Actors at China scenic spot pose as wild, primitive people to scare tourists
- ‘Wild tribal people’ armed with wooden bows and arrows appear on hiking trails, pretend to snatch food from visitors in bid to boost takings
A scenic site in China has hired students to dress as primitive people and scare tourists to provide a more authentic adventure.
The Wild Man Valley in the Guanshan Lake Scenic Resort in Liaoning province, northeastern China, is a dense, primitive forest steeped in legends about “wild men”.
On July 6, an influencer nicknamed Tuotuo posted a video on Xiaohongshu in which she portrayed a primitive tribal person at the site.
She dressed in fake animal skins, darkened her skin and had dishevelled hair while mimicking an early human by crawling, roaring and slapping herself.
Meanwhile, several “wild men” armed with wooden bows and arrows appeared on tourist trails, accosting visitors by pretending to snatch their food.
In the video, a little girl was frightened to tears by the characters as a sign behind her read, “Beware of Wild Men”.