2015年CRI New Measures to Ease Huge Crowd Pressure in Forbidden City

 

Hundreds of guests gather outside of the ticket office since the exhibition kicked off earlier this month, with a staff member from the Palace Museum leading each group into the exhibition hall. 

Starting from Saturday, each of the visitors had been given a card with a number on it. The number will decide the order each visitor enters the exhibition. 

Many visitors have expressed satisfaction with this new measure. 

"I was prepared to rush into the exhibition to take a place. But when I came here, they gave me a number and this keeps us in order. So I think this is great."

"I think the measure really helps to keep the order for visiting. I feel satisfied"

Shan Qixiang, curator of Beijing Palace Museum, says this new measure helps the Museum better control the crowds:

"From the ticket office to the exhibition hall, we divide visitors in groups and give each person a number. So visitors have no need to rush into the exhibition to occupy a place. The measure prevents visitors from getting injured in the rush. They also don't have to worry about someone jumping in line."

The organizer has also used other measures to ease¹ visitors' uneasiness² and fatigue³ during waiting, including leading people to queue up in the shadow and placing more chairs for people to take a break in the queue.

The exhibition opened on September 8th and is part of the museum's celebration for its 90th anniversary⁴.

82 pieces of artwork, include the renowned⁵ masterpiece Along the River during the Qingming Festival, a Song dynasty panoramic⁶ piece by Zhang Zeduan, are on display. 

Crowds of enthusiasts⁷ waiting to enter the exhibition hall have expressed excitement about seeing the artwork.

"Actually, every piece is a national treasure. We all love them very much. Many of us are art teachers. We have seen the art works⁸ in books so many times, and are eager to appreciate the entire real works with our own eyes."

"We arrived here before 9 o'clock in the morning, and are still waiting now. My granddaughter wanted to see the art collections."

To guarantee the safety of these art treasures and keep a good environment for visiting, the Palace Museum has limited entry to two hundred visitors at a time. 

Shan Qixiang says the new measures have proven to be effective. 

A virtual⁹ exhibition can be viewed on the Palace Museum's website. 

For CRI, I'm Qian Shanming

1 ease   

n. 安乐,安逸,悠闲; v. 使...安乐,使...安心,减轻,放松

参考例句：

• His mind was at ease and he felt confident in the future. 他心情舒畅,对前途很有信心。
• You should ease up on the child and stop scolding her. 你应该对那个孩子宽松些,不要再骂她了。

2 uneasiness   

n.不安，担忧，不自在

参考例句：

• Doctors often sense uneasiness in the people they deal with.医生常常会觉察到病人的不安情绪。
• He felt a species of uneasiness.他有一种不安的感觉。

3 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

4 anniversary   

n.周年(纪念日)

参考例句：

• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
• Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

5 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

6 panoramic   

adj. 全景的

参考例句：

• Most rooms enjoy panoramic views of the sea. 大多数房间都能看到海的全景。
• In a panoramic survey of nature, speed is interesting because it has a ceiling. 概观自然全景，速率是有趣的，因为它有一个上限。

7 enthusiasts   

n.热心人，热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive. 一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。 来自新概念英语第二册

8 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

9 virtual   

adj.实质上的，事实上的，实际上的

参考例句：

• This reply is a virtual acceptance of our offer.这一回答实质上是接受了我们的建议。
• At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.那时东印度公司是孟加拉的实际统治者。