From the Beijing News, translated by CDT:
The film “Romance on LuShan Mountain” /Â∫ê±±ÊÅã produced in the early 1980’s was a box office hit throughout China at that time. More than that, the romantic love story of the film attracted many Chinese people to visit LuShan, some even moved to LuShan.
Now there are 120,000 people living in Gulin County on the top of LuShan Mountain, although the size of the county is only two square kilometers. Every year one and half million tourists come and go to LuShan. Too many residents and tourists has lead to a severe environmental problem for LuShan. The beauty of the romantic mountain “LuShan” is fading away.
A transfer plan for Gulin County was initiated ten years ago. By the end of this September, construction of a new Gulin county will be finished at the bottom of LuShan, then all the old county residents will be transferred there. However, some people ask, will LuShan still be attractive to tourists after the residents are transferred? The answer is unclear.
