A tourist has been banned for three years from Mount Emei in the southwestern Sichuan province after a video showed him pushing ...
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08 May 2026 • 3:01 PM MYT
A tourist has been banned for three years from Mount Emei in the southwestern Sichuan province after a video showed him pushing a wild monkey on a precarious guardrail, sparking online backlash.
In the video, which first went viral on May 5, the man suddenly shoves the monkey while it was eating an orange on a high railing, appearing to nearly cause it to fall off the mountain. The man then laughs and runs away.
Authorities said the location was not a dangerous cliff edge as the video made it seem. The man, whose actions violated national wildlife protection laws and tourist conduct regulations, has since been identified, admitted wrongdoing, and apologized.
In the video, which first went viral on May 5, the man suddenly shoves the monkey while it was eating an orange on a high railing, appearing to nearly cause it to fall off the mountain. The man then laughs and runs away.
Authorities said the location was not a dangerous cliff edge as the video made it seem. The man, whose actions violated national wildlife protection laws and tourist conduct regulations, has since been identified, admitted wrongdoing, and apologized.