Police officers and kind-hearted tourists rescued a 3-year-old who was left in a car alone for hours in eastern China.

The video was filmed in the city of Tai'an in Shandong Province on September 23.

Parents undertook a trek up Mount Tai, making the appalling decision to leave their young child alone in the car. With just a slim crack left open in the car window, the distraught child was discovered weeping uncontrollably within the vehicle, prompting a rapid response from police officers and concerned bystanders to liberate the distressed minor.

The child was subsequently taken to a police station for safety.

Mrs Liu, an eyewitness said: "Around 6:00 pm, near the Red Gate of Mount Tai, in the parking lot, I observed a child, incarcerated within the car, crying incessantly. Officers and altruistic tourists were ardently attempting to unlock the car to free the child."

The child reportedly continued to cry even after being rescued, causing an air of resentment to ripple through the crowd, with many onlookers expressing their ire towards the neglectful parents, accusing them of being heartless.

The police officers, after establishing contact with the neglectful parents, escorted the child from the car to the police station, offering some snacks while the child awaited the return of the parents from their excursion.

The officers confirmed that the parents had been severely reprimanded and educated on their irresponsibility.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

9月23日，山东泰安，父母爬泰山时，却将孩子独自留在车内，车窗只留下一道细缝，孩子在车内一直大哭，后来车门被民警和热心游客打开，民警把孩子抱到了警务室。

据目击者刘女士介绍，当天下午6时许，她在泰山红门附近的停车场内看到，一名孩子被关在了车内，大哭不止，民警和热心游客正在想办法打开车门救出孩子。“孩子被救出来后也是一直哭，家长的心也太大了，在场的人都很生气。”

9月24日，泰山景区分局红门派出所工作人员表示
孩子3岁，其父母将孩子留在车内
把车窗开了一条缝后便上山了
孩子在车内独自待了大概4小时左右。

民警称，和孩子父母联系后

将孩子从车内带往警务室

给孩子找了点零食，等待其父母下山

该民警还表示

已对孩子父母进行批评教育

“跟他们聊了，父母已把孩子接走。”