The Garden Botanical Garden, Huli Mountain Fort, and some scenic spots on Gulangyu Island are all included in this ticket-free opening. The picture shows the public visiting the Botanical Garden. (Data map) Photo by reporter Tang Guangfeng
Xiamen Net News (Haixi Morning News reporter Chen Cuixian) Some state-owned scenic spots in Xiamen are free. Before August 31, citizens and tourists are welcome to visit in a civilized and orderly manner.
The reporter learned from Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism that from now until August 31, 2022, 8 state-owned A-level scenic spots that charge fees will be open to citizens and tourists free of charge, including the main scenic spots on Gulangyu Island – Sunlight Rock, Shuzhuang Garden, Haoyue Garden, Forbidden City Gulangyu Foreign Cultural Relics Museum, Lettering Museum, Organ Museum, etc., as well as Garden Botanical Garden, Huli Mountain Fort.
It is understood that there are still A-level scenic spots in Xiamen City, such as Garden Expo Garden, Jimei Ao Garden, Tianzhu Mountain Forest Park, Gulong Sauce Cultural Park, Jiahe Liangku Canglin Cultural Tourism Zone and other long-term free tickets.
Yesterday was Sunday, and the reporter visited the scenic spot and found that many citizens have already gone to try early adopters and enjoy the benefits of free tickets.
Citizen Ms. Zhang went to the Botanical Garden with her friends. “It’s good to walk here on weekends! I just heard the news of free tickets, so I quickly took my friends to go shopping. It is estimated that there will be many people who come to play in the future.” Ms. Zhang said that the free tickets are not only for citizens It is also very attractive to tourists.
It is worth noting that citizens and tourists visiting these scenic spots should abide by the general requirements of “limitation, reservation, and peak shift”. The scenic spot implements time-sharing reservations and other current-limiting measures. In addition, the scenic spot does not accept tourists with a history of living in the county (city, district) where the domestic medium and high risk areas are located; for passengers with a “*” in the itinerary code, they must sign a letter of commitment, promising that there is no county (city, district) where the medium and high risk areas are located. Travel history, and provide a negative nucleic acid test report within 48 hours. In view of the severe and complicated situation of domestic epidemic prevention and control, the scenic spot will make timely adjustments to the prevention and control measures in accordance with the instructions of the Municipal Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters. Please follow the official WeChat account of “Xiamen Cultural Tourism” for relevant information.
The reporter learned that Xiamen City will issue 10 million yuan of summer cultural tourism consumption coupons through the Fliggy travel platform, focusing on summer consumption hotspots, and select a batch of high-quality cultural tourism products to give 50% discount subsidies.
In addition, Xiamen will also hold a series of activities to help businesses and benefit the people, such as “UnionPay Promotion Day” and “Boom Plan”. Xiamen UnionPay will cooperate with commercial banks to invest more than 10 million yuan in consumption promotion funds to carry out cultural tourism activities to benefit the people. Merchants in the cultural and travel industry are encouraged to participate in the UnionPay “Booming Plan”. UnionPay QR code transaction fees within 500 yuan will be fully refunded, and transaction fees above 500 yuan will be refunded proportionally.
For travel agencies, Xiamen has also introduced support measures. Xiamen City will reward travel agencies that organize tourists to travel in Xiamen from July to August 2022 and stay overnight in hotels and restaurants above the designated size, according to the standard of 50 yuan per room per night. The maximum reward is not more than 1 million yuan.
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Editor in charge: Li Yilin, Lai Xuhua