A tourist attraction in Henan announced during the Labor Day holiday that visitors whose family name are Li would be exempted of the 80-yuan admission fee, China News Service reported.
据中新社报道,河南某景区在劳动节假期宣布,任何李姓游客可以免除80元的门票费用。
Laojunshan Mountain's origin dates back to China's Warring States Period, when philosopher Li Er, ancestor of Taoism, allegedly spent his hermit life here, according to Xu Lei, the attraction's vice general manager.
景区副总经理徐雷称,老君山的历史可以追溯至战国时期,道家始祖李耳据说曾在此归隐。
Xu said the exemption for Li was to honor the name's origin.
徐雷说免票原因是为了纪念李姓渊源。