Overview
- A visitor labeled the decades-old ‘bathing’ sculpture of Yang Guifei at Huaqing Pool indecent and requested its removal, triggering wide discussion online.
- No official decision to remove or alter the artwork has been announced.
- Created by renowned sculptor Pan He, the statue has stood at the scenic site since 1991 without earlier controversy.
- Coverage situates the episode within a broader rise of idiosyncratic tourist complaints, citing recent cases such as a donkey being made to wear underwear and objections to a Lu Xun smoking image.
- Industry voices point to easy complaint channels, negligible filing costs, and social-media amplification, while parks test QR-code feedback and public votes as opinion writers urge Xi’an to defend cultural heritage.