<p> China will introduce a blacklist system to name and shame errant tourists who deface Mt Everest and other historic scenic spots in Tibet with graffiti and doodles.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Starting this year, we will set up a blacklist system to punish badly-behaved tourists, such as those who leave graffiti. The blacklist will be made public through media outlets," said Gu Chunlei, deputy head of the tourism bureau of Tibet's Tingri county.<br /><br />Condemning tourists who doodled on the tablets, he said they have now "lost their beauty."<br /><br />The busy tourist season on Mt Everest, known in Tibet as Mt Qomolangma, begins every May with an influx of tourists arriving at the Base Camp.<br /><br />The total number of trips to the Base Camp topped 40,000 in 2015 and an average of 550 trips were made every day during the busy season, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.<br /><br />Tourism is booming in Tibet as over 4.3 million tourists mostly Chinese visited the Himalayan region in the first eight months of 2015 raking up a revenue of USD 3 billion.<br />Some of the visitors have left tablets at the camp and a viewing platform at the entrance of Jiawula Pass covered with doodles, Gu said.<br /><br />The Everest Base Camp is located 5,200 metres above sea level and allows climbers and tourists to rest. Online photos showed one tablet covered with doodles, mostly signatures.<br /><br />One piece of graffiti, right in the middle of a tablet, read "tonight we hunt tigers" next to a drawing of a tiger claw, state-run Global Times reported.<br /><br />"We will separately set up tablets for graffiti to meet the tourists' demand," Gu said.</p>
<p> China will introduce a blacklist system to name and shame errant tourists who deface Mt Everest and other historic scenic spots in Tibet with graffiti and doodles.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Starting this year, we will set up a blacklist system to punish badly-behaved tourists, such as those who leave graffiti. The blacklist will be made public through media outlets," said Gu Chunlei, deputy head of the tourism bureau of Tibet's Tingri county.<br /><br />Condemning tourists who doodled on the tablets, he said they have now "lost their beauty."<br /><br />The busy tourist season on Mt Everest, known in Tibet as Mt Qomolangma, begins every May with an influx of tourists arriving at the Base Camp.<br /><br />The total number of trips to the Base Camp topped 40,000 in 2015 and an average of 550 trips were made every day during the busy season, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.<br /><br />Tourism is booming in Tibet as over 4.3 million tourists mostly Chinese visited the Himalayan region in the first eight months of 2015 raking up a revenue of USD 3 billion.<br />Some of the visitors have left tablets at the camp and a viewing platform at the entrance of Jiawula Pass covered with doodles, Gu said.<br /><br />The Everest Base Camp is located 5,200 metres above sea level and allows climbers and tourists to rest. Online photos showed one tablet covered with doodles, mostly signatures.<br /><br />One piece of graffiti, right in the middle of a tablet, read "tonight we hunt tigers" next to a drawing of a tiger claw, state-run Global Times reported.<br /><br />"We will separately set up tablets for graffiti to meet the tourists' demand," Gu said.</p>