On March 10, the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region issued Measures to Protect the Potala Palace, which provides a more concrete and practical regulatory basis for its preservation.
WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.comWWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.comThe new measures are supplemented with additional detailed provisions in terms of the scope of protection, concrete practices and claims for legal liability of the Potala Palace.
WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.comWWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.comIt adds clauses covering emergency plans for preservation, a special consulting system and entry control over the number of visitors in and out of the Potala Palace.
WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.comWWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.comIt also designates new regulations regarding the Potala Palace’s non-taxable incomes, such as clauses for “the timely turning over of revenue to the financial department of the Tibet Autonomous Region and the administration of revenues and expenditures for the purpose of protecting the Potala Palace.”
WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.comWWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.comThe number of visitors to the Potala Palace has surged in recent years, which greatly affects its accommodating capacity. Therefore, strict measures and procedures must be implemented to manage and protect the site. The new protective measures stipulate that the number of daily visits to the Potala Palace is capped below 2,300.
WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.comWWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.comThe new protective measures detail very specific punitive measures for violations, including illegal structures and advertisement, unauthorized photography and video recording, ticket scalping and other activities that threaten the safety of the Potala Palace.
WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.comWWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.comThe former Measures to Protect the Potala Palace of the Tibet Autonomous Region promulgated on November 18, 1997 were annulled at that time.
