After ＂Diving Uncle＂ turned Tianjin Lion Forest Bridge into ＂8A＂ online celebrity scenic spot,
▲ Divers jumped off the Lion Forest Bridge.
"I’m not uncle Tianjin, I’m uncle Tianjin." Because of an impromptu performance of a cross talk before diving, which was filmed by netizens and sent to a short video platform, the 52-year-old Tianjin citizen Xiao Mei Zi suddenly became online celebrity.
However, "Little Plum" did not dare to dive at the Lion Forest Bridge in Tianjin on time as usual these days, although it was his hobby for more than 20 years. Now the Lion Forest Bridge is full of people who come to see "Tianjin Diving Uncle" from morning till night. There are also some young people who jumped off the Lion Forest Bridge in order to "punch in" and even imitate the "Tianjin diving grandfathers", and most of them have no diving experience before.
From August 31st to September 1st, Red Star journalists saw in Shizilin Bridge in Tianjin that the number of young people diving for "punching in" was much higher than that of local "grandfathers" who had been playing here for many years, which seemed to make the real "Tianjin diving grandfathers" a "scarce resource", and every time someone who looked old boarded the bridge, they would be greeted with cheers.
"Diving is not a joke. It is photographed at a height of 6 meters. It is easy to have an accident without experience." On the afternoon of September 1st, "Little Plum" stood on the guardrail of Lion Forest Bridge again, but this time "Little Plum" didn’t dive. He said to the people around him, "Everyone is welcome to come to Tianjin to play, but we must pay attention to safety. Don’t try diving easily without experience. Safety comes first."
▲ On the afternoon of September 1st, "Little Plum" took to the Lion Forest Bridge, calling on everyone to pay attention to safety.
In recent days, local urban management, traffic police and street volunteers began to appear at the bridgehead of Shizilin Bridge. "The water depth of Haihe River is still dangerous, and we will do some reminding work. In addition, there are rescue forces on duty nearby to ensure that personnel are in place in case of danger." On September 1, the staff of Guangfu Road Sub-district Office in Hebei District, Tianjin told the Red Star journalist.
Zhu Lijia, a professor at the Central Party School (National School of Administration), said that although becoming a "scenic spot in online celebrity" can attract more tourists, diving is not an activity suitable for everyone. If there are potential safety hazards, the management department needs to intervene. However, how to manage and what is the standard of management needs to be studied and considered in detail, which also tests the management wisdom.
Tianjin Shizilin Bridge has suddenly become a scenic spot in online celebrity;
There are more young people diving than grandpa.
Someone went to the scene to broadcast live and bring goods.
"Tianjin diving grandfathers" have to face this sudden change.
"I have been diving here for more than 10 years." Because of his long beard, 60-year-old Master Lin has always called himself "Earl of Beard". "People have been diving here for decades, but in recent half a month, more and more people have been watching, and I don’t know why."
▲ Crowds watching diving by the sea.
Lion Forest Bridge has recently been "on fire" on social platforms, attracting many netizens to punch in. It also has a title, which is called "8A-level scenic spot" by netizens, and even divers themselves say so in the video.
WeChat official account "Jincai Hebei" of the Network Information Office of Tianjin Hebei District Committee mentioned in an article introducing the Lion Forest Bridge in 2020 that the Lion Forest Bridge was built in 1954, spanning the Haihe River, with Hongqiao District on one side and Hebei District on the other. After several renovations, the current Lion Forest Bridge is nearly 100 meters long and 40 meters wide. In addition, there are 1181 large and small lions on the whole bridge. "Children who used to run and count lions on the bridge,
There are three bridge opening in Shizilin Bridge, and bridge opening in the middle is the largest and the main channel. Cruise ships in Haihe River all pass through bridge opening in the middle, while divers are concentrated in bridge opening on the east side of the bridge. There are guardrails on both sides of the bridge. If you want to dive, you need to climb over the guardrail on the bridge. Although the words "Don’t jump over and be careful to get an electric shock" are written on the guardrail, this has not stopped the enthusiasm of most divers.
However, in the last two months, most of the people who came to the Lion Forest Bridge to dive were young people, while the "Tianjin Diving Grandfathers" only made occasional appearances. "In fact, most of us used to come after 3 pm. It won’t be too hot at this time in summer, and it won’t be too cold at this time in winter. We will just go home for dinner after playing for a while." "The Earl of Beard" said this.
▲ As a member of "Tianjin Diving Grandpa", "Earl Beard" was photographed by onlookers.
On August 31, Red Star journalists saw on the east side of Lion Forest Bridge that since 12 noon, people diving here have been in an endless stream, but most of them are young people.
"We were friends in high school. We haven’t seen each other for more than half a year. Recently, I read online that Lion Forest Bridge ‘ Diving uncle ’ The fire broke out, and several of us said in the WeChat group that we would come and dive together. Everyone hit it off today. " Mr. Zhang, a native of Tianjin, and his young friends met to dive on August 31. They have passed the Lion Forest Bridge countless times, and they always see people diving from the bridge. After the fire broke out at Lion Forest Bridge, Mr. Zhang began to want to have a sense of participation and experience. He doesn’t know why diving on the Lion Forest Bridge is on fire, but he hopes to experience it for himself.
In order to record this meeting diving, Mr. Zhang also specially brought a 360-degree panorama camera. "It’s just for fun."
On the 31st, although it was a working day, at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, the shore on the east side of the Lion Forest Bridge and the sidewalk beside the bridge were still full of onlookers.
But not all these people are watching. Someone is bringing goods live. "Look, everyone, this wine is our local product in Tianjin. Friends who watch the live broadcast remember to place an order. After placing an order, I will give you a live broadcast of Uncle Tianjin diving."
Someone even brought an alpaca. "Everyone can take a photo with alpaca for free by scanning the QR code in my hand and adding our corporate micro-signal." The alpaca man said.
▲ Someone took the alpaca to the lion forest bridge to "suck powder"
Others asked divers to take their advertisements and jump off the bridge. "Remember to open the billboard when you get on the bridge so that our photographer can take pictures of you." The person who arranged this "business" said so.
A Tianjin local short video blogger with millions of fans also came to shoot, and was recognized by the people watching the diving, and was invited to take photos from time to time.
"You look over there, and all the cell phone stickers are here." "Earl Beard" showed it to the Red Star journalist.
Young people’s "6m challenge";
Russian female students hesitated for more than ten minutes and jumped off.
Uncle repeatedly dissuaded him, and some people were booing.
August 31st is the day before the start of junior high schools in Tianjin. In the afternoon, Xiao Peng and several classmates also came to the Lion Forest Bridge to dive. "School will start tomorrow, so let’s take this time to feel it."
Xiao Peng told the Red Star journalist that they had no experience of diving from the Lion Forest Bridge before, but perhaps because they were young and courageous, they all jumped from the Lion Forest Bridge. "When I jumped down, I was photographed by the water and became red." Xiang Peng Jr. reporter explained the red marks around his eyes.
The height of the bridge deck of Shizilin Bridge from the water surface is the biggest challenge in front of the "punch card". According to the article on WeChat WeChat official account of Hebei Network Information Office, in August 2003, in the comprehensive development and reconstruction of Haihe River, because the height of the old bridge could not meet the navigation requirements of Haihe River, it was lifted and reconstructed as a whole. The height of the bridge deck of Shizilin Bridge from the water surface has also reached about 6 meters.
In addition to local people who came to dive and watch the excitement, others came from other places, hoping to "punch in" the Lion Forest Bridge by diving.
"Hey, there’s a foreigner", "Foreigners love to play with this" and "Jump, jump, don’t be afraid to jump". In the hubbub of people, the foreign girl Luo Mou (pseudonym) crossed the guardrail of the bridge. After climbing over the guardrail, Luo became the focus of attention, but after 10 minutes, she still did not jump into the water. Luo’s hands clenched his fist and his thighs trembled. From time to time, she turned around and wanted to get encouragement from her friends.
▲ Uncle Sun is discouraging the inexperienced Russian female student Luo from diving.
Luo said that she is from Russia and is currently communicating in a university in Tianjin. After seeing the video of the diving grandfather of Tianjin Lion Forest Bridge on the Internet, she decided to try it herself, and specially put on a swimsuit in advance for diving. When she climbed over the guardrail and looked under the bridge, she found that the height was unexpected.
"Come down! Stop jumping! " Master Sun appeared under the bridge at this time. "Don’t let her jump without skipping. What should I do? Are you responsible? "
Master Sun’s voice was loud, and the bridge seemed to be quiet at once, and some people’s emotions cooled down temporarily.
"This bridge is 6 meters high. Inexperienced jumping can really hurt people. Do you think it is a joke?" Master sun’s voice is higher.
However, Master Sun’s dissuasion finally didn’t work. Luo mou jumped into the water in the renewed shouts, but there was a good cheer around him. Watching Luo float from the water and slowly swim back to the shore, Master Sun left with some helplessness.
"I have already played in the morning, resting under a tree in the distance, and I saw someone booing here. As a result, this girl didn’t jump for such a long time. I knew that she must be a zero-based diver and didn’t jump so high, but this person is impulsive as soon as he gets on the top, and it is easy to have an accident once she jumps badly." Master Sun said. Just last weekend, he rescued a young man who was stunned by the water because of diving from under the Lion Forest Bridge. "I don’t dare to have an accident. If something happens, I may not let diving swim."
Before becoming "Tianjin Diving Grandfather":
Some are train drivers and hospital professors.
Others "have never had a serious job in their lives"
Will the Lion Forest Bridge stop diving in the future? This has become the most discussed topic by Master Sun and other old buddies in recent days.
The increasing number of traffic police on duty at the bridgehead intersection often shuttles through the urban management in the crowd, and plays the horn &hellip, which is "Please don’t crowd because of the dangerous water depth of Haihe River". … Let them feel a little "nervous" atmosphere.
▲ At the bridgehead of Lion Forest Bridge, the horn that discourages everyone from diving is played circularly.
"People have been diving and swimming here since there was the Haihe River. As long as the river is not frozen, some people jump and some people swim." Master Sun told the Red Star journalist that although this statement is a joke, it also shows that this activity has a history of many years.
After several bends, the Haihe River passes through Tianjin. There are more than 30 bridges across the Haihe River in Tianjin. Why did the Lion Forest Bridge become the gathering place of "Tianjin Diving Grandpa"?
"The location of this clearing under the east side of Lion Forest Bridge is particularly good. It is sunny and warm in winter, and it is cool under the bridge in summer. In addition, the height of the bridge is also suitable ‘ Veteran ’ Diving. " "Beard Earl" said to the Red Star journalist.
For his previous experience, "Beard Earl" is reluctant to mention more. "I have never had a formal job in my life, and I have been doing odd jobs. Now I just want to be happy every day."
"Earl Beard" said that most of the local old people who used to dive in the Lion Forest Bridge every day were spontaneous, and some even rode an electric car for more than half an hour. "Most of them are retired, over 60 years old, but there is no organization. Most people dare not organize. No one is responsible for the accident. It can be said that there are three religions and nine streams."
Master Sun, who discouraged Luo from diving, is 62 years old. He was a train driver before he retired. "I am a native of Tianjin. I used to swim when I was at work. Now I have more time to retire. I will come and play for two hours every day. After swimming and jumping, I will sit by the river for half an hour and chat."
"Little Plum" hasn’t retired yet. He is only 52 years old this year. He works in a nursing home and will come diving after work.
Professor Li, 65, is also a native of Tianjin. Before he retired, he was a professor in the hospital, so Professor Li became his old buddy’s name. "I have been playing here since I was a child. Now I am old, and I dare not do many moves, but I have to jump 20 times a day." On the afternoon of September 1, "Professor Li" told the Red Star journalist that his mobile phone didn’t have short video software, and he didn’t know how it got so hot here. "It doesn’t matter if there are many people, so I will jump on my own."
▲ Professor Li, who is ready to dive again, walks in the crowd.
In addition to the "grandfathers", some aunts will also appear in the diving team at the bridgehead of Lion Forest Bridge. "I’ve been diving here for two years. I used to swim in the swimming pool, but then I met two swimming pools that closed down. I didn’t want to get the money back. I was afraid I would be cheated again, so I came here." Aunt Zhao, 65, said that when she was young, she was on the swimming team and was good at swimming. Later, she worked in an enterprise near tianjin railway station.
When talking about why she likes to dive in the Lion Forest Bridge every day, Aunt Zhao’s answer is this: "When I jump, I feel very exciting."
Nervous management department:
Great efforts have been made to persuade.
Provide timely help in case of danger.
Not far to the east along the Lion Forest Bridge, there is a coffee shop. There is a message book on the table of the coffee shop. "Come to Tianjin to see grandpa and aunt diving, a happy city. I hope to come again in the future." The last page says.
On the Internet, some people think that the imitation of "Tianjin Diving Uncle" has hindered the traffic nearby, and there are also security risks. However, more people say that after watching the videos of "Tianjin Diving Uncle" and others, they feel encouraged and happy. Some even joked that the recent Lion Forest Bridge has become an "8A-level scenic spot".
"Can you make Tianjin Lion Forest Bridge dive and become as hot as the original Zibo barbecue?" Some netizens said this.
The east area of Shizilin Bridge belongs to Guangfu Road Street in Hebei District, Tianjin. On September 1, a staff member of the street office told the Red Star journalist that diving is very dangerous, and the street office definitely does not encourage diving on the bridge. "Especially those who come from other places and have no diving experience, we will make some dissuasion."
A staff member of Guangfu Road Police Station of Hebei Branch of Tianjin Public Security Bureau also said that the bottom of Haihe River is different in depth, and foreign tourists are not encouraged to dive. The staff of public security organs, comprehensive law enforcement, street offices and other units have now stepped up their efforts to persuade. "In addition, there will be professional rescuers on the nearby water surface to ensure that emergencies can be handled in time."
On August 31st and September 1st, Red Star journalists also called the Tianjin Cultural Tourism Bureau several times, hoping to know how the cultural tourism department responded to the popularity of "Tianjin Diving Grandpa", but no one answered.
Expert opinion:
How to Deal with the New "online celebrity Punch Point"
Very test management wisdom
On September 1st, Fu Jian, director of Henan Zejin Law Firm, told the Red Star reporter that the local government management department has the obligation to ensure the safety of public places and take necessary measures to prevent accidents. If the government management department fails to take appropriate measures to prevent people from diving in dangerous places and causing accidents, it may bear certain legal responsibilities.
"For onlookers, they should abide by public order, and must not engage in dangerous behaviors or encourage others to engage in dangerous behaviors. If onlookers encourage others to dive or participate in dangerous behaviors, resulting in accidents, they may also bear certain legal responsibilities. " Fu Jian said that as individuals, they should be responsible for their actions and abide by laws and regulations. If individuals dive without adequate safety and have an accident, they may bear the consequences of their actions.
Zhu Lijia, a professor at the Central Party School (National School of Administration), told the Red Star journalist that "Tianjin Diving Grandpa" has lived here for decades, and diving at the Lion Forest Bridge has become a part of their lives. If the local people are willing to continue diving here and the government acquiesces, then when the "Diving Grandpa" unexpectedly becomes popular and is watched and imitated, the management department should properly intervene.
"Diving, after all, is not a popular project that everyone can participate in, but everyone’s coming here to watch diving actually shows that the city has fireworks, which requires the management department to formulate some corresponding norms or standardized safety measures, including water source condition forecast and diving age limit, etc., to ensure that this activity can be carried out safely." Zhu Lijia said that how to manage and what is the standard of management requires more detailed research and consideration, which also tests management wisdom.
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