel bookings in shanxi province increased by 63% month-on-month compared with the mid-autumn festival, and the booking amount increased by 171% month-on-month. among them, the number of travel bookings in linfen, datong and jincheng increased by more than 100% compared with the mid-autumn festival, and the booking amount increased by more than 200% month-on-month.

while the situation is booming, some accidents have also occurred during the operation of some scenic spots: on october 2, some netizens posted a video showing that at the xiaoxitian scenic area in xi county, linfen city, shanxi province, many tourists lining up shouted: "xiaoxitian, bad reviews! "

on the same day, according to the staff of xiaoxitian scenic area, due to limited space in the scenic area, they had to queue up to limit the number of visitors. tourists were excited because the waiting time was too long.

associate professor liu diyu from the school of architecture and urban planning of tongji university once inspected local ancient buildings in shanxi. he told xinmin weekly, "many ancient buildings in shanxi are small and cannot accommodate so many tourists. with so many people coming at once, congestion is inevitable."

if you have an understanding of the characteristics of xiaoxitian scenic area, you may be able to understand the difficulty of this national cultural protection unit. it would be unfair to be criticized by tourists just because of limited space and capacity.

the visiting area is 40 square meters and receives tens of thousands of people every day.

on august 20 this year, the domestic 3a game "black myth: wukong" was officially launched, attracting attention from the entire internet. most of its public game shooting locations are from shanxi, and shanxi cultural tourism is therefore called the "biggest winner" in the popularity of the game.

xiaoxitian in xi county is one of the filming locations. during the national day holiday, tourists from all over the country came here to check in the same "mahatma palace" in the game.

xi county, where xiao xitian is located, has a permanent population of only more than 90,000. xiaoxitian scenic area receives more than 10,000 tourists every day during the national day holiday.

as a national cultural relic protection unit, the "mainxiong hall" where the essence of xiaoxitian is located is only 169 square meters, and the visiting area can accommodate about 40 people.

with such a small visiting area, it has to carry tens of thousands of tourists every day, so you can imagine the pressure. on october 2, the number of tourists in the scenic spot exceeded 16,000.

after all, xiaoxitian is not the same thing as altay, a scenic spot with vast sky, high mountains and magnificent scenery. it is an ancient building and a national cultural relic protection unit. the area is not large, even cramped in some places, and the ancient buildings also need to be carefully cared for.

in such a scenic spot, once tourists gather together, they will inevitably feel that the experience is not good when queuing up. so on the 2nd, as seen by the outside world, some tourists could not stand queuing for too long, and collectively shouted "bad review" to the scenic spot staff. ".

after the controversy that day emerged, many people on the internet supported xiaoxitian scenic area, saying that tourists should understand the special nature of this place and be less harsh and abusive when visiting.

not only xiaoxitian, but also other shanxi ancient buildings have similar situations. for example, the iron buddha temple in gaoping, shanxi is also one of the main filming locations for "black myth: wukong". originally, it was not a tourist unit but a cultural relic protection unit. recently, in order to meet the needs of tourists, it has been opened to the public for free in an orderly manner.

in the main hall of xiaoxitian scenic area, there are more than 1,900 layered colored sculptures, ranging from the largest 3 meters to the smallest thumb size. each one is carefully crafted and lifelike, and is known as the "chinese suspended sculpture art museum".

liu diyu suggested that tourists who go to xiaoxitian scenic area in xi county should prepare as much knowledge as possible if conditions permit, so that they will have a better understanding after seeing the sculptures.

"if you want to scold me, come over to me and scold me!"

like zibo and harbin, which have exploded before, how to catch the sudden influx of tourism traffic has become a "manifest destiny" that shanxi cultural tourism must face.

"when the number of tourists surged in the first wave, we did feel unprecedented pressure." chen shaoqing, former deputy director of the shanxi department of culture and tourism, said in an interview before that shanxi cultural tourism is like a machine with a low load that suddenly operates at a high speed "of course there is pressure", but "if you don't experience these pressures, you may always be in the comfort zone."

in xi county, linfen, where xiaoxitian scenic area is located, various government departments and scenic area service centers, both online and offline, showed their sincerity to deal with the unexpected situation after the influx of tourists.

in a video released by the shanxi public security bureau, huang shenghui, director of the xi county public security bureau of linfen city, went to the front line of the xiaoxitian scenic area and explained to tourists, "please give me half an hour and i will solve this problem." then he walked into the crowd to guide tourists, "for everyone's safety, please don't crowd."

another live video showed liu wei, the deputy director on duty of the xi county public security bureau, holding a loudspeaker and saying to tourists: "everyone has put forward their opinions, and we will make rectifications immediately. but the safety of the people comes first, and it doesn't matter if you complain again." , no matter how much you scold me, everyone’s safety must come first!”

liu wei also joked: "if you want to scold me, just come over and scold me for a few words, and i'll take it all."

in addition to the public security system, the director of xi county cultural tourism also "stepped in" to play the role of tang monk in the scenic spot.

on october 3, the xi county culture and tourism bureau released "another letter to the destiny people of xiaoxitian". the reporter noticed that there was a sentence in it: "xi county is an agricultural county in a mountainous area and is working hard to transform into a tourist city."

transformation takes time and will not happen overnight. at least judging from the recent summer vacation and the national day holiday, the local area has put a lot of effort into accepting tourists.

starting from this summer, the passenger flow in xiaoxitian scenic area has increased sharply and there is an urgent need for professional guides. the local government decided to organize a night tour guide training class. lu xuehui, deputy magistrate of xi county, said: "let everyone learn the most essential things in the shortest time. in addition to telling the original hanging sculpture story, we later refined the painting, hanging sculpture art, and craftsman spirit to a certain height. then let our tour guides give concentrated explanations and learning.”

just today, the xi county xiaoxitian scenic area service center issued a "letter of thanks to tourists and friends": thank you to every "destiny person" for your love, understanding and tolerance for the land of "xiaoxitian".

the "thank you letter" mentions that in order to make up for the regret that the majority of tourists have to limit their stay time during the national day holiday due to "people following the crowd" and causing a hasty glance at the masterpiece of the hanging sculpture, we solemnly launch a "sincerity gift pack": from now until the end of the year, all visitors friends who have visited xiaoxitian during the mid-autumn festival and national day holidays this year can use their ticket purchase vouchers to enter the scenic spot again free of charge and enjoy the buddhist tiangong and the suzhou sculpture.

liu diyu told this magazine that from a long-term perspective, shanxi ancient architectural scenic spots can strengthen the construction of supporting museums and use multimedia and other technologies to obtain a more diverse experience of cultural relics, so that tourists will not be too bored and anxious while waiting, and it will also help to be prepared with knowledge before entering.