Many fortune-tellers and beggars have been operating at festivals across the country, annoying visitors.
Dozens of beggars and people offering other services in exchange for small banknotes have been in abundance around the area of Bai Dinh Pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh, which has been recognised as the largest pagoda in Southeast Asia.
A female visitor named Minh, from Ninh Binh Province, said, “I’ve never seen such chaos at pagoda before. I wonder if the organisation board pay enough attention to the situation.”
This year, there has been a sharp increase in the number of visitors coming in the first days of lunar new year. Tram cars fail to meet the rising demand, giving a chance for motorbike taxi drivers. The aftermath can be seen at the chaotic bus stations that are overrun with solicitors, noisy horns and price gouging.
Several other pagodas and temples in the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Nghe An have undergone similar transformations.
Ong Hoang Muoi Temple, in Hung Thinh Commune, Nghe An Province, attracts tens of thousands of visitors per day during the first days of the lunar New Year. Many beggars surround visitors to solicit money.
Đăng ký: VietNam News