"Scenic zones never take the issue of visitor saturation seriously. Operators of the zones prefer quick money and overlook long-term development. Motivated by self-interest, they didn't limit the number of visitors even though they technically knew that the number of visitors exceeded the maximum they could handle."

ZHANG LINGYUN, deputy dean of the Tourism Institute of Beijing Union University, talking about congestion at some scenic zones during the National Day holiday in a report in Beijing Evening News on Tuesday.