On the evening of January 2nd, hundreds of tourists were stranded at the Taibai Mountain Scenic Area in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province for several hours, unable to descend the mountain. Despite the temperature plummeting to below ten degrees Celsius, many tourists faced hunger and cold, leading to expressions of discontent being shared online via videos.
One netizen uploaded a video expressing frustration, stating that on the snowy night of January 2nd, a large group of tourists found themselves trapped in Taibai Mountain, urging others not to visit to avoid similar pitfalls. The video showed a large crowd of tourists walking out of the scenic area on foot, with the line stretching for several kilometers, comprising at least a few hundred people.
According to accounts from two netizens, heavy snowfall suddenly hit Taibai Mountain that afternoon, causing delays as the roads became slippery, resulting in several hours of stranded time until almost 10 pm when everyone managed to descend. During this period, many tourists voiced their dissatisfaction at the prolonged wait, demanding ticket refunds. A comment left by one netizen read, “You guys had it easy. We were stuck in the cable car line above for over 2 hours, then had to wait for the shuttle for over an hour when we got down, nearly freezing ourselves.”
On that night, a tourist named Ms. Chen told Jímù News that she had been queuing for the bus to descend since 5 pm, with the line extending for several kilometers, but after waiting for a long time without any bus arrivals, she and her companions decided to walk down the mountain. They finally boarded a bus around 7:40 pm, but remained inside the bus until around 9 pm when they finally came down from Taibai Mountain, having spent approximately 4 hours stranded on the mountain.
According to Ms. Chen, there were approximately hundreds of people stranded on the mountain.
Another tourist, Ms. Yang, mentioned that when she went up the mountain on the 2nd, she waited for the bus at Honghuaping for two to three hours and had to wait for another two to three hours when descending. She said, “The buses just didn’t come. Eventually, we walked all the way down. I just want to go home now, haven’t eaten all day, and it’s freezing cold up on the mountain.”
In response to the situation, staff from the Meixian Cultural and Tourism Bureau stated that by around 7 pm that night, there were roughly five to six hundred people stranded in the scenic area, and personnel had been dispatched to the scene for coordination.