MosttouristdestinationsaroundChinaarewitnessingtravelpeaksduringtheeight-dayMid-AutumnFestivalandNationalDayholidaysthatrunthroughSunday.InBeijingthePalaceMuseumortheForbiddenCityattracted182000touristsonTuesdaythebiggestnumberonasingledayasmillionsofvisitorsarrivedinthenationalcapital.“Wesawabsolutelynothingbutpeople’sheads.”saidGuoZhijun42ofHenanprovince.“Wewantedour11-year-oldsontolearnsomethingfromthetripbutweonlyendedupverytired.”
EarlierfromSundaynoontomiddayMondaygarbagecollectedatTian’anmenSquareintheheartofthecityamountedto7.9tonsaquartermorethanthatinthesameperiodoflastyear.
IntheeasterncoastalcityofQingdaoitstopfivemajortouristsitesattractedmorethan200000visitorsonTuesday.
Yesterdaythousandsofcarsjammedtwo20-kilometermountainroadswindingtoandoutoftheLushanMountainscenicareaintheeasternprovinceofJiangxi.Theareawithabout3000carparkingspaceswasunabletocontainatleast8000inboundcarssaidheadoftheLushanMountainpublicsecuritybureau.
TheLushanMountaintourismadministrationtemporarilystoppedsellingentranceticketstopreventthetrafficfromgrowingonTuesdayafternoon.Similarmeasurescouldbetakenduringtherestoftheholidaysapoliceofficersaid.
Emergencymeasureshavebeentakenatotherscenicsites.Crowdedvisitorsoverwhelmedthecapacity(承载量)ofthecablecarsatHuashanMountaininShaanxiprovinceleavingtensofthousandsofstuckatthepeaklateintoTuesdaynight.AccordingtoChinaCentralTelevisionrestlessvisitorsdemandedrefundsfromthetourismcommitteeandalotofvisitorshadtogiveupandwalkdownthemountain.
ChenLideputydirectoroftheShaanxiProvincialPublicSecurityDepartmentsaidonhismicroblogthatmorethan300policemenandgovernmentofficialsclimbedupthemountaintohelptrappedvisitors.Fearingthattouristsitesmightbecometoocrowdedmanypeoplearestayingathomegoingshoppingormakingshortsuburbantrips.AresidentMr.WanginNanchangcapitalofJiangxicanceledlong-distancetravelplansafterlearningofheavytrafficonmanyhighwaysduringthefirsttwodaysoftheholidays.Instea