Should tourists pay higher fees for UNESCO heritage sites?

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Should tourists pay higher fees for UNESCO heritage sites?
Sep 2, 2010 02:35
CHRISTINE Points: Join Date: Sep 30, 2005 Status: offline Community Moderator	Recently, China has expanded its [tcgurl=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/china-world-heritages.htm]UNESCO heritage sites[/tcgurl] to 40 after the UNESCO named the Center of the “Heaven and Earth (an ancient architectural complex including the [tcgurl=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/henan/luoyang/songshan_shaolin.htm]Shaolin Temple[/tcgurl] in Dengfeng city, Henan Province)” and China Danxia Landform (comprising Taining County of Fujian, Langshan Mountain of Hunan, [tcgurl=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/guangdong/shaoguan/danxia-mountain.htm]Danxia Mountain[/tcgurl] of Guangdong, [tcgurl=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/jiangxi/nanchang/dragon-and-tiger.htm]Dragon and Tiger Mountain of Jiangxi[/tcgurl], Jianglang Mountain of Zhejiang, [tcgurl=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/guizhou/zunyi/chishui.htm]Chishui[/tcgurl] of Guizhou ) to the World Heritage List. Good news, isn’t? However, the ticket price for the Danxia Landform is said to increase in the future. "The cost will increase regarding a series of protection actions,” according to director of the management committee of Danxia Mountain. Well, the entrance fee for the Shaolin Temple will remain the same according to the local officials. In fact, many tourist sites have raised the ticket prices after they were added to the World Heritage List successfully, such as Jiuzhaigou Valley, Mt. Huangshan, Xidi and Hongcun Ancient Villages and Earth Buildings in Fujian Province. The Jiuzhaigou Valley has increased the entrance fee from 108 to 220 RMB. The ticket prices have skyrocketed so that tourists will pay higher fees for those UNESCO heritage sites. Is it reasonable? PS: the ticket price for Danxia Mountain is 100 RMB for an adult and 120 RMB during holidays.
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Sep 5, 2010 23:02

JIMMYB
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Being included in the World Heritage List is a very good excuse to make money. The original purpose is to protect the places. But It has all changed.

You know what? The Daming Palace Ruins Park just removed some building that had been finished. They just explained that they removed the buidlings in consideration of making it as one of the World Heritage sites. They have clear purpose, building it as a world heritage site.

I won't go to these places in the future because I can't afford the ticket prices.

Sep 6, 2010 07:53	#2
GAFFER Points: Join Date: May 22, 2008 Status: Offline	We visited Jiuzhaigou Valley and while interesting is certainly not worth a 103% increase to ¥220

Sep 6, 2010 21:01	#3
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by GAFFER We visited Jiuzhaigou Valley and while interesting is certainly not worth a 103% increase to ¥220 I haven't been there yet. I am considering of visiting Jiuzhaigou Valley someday. The ticket price is a problem. Thus, I decide to go there in the low season.

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