Yang Hung-chih points out that, according to the CFDO, around 3,000 mainland tourists and close to 900 local visitors have been entering the Alishan Forest Recreation Area on average each weekday since the March cherry-blossom season began. But on weekends, the figure jumps beyond 6,000.
嘉義林管處長楊宏志指出，根據林管處的統計，從 3 月櫻花季至今，平日每天約三千多名陸客及近九百名台灣客進出森林遊樂區，但每逢假日則旅客暴增，有超過 6,000 人進出。