新闻报报看 | 大年初九拜天公是福建人一年当中最大的节日，而以福建人居多的槟城，拜天公自然是整个春节的重头戏，尤其位于升旗山的天公坛，更是吸引大批信徒上香祈福。然而除了信徒，天公坛也被乞丐大军团团包围……（主播：梁宝仪、罗美伶）
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00:04On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Baitiangong is the biggest day of the year for Fujian people.
00:09Without Baitiangong, it is not a New Year for Fujian people.
00:13And with so many Fujian people in Bincheng,
00:15Baitiangong is naturally the highlight of the whole Spring Festival.
00:18Especially the Tiangong Lake located in Shengqi Mountain
00:21attracts a large number of believers to pray.
00:23However, in addition to the believers,
00:25the Tiangong Lake is also surrounded by beggars.
00:29A group of Beggars from all over the world
00:31are ready to take advantage of the Tiangong Lake
00:34to get a large sum of money from the believers.
00:38Although the Tiangong Lake banned beggars from entering the temple this year,
00:42the five groups of Beggars
00:44went to the road below the parking lot of the temple early to camp.
00:49Yes, from the photo taken by the reporter,
00:51we can see that in the morning of the eighth day of the first lunar month,
00:54there were already spiritual beggars,
00:57who served on both sides of the road.
00:59These spiritual beggars would lay straw mats or paper sheets in advance to worship,
01:04and did not forget to ask for money to make a donation.
01:08Some people also took an umbrella or stayed in a cool place,
01:12and prepared drinking water and food
01:14to prepare for the whole day.
01:17The reporter of the Daily Gonghua also observed that
01:19most of the beggars just sit or lie down to rest.
01:23Some of them would gather together to chat and spend time.
01:26Others would say to the passers-by,
01:28Happy Lunar New Year!
01:30But in general, they would not disturb people.
01:33The Tiangong Lake is a sacred place.
01:35Every year on the eve of the Tiangong Lake,
01:37a large group of Beggars pray to the gods.
01:40In fact, it is not a new thing.
01:42A volunteer guard revealed that
01:43many beggars came from all over the country,
01:46especially those who were close to the Double Ninth Festival,
01:48and those who lived in the forest,
01:49and even foreigners came to share a cup of soup.
01:52According to local residents,
01:53both sides of the road of the Tiangong Lake are full of beggars,
01:56and they still come together with their families.
02:00It is estimated that 70% of them are Russians.
02:04When the New Beggar was interviewed by the Daily Gonghua,
02:06he revealed that
02:07this year's number of volunteers is as many as in previous years,
02:10but the number of red envelopes has shrunk significantly.
02:13For example, someone can get 300 RMB a day,
02:17but this year only gets more than 100 RMB.
02:19There is also a Chinese old man who has been praying for many years in the Tiangong Lake.
02:23The reason for shrinking the number of red envelopes
02:25is blamed on foreigners,
02:27so he can't help but openly call on the good people
02:29to only give red envelopes to Chinese or local people.
02:32After all, this is the Chinese New Year.
02:34Another old lady brought her two grandchildren under the age of six
02:38because she thinks that children can get bigger red envelopes.
02:42However, with the end of the Tiangong Lake,
02:45the army of beggars also began to disperse.
02:48Under the deep foot of the Tiangong Lake,
02:50there was garbage left all over the place.
02:52It took four hours for the cleaning workers in Shizhengting, Dingdao,
02:54to clean it up.
02:56And the so-called battlefield is full.
02:59You see, one bag after another,
03:0070 to 80 bags of garbage were collected.
03:03Although Shizhengting has already sent garbage bags in advance,
03:06reminding beggars to handle the garbage properly,
03:09it seems that the effect is not great.
03:11In the ditch, there is a lot of food waste
03:13and sealed red envelopes.
03:16Even a dollar's worth of cash was thrown into the ditch.
03:19But I don't know if it's because the amount of money is too small,
03:23or because it was accidentally thrown into the ditch.