"From now on, all American tourists must pay a 25% tariff when purchasing tickets. Please know! If it is inconvenient, please consult the US Embassy! " On April 6, a picture of "American tourists buy tickets and add tariffs" in Hengshan Scenic Area in Nanyue was circulated on the Internet, which attracted the attention of many netizens. In this regard, Nanyue Hengshan Scenic Area responded that the relevant notice was not posted in the ticket window of the scenic spot, and the news transmitted by the picture was a rumor, suspected of software synthesis.
Xiaoxiang morning herald reporter learned through investigation that the pictures posted on the Internet originally originated from a scenic spot in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, and the staff were "eyeballs" and "hot spots", and were posted on the media platform after posing. At present, the local police have been involved in the investigation and criticized and educated the people involved.
Scenic spot
No notice was posted at the ticket window.
On April 6 th, a picture of "American tourists buy tickets and add tariffs" in Hengshan, Nanyue was widely forwarded on the Internet. The background color of this picture is pink, and the ticket window is No.2 window of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue. The following content was released in the form of a warm reminder: "From now on, all American tourists must pay a 25% tariff when purchasing tickets. Please know! If it is inconvenient, please consult the US Embassy! "
This "warm reminder" is accompanied by an English translation, but the translation level is somewhat poor: "from now on" is translated into "fromthisdayon" and "pleaseknow" is translated into "please know".
Is this the scenic spot "assisting" the Sino-US trade dispute? On April 6, the reporter contacted the relevant person in charge of the Tourism Commission of Nanyue District, Hengyang City. The other party responded that the relevant notice was not posted in the ticket window of the scenic spot, and the news transmitted by the picture was a rumor.
The person in charge said that the scene of No.2 window in Nanyue Scenic Area was obviously inconsistent with the scene of online pictures. After verification by relevant departments, no relevant notices have been posted at the ticket sales windows of scenic spots in Hengshan Scenic Area of Nanyue. It is very likely that the pictures rumored on the Internet were modified and synthesized by image editing software.
In view of the bad influence caused by the composite photos of rumors, Nanyue police have filed an investigation and warmly reminded that it is illegal to use the Internet to manufacture and disseminate false information. Those who create rumors and seriously disrupt social order will be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law.
The staff of the ticket office of Nanyue Scenic Area said that the ticket price of Nanyue Scenic Area is still 80 yuan in the off-season.
survey
The original picture was taken by the staff of a scenic spot in Dongguan.
Since the online photo scene is not in Nanyue, is this policy also introduced in other scenic spots? The reporter found through verification that similar "warm tips" pictures appeared in Guangdong. The location shown in the picture is "Yinxian Mountain Villa" in Dongguan, and other contents are consistent with the rumored pictures of Nanyue.
The reporter then contacted the staff of Dongguan Tourism Bureau. After investigation, the staff confirmed that these pictures were indeed taken by the staff of Yinxian Mountain Villa, a local tourist attraction, for the purpose of "attracting attention".
"When the police station found it, I really didn't know." Mr. Lu, the legal representative of Dongguan Yinxian Mountain Villa Investment Co., Ltd., said that because Sino-US trade friction is a hot event at the moment, a younger planner of the company temporarily posted such paper in the window of the ticket office of the scenic spot in order to "rub the hot spot", and then took photos for self-media communication, and took the paper away after taking photos.
The person in charge of the surname Lu said that the scenic spot did not implement such a policy, because the ticket price was reviewed and publicized by the Price Bureau, and it was impossible to implement such a policy.
The staff of changping town Town Government, which belongs to Yinxian Mountain Villa, said that after the relevant pictures were circulated on the Internet, the local police station intervened in the investigation and summoned the person in charge of the company and the people involved. The police have criticized and educated the personnel involved, and the personnel involved have issued a letter of criticism. The self-media articles previously used for propaganda have been removed.
Lawyer's statement
It is against the common sense of law to charge fees for scenic spots.
For this matter, Zhou Lintao, a lawyer of Hunan Tiandiren Law Firm, said that anyone with a little legal knowledge can see that such a notice is contrary to legal common sense.
Zhou Lintao said that tariffs are taxes levied on importers and exporters by the customs established by the government when import and export commodities pass through the customs territory of a country, and scenic spots have no function of levying tariffs. Tickets are the income of the service industry, not import and export commodities, and do not belong to the category of tariff collection.
In addition, according to the relevant provisions of the Foreign Trade Law and the Import and Export Tariff Regulations, with the approval of the State Council, the the State Council Customs Tariff Commission decided to impose a 25% tariff on commodities such as soybeans, automobiles and chemicals originating in the United States. The implementation date will be announced separately by the the State Council Customs Tariff Commission depending on the implementation of the US government's tariff increase on goods exported from China to the United States. Zhou Lintao said that in other words, China is only planning to impose tariffs on these goods, but it has not been formally implemented.