“Hotel fees are expensive”… ‘Shocking’ after 20 people stayed in women’s bathroom at popular tourist destination

Chinese female tourists sitting on the Huangshan bathroom floor. /Photo = Screenshot from Chengdu Daily in Hong Kong There were even images of Chinese people of lighter financial circumstances sleeping in restrooms at tourist spots.

According to Hong Kong’s Chengdu Daily on the 4th, on the Chinese social network service (SNS), tourists were seen visiting Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province, a UNESCO World Heritage site, during the National Day holiday (October 1- 7) spending the night. on the floor in restrooms and restaurants Spread the pictures. In particular, one photo shows a women’s restroom at Mount Hwangsan filled with nearly 20 female tourists.

They are sitting around a rug on the bathroom floor, wearing hoodies, and are engaged in their cell phones. This is because the cost of accommodation in Hwangsan Mountain has increased during the peak tourist season. In fact, ‘travel tips’ for traveling to Huangshan on a small budget, including using bathrooms, have been posted on Chinese social media.

Chengdu Ilbo also reported that even on this year’s Labor Day (May 1-5), photos of tourists spending the night in Hwangsan restrooms would be available on the Internet.

Chinese netizens who saw this also showed negative comments, such as “It’s hard to imagine what it would be like to sleep on the bathroom floor,” and “It’s difficult and unhealthy.” “

The Hwangsan Management Office also confirmed, “There are no night tours in Hwangsan and they are not business hours,” and “We do not recommend spending the night in the bathroom.”

Shin Hyun-bo, Hankyung.com reporter [email protected]