Visitor Limitation At China's Busiest Great Wall Section

Beijing: Chinese authorities have announced implementing a new daily quota of 65,000 visitors, starting from June 1, to the Badaling section of the Great Wall, aimed at limiting overcrowding of both local and foreign tourists. "The number of tourists visiting the Badaling Great Wall Scenic Area is enormous," Chen Fei, deputy director of the Badaling District Office, told the media on Friday. "About 10 million visitors came to Badaling last year."

Although 10 million is around the population of Sweden or Austria, it averages out to about 27,000 visitors per day — much lower than the new limit. The problem, however, lies in the unbalanced distribution of that number, reports CNN. "Visitor numbers during weekdays and holidays varies largely," Chen was quoted as saying. "The number can be only a few thousand visitors during the off-season." (IANS)

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