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[quote=JABAROOTOO,233152]People power has always been an effective way to vote.

Tourist need to vote with thier feet.

Boycott of some of these sites and package tours  and tour operators in general would soon send a sharp message to them that something needs to change but I'm afraid that the general public in China is not as dicerning as they should be yet but times are a changing.

I'll give you a couple of my recent holiday experiences with ticket prices and value for money or lack off it to be more acurate.

I visited Taoping village in Sichuan and there is only one way in.  A 'tourist company' not the village charge Y60 just to get across the bridge.  You get this lovely ticket with a minute map detailing six things you can see included in your price.  One of the points of interest was the other side of the bridge.  I just did not get it.  
If you came with a tour group, which probably gets a good discount on the ticket price,  you are supplied with a not stop, megaphoned tour guide to ensure you visit all the places that also charge a little money to come to look but of course these are offered free to the groups and I'm sure the company gives the villagers the fee from it's general takings.  They, the villagers were quite vicious in their attitiude to collecting money from each person.

There were a few exceptions like where we stayed the ight  they are completely 'open house'  - anyone can walk freely through without being harassed for extra money and our DB&B was good value with a very generous serving at meals. Another man invited us to view the sunset from his rooftop with no demands of money for the privilage but unfortunely these were the exceptions.

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