"Mr. Hui, your real-name ticket for the trip to Lijiang Ancient Town in November last year has won a big prize of 200,000 yuan. Please bring your ticket stub to Lijiang before March 6th to claim your prize. Yuxian Wuyu!" On February 16, a 27-year-old woman from Guangzhou was deceived into marriage and seduced by two African men.
On February 16, a 27-year-old woman in Guangzhou was duped into a sham marriage and seduced by two African men. Hanshufang Novel Network www.hanshufang.com offers more chapters with faster updates, full-text reading network. Mr. Hui Jinbie, who works in Chencang District, Baoji City, received such a call, and after multiple verifications, it turned out to be true. However, "the guide never gave me the ticket," as the deadline for claiming the prize approached, Mr. Hui became increasingly anxious due to his wife's desire to sell her kidney to save her husband suffering from uremia.
Hanshufang Novel Network www.hanshufang.com offers more chapters with faster updates. The tourist only learned about the prize-winning opportunity upon receiving the call. "At first, I didn't believe it, but after contacting the Lijiang Ancient Town Protection Administration Bureau, I found out that it was indeed true! But they told me that I must present the ancient town maintenance ticket stub to claim the prize. I was stunned: I had no prior knowledge of the maintenance fee tickets or the lottery, and the guide never gave us the ticket stubs."
According to Mr. Hui's introduction, on November 3rd last year, he joined a travel group organized by a travel agency in Baoji to visit Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, and other places. The contract stipulated: the tour fee includes the first entrance fees for scenic spots, ancient town maintenance fees, etc. On November 6th, upon arriving in Lijiang, the local "Sunshine Holiday Travel Agency" took over and was fully responsible for the Lijiang itinerary.
"I was part of a tour group, so I didn't pay much attention to the ticket-related matters; everything was arranged by the guide. We were unaware of the lottery and thus did not ask the guide for the tickets," said Hui Jinbie. Journalists contacted several other tourists from this tour group, who also stated they had not seen their ticket stubs.
Voucher: Both the ticket and ID are essential. On February 27th, Hui Jinbie once again embarked on a journey to Lijiang. The guide responsible for the group at the time, Liu Zheng'an, claimed that all tickets had been distributed to the tourists. His travel agency also stated that they would never withhold tourists' tickets. Hui Jinbie went to the Lijiang Ancient Town Protection Administration Bureau, where he found his winning ticket record, but the staff informed him that the claimant must provide both the purchased ticket and personal identification to collect the prize, neither of which could be missing.
The person in charge of the travel agency in Baoji stated that after the tour arrived in Lijiang, it was handed over to the local travel agency, making it unrelated to them anymore. "Mr. Hui signed up for the tour with us, and out of consideration, I personally accompanied him to Lijiang to verify the matter, hoping for a swift resolution."
Hui Jinbie said, "Winning should have been a joyful event, but now I am extremely disheartened. I can't understand it; the tickets are under a real-name system, and the Lijiang Ancient Town Protection Administration Bureau also called to notify the winner to claim the prize. I hope relevant departments can understand my actual situation."
Prize Collection: Among ten people, only three collected the grand prize. On March 2nd, journalists contacted the guide Liu Zheng'an, who also expressed his grievances, "The tickets are under a real-name system. After verifying, I let the tourists take their tickets back. Keeping those tickets myself would be useless."
Director He Shiyong of the Lijiang Ancient Town Protection Administration Bureau stated, "The opportunity to win a grand prize by paying the Lijiang Ancient Town maintenance fee has been reported on our official website and major media outlets in Yunnan. The rules for collecting the prize are very clear. Since Mr. Hui does not meet the redemption conditions, we cannot process the prize collection for him. Currently, both the travel agency and tourists claim they did not take the winning ticket, which is an issue between them that we cannot intervene in."
There have been reports that regular lotteries for ancient preservation fee tickets have set a precedent domestically in Lijiang, mainly to prevent tourists from evading the ancient town maintenance fee as much as possible. It is understood that ten lucky tourists were drawn nationwide, and currently, only three have claimed their prizes, while others have also indicated that they cannot find their ticket stubs.
Lawyer: Legal procedures can be pursued. Attorney Fang Ligang from Shaanxi Ligang Law Firm said that first, after paying the corresponding tourism fee, tourists should receive the corresponding tourism services, including the right to obtain tickets. The travel company should also provide evidence of delivery of the tickets. Secondly, since the tickets are under a real-name system and the staff also called to notify the winners to claim their prizes, this can prove the authenticity of Mr. Hui's winning information. "Within the effective prize redemption period, if Mr. Hui pursues legal action, there is still a significant possibility of obtaining the prize."
Attention for Lijiang tours: In January 2012, Lijiang City decided that every January 6th and July 6th henceforth will hold a lottery event for Lijiang Ancient Town maintenance fee tickets. On January 6th, the host of the Lijiang Ancient Town maintenance fee ticket lottery drew 10 winners from 1,991,584 ticket numbers, with each winner receiving 200,000 yuan in cash. The deadline for redeeming the prize is March 6th.
By reporter Mao Jie