Visitors entering Beijing's Happy Valley amusement park on Sept 30, on the eve of China's Golden Week holiday. - ST
BEIJING: Before Beijing’s Happy Valley amusement park opens each morning, its employees conduct security checks and run “empty car” tests on rollercoasters – inspections that will be repeated more often throughout the day as the park braces itself for an influx of visitors during China’s Golden Week holiday.
Between Oct 1 and 8, hundreds of millions of Chinese will be travelling across the country, creating a surge that could overwhelm popular tourist sites such as the Great Wall and reviving longstanding concerns over overcrowding and safety.
