Starting from 20 16, Wuhan University cancelled the tickets and implemented online booking for free admission. 20 17, the school limits the number of people who make appointments, with a maximum of 30,000 people per day.
Because it was too hot, there was once a "scalper party" selling reservation numbers. In order to crack down on "scalpers" and "black tour guides", the school set up a "face recognition" system at the entrance to cooperate with identity verification.
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Dou Xiankang, president of Wuhan University, said that the cherry blossoms of Wuhan University are famous all over the country. Everyone is willing to come to Wu Da, and Wu Da has the responsibility to accept it. In order to fulfill this responsibility, the school is willing to bear about 6 million yuan every year.
For the investment of 6 million yuan, Xu Dongxing, director of the Party and Government Office of Wuhan University, explained: "It includes operational investment and restoration investment. Such as the development of reservation management system, the customization of gate system with face recognition function, the rental of mobile toilets, the production of temporary traffic control facilities, signs and policy publicity materials.
Lunch and drinking water expenses for hiring security, cleaning, traffic guidance personnel and daily management personnel. In addition, funds are invested every year to repair lawns, damaged trees and some public facilities damaged by tourists' high-intensity trampling. "
Reference: People's Daily Online-Wu Da is willing to open cherry blossom viewing for 6 million yuan every year.