Why Was a Yunnan Coffee Shop Ordered to Suspend Business?
A viral photo spot at Yunnan's Meili Snow Mountain was enclosed by a local coffee shop that required tourists to buy something before taking photos, prompting complaints from outdoor enthusiasts. The local market supervision bureau investigated and confirmed the shop has no business license, then ordered it to suspend operations for rectification.
The spot sits near the Feilai Temple Observation Deck in Deqin County, Diqing, outside the scenic area, and is known among photographers as the Big Water Tank Observation Deck. It became popular for sunrise shots of the golden mountain and drone footage. The case has raised public concern about damage to the natural environment and safety hazards at the site.
A viral photo spot at Yunnan's Meili Snow Mountain, known as the "dry-land scallion pull" shot, was recently reported to have been enclosed by a local coffee shop, where tourists must make a purchase to enter and take photos, sparking dissatisfaction among outdoor enthusiasts who filed complaints. After an investigation, the local market supervision bureau confirmed that the coffee shop has no business license and has ordered it to suspend operations for rectification. This free viewing platform near the Feilai Temple Observation Deck became popular for its ability to capture the magnificent scene of sunrise gilding the golden mountain, but now finds itself mired in controversy over commercial practices. The incident has also raised public concerns about damage to the natural environment and safety hazards.
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Recently, several media outlets including The Paper reported that multiple outdoor enthusiasts posted on social platforms, claiming that a viral photo spot at Yunnan's Meili Snow Mountain had been enclosed by a local coffee shop, requiring tourists to make a purchase inside the shop before they could access the spot for photos.
From the on-site photos and videos shared by the posters, there is a glass building at the mountaintop, with wire fencing erected around the building to restrict passersby from approaching. Tourists who recently visited the spot said, "You have to spend money to get in and take photos," and "You need to buy coffee to go up and take pictures."
It is understood that the viral spot is located near the Feilai Temple Observation Deck in Yunling Township, Deqin County, Diqing, Yunnan, outside the scenic area, and is called the "Big Water Tank Observation Deck" by photography enthusiasts. Like the Feilai Temple Observation Deck, this is also one of the viewing spots for the "sunrise gilding the golden mountain" spectacle of Meili Snow Mountain. Drone footage using the "dry-land scallion pull" camera movement technique captures Meili Snow Mountain in particularly spectacular fashion here, which is why it became a viral spot, also known as the "dry-land scallion pull" spot.
One netizen revealed that the Big Water Tank Observation Deck was originally an abandoned quarry, where saplings were planted as part of a mine restoration project and is slowly being restored. Later, the location was discovered by outdoor enthusiasts who found it extremely suitable for photography, and it gradually appeared in travel guides on social media, attracting large numbers of tourists to this free viewing platform.
Therefore, upon learning that the free viral spot had been enclosed and charged for by a coffee shop, the poster and many netizens were quite surprised. Some questioned the merchant's profiteering behavior, believing that a coffee shop opened in a remote mountain area might be an illegal structure.
Additionally, some people, upon seeing the glass building built against the mountain, couldn't help but worry whether the merchant's business operations there would harm the area's unique natural environment. Those familiar with the surrounding environment of Meili Snow Mountain said that landslides have occurred nearby in recent years, and "many rocks feel like they could collapse, and the debris on the slope feels very slippery," believing it is not safe for the merchant to open a shop there.
On December 17, a media reporter contacted one of the posters. The person said that out of suspicion that the coffee shop had enclosed the "dry-land scallion pull" spot as a disguised form of "enclosure charging," they had recently called the 12345 government services hotline to file a complaint. Afterwards, the local market supervision bureau informed them that the coffee shop had been ordered to close due to lacking a business license.
Subsequently, the reporter called the Deqin County Market Supervision Administration of Yunnan Province as a tourist. A staff member confirmed that after receiving the netizen's complaint, the bureau had inspected the coffee shop in question, confirmed it was operating without a license, and then ordered it to suspend operations for rectification. The staff member also said they would continue to monitor the shop's rectification progress, stating, "Without a business license, we will not permit it to operate."
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