To be honest, Yang Jing was a little disappointed with the scenery at the end of the Yulong Snow Mountain Cableway.
Why do I say that? Because Yang Jing did not feel the magnificence and ancient wildness that he had imagined. Instead, the noisy chattering of the many tourists around him made him feel extremely irritated.
This is not to say that the scenery here is not beautiful, but it is still a little short of what Yang Jing had imagined.
If there weren't so many tourists today, and if it wasn't so noisy, maybe it would be better.
In comparison, Yang Jing prefers the more than five-kilometer mountain climbing road from the cable car ticket office to the lower station of the cable car. It is quiet and beautiful.
Unexpectedly, after arriving at the upper station of the cableway, all the scattered tourists gathered here, and immediately turned this glacier, which was supposed to be ancient and distant, into a convenience market on the streets of Yanjing...
However, Gege and Sun Aoran were in high spirits and continued the pace of taking selfies.
The group did not stay at the upper station of the cable car for long. One reason was that the climate here was a bit unbearable. The temperature close to zero, coupled with the constantly falling ice and the knife-like wind, made it really difficult for people to persevere.
The most important thing is that after the initial excitement, Gege and Sun Aoran both started to feel chest tightness, tinnitus, and headaches. Needless to say, this is a typical altitude reaction. They took the cable car up, and in less than ten minutes, they rose from 3,300 to 4,500 meters above sea level. This ascent speed was really too fast, and it was inevitable to have stress-induced altitude reaction.
After breathing oxygen for a while, Gege and Sun Aoran didn't want to stay there any longer - the discomfort caused by altitude sickness was really very torturous.
Without saying anything, Yang Jing directly carried Gege on his back. With the "repay the favor" skill, Yang Jing was insulated from the high opposition. In addition, Yang Jing was now extremely powerful, and Gege's legs were so weak that she couldn't even walk, so he immediately turned into the second brother.
It was not until they returned to the lower station of the cableway that Gege and Sun Aoran's altitude sickness was alleviated. After the four of them slowly walked back to the parking lot, they became energetic again.
"Second brother, do you want to go up and take another turn?" Yang Jing teased Sun Aoran with a smile.
"You are my brother, okay?" Sun Aoran's face changed when he heard this. "I won't go up even if you give me 10,000 yuan. It's too painful. I thought I was going to die just now."
"Bah, bah, bah, children should not be restrained in their words!" Zhao Shuang patted Sun Aoran's shoulder unhappily, "Why are you talking about death? It's just altitude sickness, isn't it? You are not as good as Sister Gege."
Sun Aoran approached with a playful smile, "Wife, my princess has the second senior brother here, so of course it's okay. How about I be the second senior brother for a while and carry you down?"
Zhao Shuang said quickly: "Okay, that's what you said, you can carry me back to Lijiang City from here later."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Jing and Gege clapped their hands and laughed, and Sun Aoran's face immediately turned bitter...
A few people drove down the mountain and passed by Baisha Murals and Shuhe Ancient Town on the way back. They played there until around seven in the evening before returning to Lijiang Ancient Town.
"The situation here is good. It feels to me as if it's even better than Dali Ancient Town." Led by the local tyrant Zhao Shuang, several people came to a not-so-conspicuous restaurant in Lijiang Ancient Town to eat. Faced with the delicious dishes, Gege couldn't help but praise them.
Zhao Shuang grabbed a napkin and wiped his mouth. "It's much better now. A few years ago, because tourism here was so popular, many people from other places moved here. As a result, it became a mess. Overcharging tourists has become Lijiang's biggest business card, more famous than Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Lijiang Ancient Town, so many tourists dare not come here to travel."
Sun Aoran also nodded and said, "That's right. A group of outsiders opened restaurants, inns, and bars here. They were greedy for the small profits and overcharged customers frequently. Eventually, the authorities took strong measures to clean up this place. All those guys who overcharged customers were disciplined. Now there are almost no cases of overcharging customers in Lijiang Ancient Town."
Yang Jing said, "That's how it should be. As a tourist city, tourists are our greatest resource. You can raise prices a little, but you can't raise them too much. If you scare away tourists, how are you going to eat?"
Zhao Shuang nodded, agreeing with Yang Jing's statement. "If it had been like what you said from the beginning, it would have been fine. Unfortunately..." Zhao Shuang shook his head. "In the worst years ago, overcharging was just a small matter. Many tourists could not even guarantee the safety of their personal property when traveling in Lijiang. Theft and even robbery occurred from time to time, causing extremely serious social security incidents. Moreover, the natives of our Lijiang Ancient Town are very dissatisfied with those foreign tourism operators. We often have some fierce conflicts, which has caused the reputation of the scenic spot to decline greatly. Therefore, in February last year, the National Tourism Investment Committee directly issued a serious warning to this place and ordered a six-month rectification action."
Zhao Shuang spread his hands and said, "As you can see now, although the number of tourists has decreased, the ancient city of Lijiang has returned to its previous harmony and tranquility."
At this time, the restaurant owner came up with a serving of rice sausage, put the dish on the table, and said with a smile: "What Xiaoshuang said just now is very right. Although the number of tourists here is not as high as in previous years, we prefer the current situation. We are an ancient city with a history of more than 700 years. An ancient city must have the charm of an ancient city. Those foreign tourism operators have made this place a mess. This is not making money from tourism, but damaging or even destroying this beautiful ancient city. Therefore, we locals welcome the country's rectification with both hands."
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