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The Chengdu Municipal People's Government officially announced the distribution of 20 million Panda Cards globally on the afternoon of the previous day. Once the news was released, it immediately triggered a frenzy of bookings among netizens nationwide. Due to network congestion, the Panda Homeland website temporarily "crashed." It was learned that by 10:00 PM on the 24th, the website had been clicked 1,023,019 times, with 52,000 gold cards and 28,000 silver cards registered.
Phones Overwhelmed, Website Crashed
"The citizens are too enthusiastic! The phones have been ringing off the hook this afternoon," a relevant official from the Chengdu Culture and Tourism Group told reporters. Most citizens were concerned about when tourists within the province would be able to apply for Panda Cards. In addition to phone calls, there was also a sudden increase in visits to the Panda Homeland website, causing it to temporarily "crash." Our newspaper's hotline 8661-3333-1 was also exceptionally popular, with many readers calling to ask if they could obtain a Panda Gold Card while working in Chengdu but holding an ID card from another place...