Cherry blossom ticket scalpers nipped in the bud

Eight ticket scalpers were detained at the front gate of Wuhan University for selling tickets to see the cherry blossoms on campus, Chutian Metropolis Daily reported on Tuesday.

The university, located in Wuhan, Hubei province, has long been renowned for its 600-meter-long avenue of cherry blossoms, which receives up to 200,000 visits a day during the flowering season in late March in recent years.

Since March 17, the university has taken measures, including online reservations, to control the flow of visitors. People are allowed to see the blossoms free of charge, but need to make a reservation three days ahead of time.