“葫芦爷爷”又把7个葫芦挂回去了：人家大老远跑来，看不到葫芦，我们心里过意不去
双语君约 3 分钟An elderly man whose seven gourds turned a historic Shaoxing neighborhood into a social-media pilgrimage site has put the gourds back on the vine, six days after cutting them down in response to overwhelming crowds.
9月11日，有网友在社交网站发布视频称，“葫芦爷爷”将葫芦挂了回去。视频中，陈金敖老人和妻子沈华玲一起，用撑衣杆将葫芦挂回到藤蔓上。
Chen Jin'ao, known online as "Gourd Grandpa", and his wife Shen Hualing rehung the gourds on Friday at Shusheng Guli, a scenic spot in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, according to video circulating on social media and confirmation from local staff. The couple used a clothes-drying pole to lift the gourds back into place. Scenic-area staff said the rehanging happened around noon, when visitor numbers were low.
11日下午3时许，绍兴书圣故里景区和越城区书圣故里社区的工作人员都向极目新闻记者证实称，“葫芦爷爷”确已将葫芦挂回。
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书圣故里景区工作人员称，事发于11日接近中午时分，目前现场游客不多。书圣故里社区的工作人员表示，这是“葫芦爷爷”本人的行为，他们暂不清楚原因。社区负责人汤丽英接受媒体采访时表示，社区完全尊重老人的决定，比起流量，更注重老人的身心健康。
The community said it was Chen's own decision and that it did not immediately know his reason. Tang Liying, a community official, told media that the community fully respected the elderly man's decision and cared more about his and his wife's physical and mental health than about online traffic.
“葫芦爷爷”回应越牛新闻记者称，“这几天一直有游客在喊，想看一下葫芦。”虽然葫芦已经剪了，但每天还是有不少人专程赶来，其中很多是从北京、广东、上海等地远道而来的游客，得知葫芦已经剪掉后，脸上写满了遗憾。“人家大老远跑来，看不到葫芦，我们心里也过意不去。”
爷爷解释，剪葫芦那天，游客量实在太大，老两口被吓到了，不得不连夜将葫芦剪下。“但说实话，摘下来是不情愿的。”
Chen later told Shao Xing News that visitors kept coming, some from Beijing, Guangdong and Shanghai, and many were visibly disappointed to find the vines empty. "When people come from so far away and cannot see the gourds, we feel bad about it," Chen said. He described the decision to cut them down as unwilling, saying the couple had been frightened by the sheer number of visitors.
极目新闻此前报道，“葫芦爷爷”剪下葫芦后，打卡点游客人数锐减。9月8日，现场只有三三两两的游客。11日，记者获取的现场照片显示，游客相比三天前有所增加。
来源：极目新闻 钱江晚报 越牛新闻
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