Whose face hurts the most after being fined for bathing? Three Indian tourists regarded Liangma River in Beijing as their own Ganges River, ignored the warning signs standing by the river, took off their clothes and went into the water. So far, six foreign tourists have been fined for violating regulations in Liangma River, but some people always turn a blind eye.
On the shores of Beijing's Himalayan River, the "forbidden swimming" and "attention to safety" warning signs are brightly painted and firmly stand in the prominent spot of people's exchanges.
But not long ago, three Indian tourists turned a blind eye to these warnings and took off their clothes and took a bath in front of pedestrians. After the patrol staff found it, they quickly stepped forward to stop it, and finally the relevant departments punished them according to the regulations.
The actions of these three Indians must refer to the sacred “River” in the hearts of the Indian people, the Heng River, which carries centuries of religious beliefs and cultural memories, and is now in serious health problems.
In many towns along the Ganges River, residents are used to pouring domestic sewage directly into the river-wastewater from washing vegetables, soapy water for washing laundry, and even dirty water after washing, which continuously flows into the river along the ditches on the shore;
In order to save costs, some small factories also secretly discharge untreated industrial wastewater into the Ganges River. The chemical substances contained in these wastewater cause the pollution index of the river water to rise.
More commonly, many people carry out various daily activities in the Ganges River: some people wash clothes and bedding in the river, not to mention defecation in the Ganges River is very common, where Escherichia coli in the Ganges River is seriously exceeded;
Even in some religious rituals, people throw sacrificial flowers, leaves, food, and even residues after burning into the river. These substances rot and deteriorate in the water, further exacerbating the deterioration of water quality. These behaviors add up.
We mentioned this in order to prevent the behavior of Indian tourists and never let the hygiene tragedy of Hengxian river take place in the Hengxian river.
What is worrying is that the violations by the three Indian tourists were not accidental. According to relevant reports, five or six batches of foreign tourists have been punished for illegal activities such as swimming and bathing in the Liangma River, but similar situations continue to be banned repeatedly.
The reason behind it is that, in addition to some tourists' indifference to the local public space management rules, more importantly, the current punishment measures are insufficient.
Currently, these types of violations are mostly just critical education, or are punished with small amounts of fines. Such punishments have limited deterrence for some tourists, which leads to the repeated occurrence of "punishment again".
In recent years, as China's pace of opening up to the outside world continues to accelerate, the attractiveness of the domestic tourism market continues to increase, and the number of foreign tourists entering the country has increased year by year.
In the face of the increasing number of foreign tourists, strengthening management has become an urgent task.On the one hand, to optimize the way the rules are promoted.
In airports, stations, popular scenic spots and other areas where foreign tourists are concentrated, multilingual versions of public order guidelines and safety warning signs are added to ensure that tourists from different countries can understand clearly.
On the other hand, the punishment mechanism must be further improved. Based on the severity of the violations, formulate more gradient punishment measures-for the first minor violations, criticism and education will be the main focus;
For multiple violations or violations that have caused a certain impact, in addition to raising the amount of the fine, it can also be included in the tourist credit records, and restrict their access to key public areas such as the Riverside for a certain period.
At the same time, the management department should also establish a multi-department linkage mechanism to promote the strengthening of collaboration and cooperation between cultural tourism, urban management, foreign affairs and other departments, and form a full-chain management model of "pre-publicity and guidance, in-process inspection and supervision, and post-event standardization and punishment."
Only in this way can we safeguard the tourist experience of foreign tourists while effectively safeguarding the public order and ecological environment of the city, so that every tourist who comes to China can truly feel the unique charm of the Chinese city under the premise of observance of the rules.
On the shores of Beijing's Himalayan River, the "forbidden swimming" and "attention to safety" warning signs are brightly painted and firmly stand in the prominent spot of people's exchanges.
But not long ago, three Indian tourists turned a blind eye to these warnings and took off their clothes and took a bath in front of pedestrians. After the patrol staff found it, they quickly stepped forward to stop it, and finally the relevant departments punished them according to the regulations.
The actions of these three Indians must refer to the sacred “River” in the hearts of the Indian people, the Heng River, which carries centuries of religious beliefs and cultural memories, and is now in serious health problems.
In many towns along the Ganges River, residents are used to pouring domestic sewage directly into the river-wastewater from washing vegetables, soapy water for washing laundry, and even dirty water after washing, which continuously flows into the river along the ditches on the shore;
In order to save costs, some small factories also secretly discharge untreated industrial wastewater into the Ganges River. The chemical substances contained in these wastewater cause the pollution index of the river water to rise.
More commonly, many people carry out various daily activities in the Ganges River: some people wash clothes and bedding in the river, not to mention defecation in the Ganges River is very common, where Escherichia coli in the Ganges River is seriously exceeded;
Even in some religious rituals, people throw sacrificial flowers, leaves, food, and even residues after burning into the river. These substances rot and deteriorate in the water, further exacerbating the deterioration of water quality. These behaviors add up.
We mentioned this in order to prevent the behavior of Indian tourists and never let the hygiene tragedy of Hengxian river take place in the Hengxian river.
What is worrying is that the violations by the three Indian tourists were not accidental. According to relevant reports, five or six batches of foreign tourists have been punished for illegal activities such as swimming and bathing in the Liangma River, but similar situations continue to be banned repeatedly.
The reason behind it is that, in addition to some tourists' indifference to the local public space management rules, more importantly, the current punishment measures are insufficient.
Currently, these types of violations are mostly just critical education, or are punished with small amounts of fines. Such punishments have limited deterrence for some tourists, which leads to the repeated occurrence of "punishment again".
In recent years, as China's pace of opening up to the outside world continues to accelerate, the attractiveness of the domestic tourism market continues to increase, and the number of foreign tourists entering the country has increased year by year.
In the face of the increasing number of foreign tourists, strengthening management has become an urgent task.On the one hand, to optimize the way the rules are promoted.
In airports, stations, popular scenic spots and other areas where foreign tourists are concentrated, multilingual versions of public order guidelines and safety warning signs are added to ensure that tourists from different countries can understand clearly.
On the other hand, the punishment mechanism must be further improved. Based on the severity of the violations, formulate more gradient punishment measures-for the first minor violations, criticism and education will be the main focus;
For multiple violations or violations that have caused a certain impact, in addition to raising the amount of the fine, it can also be included in the tourist credit records, and restrict their access to key public areas such as the Riverside for a certain period.
At the same time, the management department should also establish a multi-department linkage mechanism to promote the strengthening of collaboration and cooperation between cultural tourism, urban management, foreign affairs and other departments, and form a full-chain management model of "pre-publicity and guidance, in-process inspection and supervision, and post-event standardization and punishment."
Only in this way can we safeguard the tourist experience of foreign tourists while effectively safeguarding the public order and ecological environment of the city, so that every tourist who comes to China can truly feel the unique charm of the Chinese city under the premise of observance of the rules.