"China’s Communist Party has issued an official 64-page guidebook for the country’s holidaymakers after a spate of embarrassing incidents involving the Chinese abroad. Its advice ranges from the commonsensical to the downright odd... ...In recent months, humiliating or offensive exploits of Chinese tourists abroad have become a regular feature in local media, such as the May story of a teenager who carved “Ding Jinhao was here,” onto the wall of a 3,500 year-old temple in Luxor, Egypt. “They make loud noises in public, scratch graffiti on tourist attractions, ignore red lights when crossing the road and spit everywhere,” said Wang Yang, China’s vice premier, remarking at the time that the latest wave of Chinese travelers “lack quality and breeding.” In past times, China’s Community Party offered only a single sheet of advice, but as tourist behavior has become an official image concern, a much longer illustrated guide has been produced...":
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 08:05:43 +0000