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China people go out to travel, why do they like to leave coins at scenic spots?

Nowadays, when people in China go out to travel, they seldom throw fruits and scraps of paper at some scenic spots, mainly because the personal cultural quality of tourists has improved. However, there are still many things that tourists do before throwing them at scenic spots. Generally, it is because many people in China are superstitious and think that they can pray and win good luck for themselves. Therefore, people will also look for merit boxes in some scenic spots for people to throw money and pray.

It is a long tradition of the Chinese nation to throw money at mountains and rivers. State affairs are engraved in the army. It means that there are only two major events in the country, one is sacrifice and the other is war. All sacrifices are made in exchange for God's gifts and protection. In other words, bribing gods, basically all primitive gods would do this.

Paul. Comrade Kochakin once said: "Life is the most precious thing for people, and life is only once for everyone." Primitive human society also thinks so, so the best way to bribe God is life, such as cutting off a few heads to offer them to God. The Aztecs in America used to sacrifice the hearts of prisoners, while the Vikings in Northern Europe would cut the backs of victims, pull out their lungs, and create a bloody wing shape called "Snow Eagle" to please the gods.

In addition, the current tourist attractions have also changed. Many scenic spots have become tools to collect money under the guise of traditional culture. What they want is not to pray for tourists to eliminate disasters, but how to make money. In order to make tourists feel that they have come for nothing, some tour guides tell tourists that their scenic spots are full of fairy tales, and tourists are willing to invest money and want to get some blessings. If tourists throw piles of RMB, the staff in the scenic spot will definitely shout: smash me desperately! When the value of a society looks at "money", all kinds of absurd phenomena arise.