Chinese authorities have issued a directive on the regulation of ticket price of scenic areas on Tuesday, saying no price hikes will be imposed on any public parks or scenic spots within a year.

中国政府周二就风景名胜区门票价格管理公布一项指令，规定一年之内任何公园或风景名胜区门票价格禁止上涨。

The document also says that there will be increased supervision to crackdown on unregulated price hikes. 

The directive comes was issued after a slew of complaints about abrupt increases in ticket prices at several popular scenic spots in the country.

Netizens had taken to social media platforms to expose several cases where ticket prices were increased by an exorbitant amount. These include the cases involving longevity hill in at Qinhuangdao city in Hebei Province and the Mogao caves, a UNESCO world heritage site in Gansu Province. 

All the prices that were increased beyond the limits allowed by tourism laws have been readjusted.

According to the regulation released by Chinese Authorities, if the ticket price for a scenic spot falls in the range of 50 yuan to 110 yuan (between 7.8 U.S dollars to 17.3 U.S dollars) a price hike should be within 30% of the original price.