Yesterday, a reporter went to the entrance of the Sunlight Rock scenic spot and saw a steady stream of tourists. Most of them wanted to take the cable car to enjoy the scenery. However, after learning that the cable car was out of service due to maintenance, they all seemed somewhat disappointed.
Ms. Lin, the person in charge of the management office of the Gulangyu Scenic Area, said in an interview with the reporter that the cable car was indeed under maintenance. Due to the severity of the fault, the maintenance time was longer. The reporter asked when it would be repaired? She said it was unclear.
A local tourist surnamed Zhang said that many people chose the Sunlight Rock scenic spot because of the cable car, and this scenic spot had the most expensive ticket. Since the maintenance has been going on for so long, the price should be reduced. Many tourists expressed similar views.
For 3 months, he visited Sunlight Rock twice but failed to ride the cable car each time.
Since the cable car has been out of operation for such a long time, should the ticket price be reduced?
In response to rumors that the cable car was not under maintenance but was being prepared for removal, Ms. Lin responded that she was also unclear about this matter.
The reporter then went to the Gulangyu Management Committee for answers, but the staff said that the head of the committee was not available and refused to disclose his phone number.
Many residents on the island and tour guides revealed to the reporter that the cable car was actually not under maintenance but was being prepared for removal. Why does the ticketing office claim it is under maintenance?
Ms. Lin, the person in charge of the Gulangyu Scenic Area Management Office, responded by saying that there was no consideration for reducing the price at this time.
On November 17, several tourists called our news hotline to report that the Gulangyu Sunlight Rock cable car had been out of operation for more than 3 months. The ticketing office claimed it was under maintenance, but the islanders and tour guides said it was not being repaired but was being prepared for removal. Tourists believed that many people chose the Sunlight Rock scenic spot because of the cable car, and this scenic spot had the most expensive ticket. If they couldn't ride the cable car, the ticket price should be reduced.
The reporter then saw at the cable car entrance that the place where people usually queued up to take the cable car was empty. There was a sign in the middle indicating "under maintenance," dated back to August this year. However, the reporter did not see any workers conducting maintenance, nor were there any signs indicating that the cable car was under maintenance.
Just before the National Day earlier this year, Mr. Wang visited Gulangyu with his family. He had heard from friends that there was a cable car on Sunlight Rock, and the view of Xiamen from the cable car was particularly beautiful. Unfortunately, he didn't get to ride the cable car that day because the staff told him it was under maintenance and suspended operations.
At the beginning of November, Mr. Wang's company organized employees to visit Gulangyu, and he thought this time he would definitely make up for the regret of not riding the cable car last time. But this time, the cable car was still under maintenance. Mr. Wang used anger to protest and even refused to enter the scenic spot.