The issue of children's tickets to different scenic spots has always been a controversial topic among many parents. Many scenic spots are free of charge for children based on the standard of 1.2m. Now the standard has been raised to 1.4m. For many children, they can enjoy the discount right away.
For scenic spots with government guided price, the free ticket standard for children will be changed from "under 6 years old (inclusive) or under 1.2m tall" to "under 6 years old (inclusive) or under 1.4m tall". With the improvement of living standard, the height of children is long. Some children are very young, but their height has exceeded the standard of free ticket. In order to allow more citizens to enjoy the bonus brought by the preferential policies, the scenic spots in Shandong Province, which are guided by the government, will carry out a new preferential policy. In addition to raising the height standard of free tickets for children to 1.4 meters, it is clear that the disabled are free of tickets, and the severely disabled can take a caregiver to enter the scenic spot free of charge; in addition, the high-level talents who hold the "Shandong HUICAI card" can enter the scenic spot above level 3A (inclusive) and National Forest Park is also free of charge.
According to the requirements of the provincial Price Bureau, the measures to benefit the people with the ticket price of the scenic spot should be implemented by the end of September 2018.
1.2m free ticket line for children is frequently questioned by parents
Ms. Zhang's child, just 5 years old, has grown to 124cm. She is often embarrassed when she takes her children to buy tickets. "For example, by train, the free ticket standard is 1.2m. Although the child is only 5 years old, he needs to buy a ticket. The child in his friend's family is the same age as him, and can enjoy free ticket. 'she thinks,' it's not a mistake for a child to grow up fast. She shouldn't be discriminated against. ';. '
According to the regulations of the railway department, each passenger can take a child under 1.2m in height for free; children between 1.2m and 1.5m need to buy half price tickets; children over 1.5m need to buy full price tickets. For most scenic spots, the double standards of height and age are implemented. As early as 2012, the national development and Reform Commission issued the notice on further implementing the preferential policies for youth ticket price, which proposed the youth ticket price policy: free ticket for children under 6 years old (including 6 years old) or under 1.2 meters tall (including 1.2 meters). That is to say, age and height can meet one of them.
But in the actual operation, because some children have not yet applied for ID card, it is difficult to prove their age, so the height line of 1.2m is still the main basis in the actual operation.
In recent years, with the improvement of living standards, children's height is generally a large part higher than in the past. According to the latest data of China CDC, from 1992 to 2002, the average height of six-year-old urban male children in China increased by 4.9cm, and by 2012 by 3.7cm. Up to 2012, the average height of 6-year-old children in China has reached or approached 1.2m, that of 12-year-old children has exceeded 1.5m, and that of 14-year-old children has reached or approached 1.6m.
Government guided price: 1.4m
Therefore, all over the country are also exploring the scientific definition of children's preferential height standards. Recently, the price bureau of Shandong Province issued the notice on the implementation of fgjg [2018] No. 951 document to promote the reduction of ticket prices of key state-owned scenic spots (LJF [2018] No. 88), which clearly implemented the government guided price for scenic spots, and the free ticket standard for children was changed to 'under 6 years old (inclusive) or under 1.4m high'.
In this regard, the relevant person in charge of Shandong Provincial Price Bureau said that the height of children is generally high at present, and they have received consultation and suggestions from the public before. In consideration of the actual situation of children's height improvement, and in order to expand the scope of benefiting the people and increase the preferential range, the height standard of children's free ticket has been raised to 1.4m for the first time. "In addition, the preferential policy for free tickets for children is a two track system, which can only be met if the children under 6 years old or under 1.4 meters old meet one of the two conditions. "According to the relevant person in charge of Shandong Provincial Price Bureau, half price discount will be offered to minors aged 6-18 and students with full-time bachelor's degree or below.
In fact, other provinces and cities in China have begun to explore pilot projects. For example, since 2017, the free height line for children to take public transportation in Chengdu will be raised to 1.3 m in a unified way; in January this year, the measures for the administration of the prices of tickets and related services for scenic spots in Jiangsu Province issued by Jiangsu Provincial Price Bureau further clarified that children under 6 years old (including 6 years old) or under 1.4 meters tall (including 1.4 meters) will be exempted from tickets with valid identity documents Regulations.
Severe disabled can bring one escort into the scenic spot free of charge
In addition to making changes to the free ticket standard for children, the notice also details the preferential policies for ticket prices in scenic spots, many of which are proposed for the first time.
According to the notice, scenic spots with government guided price shall be provided with preferential policies for special groups. Among them, children under the age of 6 (including) or under 1.4m (including) in height, the elderly, active servicemen, retired cadres of the army, disabled people (including a caregiver for severely disabled people) shall be provided with free tickets; minors aged 6-18, full-time undergraduates and students below shall be provided with free tickets Half ticket discount; free ticket discount for high-level talents with Shandong HUICAI card to enter 3A level or above scenic spots and National Forest Park. According to the regulations on the protection of the rights and interests of the elderly in Shandong Province, the market adjusted price scenic spots are implemented, and the elderly over 70 years old are free of tickets, while the elderly under 70 years old are half ticket.
"Before that, there was no unified policy for the disabled, and the implementation standards of each scenic spot were different. This time, the province made it clear that the disabled could be exempted from tickets, and for the first time, it was proposed that a caregiver for the severely disabled could also be exempted from tickets. 'about the person in charge. In addition, the ticket preferential measures for high-level talents are also the highlights of the program. High level talents can enter 3A or above scenic spots and National Forest Park with "Shandong HUICAI card" for free.
'these preferential policies are only the most basic, and encourage all regions and scenic spots to formulate more forms, more flexible and more substantial preferential policies. 'about the person in charge.
However, it is worth noting that these preferential measures are aimed at scenic spots with government guided prices. So, which scenic spots implement the government guided price? It is reported that the government guided price is applied to the scenic spot tickets and the transportation service price in the scenic spot by using the world natural heritage, cultural heritage, important scenic spots, nature reserves, forest parks, wetland parks, geological parks, key cultural relics protection units, precious cultural relics collection units and other public resources. The price of other scenic spots tickets and the price of transportation services in the scenic spots shall be regulated by the market, and the operator shall determine the price level independently.