Free admission policies roll out at Linyi scenic areas for autumn holiday
Scenic areas across Linyi, East China's Shandong province, have rolled out a batch of free-admission policies timed to the city's autumn holiday, which begins on Nov 13 for compulsory-education students, covering mountain parks, ancient villages, caves, red-education bases and indoor theme venues.
In Pingyi county, the Guimeng scenic area of the Yimeng Mountains, part of a UNESCO global geopark, waives first-gate tickets from Nov 6 to 15 for students aged 16 and under and teaching staff nationwide, with free entry for full-time university students extended to Dec 31. The Shuiyi pastoral tourism area admits compulsory-education students of the city free from Nov 13 to 17.
In Fei county, the Tianmeng scenic area and the Yunpudongtian scenic area admit students aged 16 and under free throughout the autumn holidays of all Shandong cities, and the China Strange Stone City waives first-gate tickets for city students from Nov 13 to 17.
In Mengyin county, the Yunmeng scenic area — a national 5A attraction with forest coverage above 98 percent — offers free entry from Nov 6 to 15 to primary and secondary students aged 16 and under and education workers nationwide, and the Yunmeng Pearl resort waives both gate and exhibition-hall tickets during the holiday.
In Junan county, the Wuji Ghost Valley scenic area waives first-gate tickets for city students from Nov 13 to 17. In Yishui county, six core attractions — the Underground Grand Canyon, Firefly Water Cave, Wangcheng on the Sky, Snow-Rainbow Valley, Natural Underground Gallery and Lingquan Mountain — admit city compulsory-education students free over the same window.
In Yinan county, Zhuquan village and Hongshizhai admit minors aged 16 and under from the Linyi region free from Nov 13 to 17. In Linshu county, Zhucun village, a key red-education base, and Cangma Mountain admit city students free over the same period, with children at Cangma Mountain accompanied by adults. In Tancheng county, the Tanguo Ancient City admits eligible students free and their accompanying parents at half price from Nov 13 to 17.
In the Linyi High-tech Zone, the Wohushan pastoral tourism area runs a month-long promotion from Nov 1 to 30, admitting kindergarten, primary and junior middle school students nationwide free, with each adult allowed to bring up to two students. In the Yihe New Area, Linyi Zoological and Botanical Garden, Qiyang Polar Ocean Kingdom and Qiyang Ice and Snow Kingdom admit one student in grades 1 to 8 free with each adult ticket bought by visitors from Linyi and five neighboring cities — Zaozhuang, Jining, Rizhao, Xuzhou and Lianyungang — from Nov 13 to 17, and groups of ten or more visiting the zoo and ocean kingdom receive free entry to the ice and snow kingdom.
Editor：韩蒙蒙