”Mountains of garbage inside the store”...Chinese tourists cause trouble at Cheju Island convenience store (South Korea)

A convenience store on Cheju Island, a popular tourist destination for Chinese tourists, is struggling with the amount of rubbish left behind by tourists. The bins are already full, with rubbish spilling out of not only the tables but also ice cream cones.
On the 24th, Professor Seo Kyung-deok of Sungshin Women's University said,
Professor Seo, referring to the piles of garbage at convenience stores and the recent controversial roadside defecation incident, said, "In the past,
However, some Chinese tourists who came to Jeju have received a lot of criticism for their unreasonable behavior, including damaging tourist sites, causing disturbances and sexual harassment."
In particular, Professor Seo said, "If we continue to ignore the disgrace of Chinese tourists in Jeju, the image of Jeju will be tarnished.
" He also expressed concern that "various measures should be taken, such as distributing guidebooks on tourist etiquette to Chinese tourists and producing related videos, and the campaign should continue unabated in the future."
Meanwhile, according to Korea Tourism Statistics released on the 22nd, the number of Chinese tourists who visited Korea in April this year was 411,331, up 288% from the same month last year (105,967).
This is the highest number of Chinese visitors to South Korea since 2020, when the COVID-19 virus pandemic began.