Visitors to east China's Huangshan, or Yellow Mountain, will
soon be able to hire an electronic tourist guide to aid their
exploration of the scenic mountain resort.
When this electronic tourist guide is put into use, the national
park's administrative office say, tourists will be able to use the
earphones attached to listen, in many different languages, for
guidance on the route of their ventures, and for introductions to
scenic spots.
The content recorded in the electronic device is unified by the
park, concentrating on introducing Huangshan as a UNESCO Word
Natural and Cultural Heritage and World Geopark.
The park administration also hopes the wide use of the
electronic tourist guide could change the currently-clamorous
situation along the mountain route caused by tour guides shouting
to their clients to herd them up. Many tourists have complained
that this has reduced the quality of their travel in Huangshan.
Huangshan National Park, located in east China's Anhui Province, is a world natural and
cultural heritage site. Huangshan, or Yellow Mountain, is a holy
mountain sacred to the Chinese. Every Chinese seeks to climb it at
least once during their lifetime.
The rental fee for the electronic guide is 20 yuan, or
US$2.5.
(CRIENGLISH.com June 8, 2007)