Chinese told how to behave on holiday
Source: Agencies |
May 29, 2013, Wednesday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
CHINA has decreed a national convention calling on Chinese people to take note of their behavior and act as civilized tourists when traveling.
A combination of detailed regulations, the convention was issued by the National Tourism Administration and posted on the central government's website.
"Being a civilized tourist is the obligation of each citizen," the convention states, singling out "protecting cultural relics" as one of the norms to be abided by tourists.
The convention rejects behavior such as doodling on or carving characters into ancient relics, as well as climbing or touching cultural relics. Photos of relics must only be taken when allowed by local regulations.
It also promotes seven other norms to be followed by citizens - maintaining a clean environment, complying with public orders, protecting ecology, protecting public infrastructure and utilities, respecting other people's rights, showing courtesy when with others and seeking appropriate entertainment.
It labels actions such as spitting, littering, vandalizing, jay-walking and cutting queues as improper behavior.
Chinese citizens have been traveling more both at home and abroad in recent years. According to government data, nearly 3 billion domestic trips were made in 2012, and outbound trips exceeded 80 million.
Meanwhile, Egyptian restoration experts have managed to remove graffiti from an ancient monument after it had been defaced by a Chinese tourist, the antiquities department said yesterday. Authorities had assigned a committee to assess the damage and concluded that the marks on the 3,500 year-old panel were superficial.
Earlier this month, a Chinese teenager had etched his name on the panel depicting Alexander the Great in a temple in Luxor and posted pictures online.
He was hunted down by furious Internet users, prompting his parents to apologize.
A combination of detailed regulations, the convention was issued by the National Tourism Administration and posted on the central government's website.
"Being a civilized tourist is the obligation of each citizen," the convention states, singling out "protecting cultural relics" as one of the norms to be abided by tourists.
The convention rejects behavior such as doodling on or carving characters into ancient relics, as well as climbing or touching cultural relics. Photos of relics must only be taken when allowed by local regulations.
It also promotes seven other norms to be followed by citizens - maintaining a clean environment, complying with public orders, protecting ecology, protecting public infrastructure and utilities, respecting other people's rights, showing courtesy when with others and seeking appropriate entertainment.
It labels actions such as spitting, littering, vandalizing, jay-walking and cutting queues as improper behavior.
Chinese citizens have been traveling more both at home and abroad in recent years. According to government data, nearly 3 billion domestic trips were made in 2012, and outbound trips exceeded 80 million.
Meanwhile, Egyptian restoration experts have managed to remove graffiti from an ancient monument after it had been defaced by a Chinese tourist, the antiquities department said yesterday. Authorities had assigned a committee to assess the damage and concluded that the marks on the 3,500 year-old panel were superficial.
Earlier this month, a Chinese teenager had etched his name on the panel depicting Alexander the Great in a temple in Luxor and posted pictures online.
He was hunted down by furious Internet users, prompting his parents to apologize.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
