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China lists bad behaviour by its tourists

Sep 25, 2006
China lists bad behaviour by its tourists
In bid to boost manners before Olympics, it criticises actions such as spitting and littering


HONG KONG - CHINA'S tourism authority has drawn up lists of bad behaviour by mainland tourists before the National Day Golden Week holiday as it tries to promote good manners in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.

Two lists, each with 10 items - for Chinese travellers at home and abroad - were released by the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) at the weekend, said the Sunday Morning Post in Hong Kong.

They were compiled by the CNTA and the Communist Party's Spiritual Civilisation Steering Committee after more than 50,000 people shared their views on improving the manners of Chinese tourists in response to an online government campaign.

The campaign, launched last month, invited the public to list 'uncivil behaviour' and send in suggestions on how to overcome it.

China's National Day, on Oct 1, will see millions of workers getting a one-week holiday.

'A large number of netizens have sent in their personal experiences...the lists we announced contain habits that are more common among Chinese travellers,' the CNTA said in a statement posted on its website.

Spitting, littering, smoking in prohibited areas and queue jumping - bad habits that have featured in a spate of overseas and domestic media reports - top the lists.

Some Chinese also speak too loudly, take off their socks and shoes, and sometimes shirts, in public areas, according to the administration.

Bargaining with merchants at fixed-price stores and disrespect for local customs are also listed as the bad manners of Chinese travelling overseas.

'One thing (Chinese tourists) need to change is not to bargain too much,' Egyptian tour operator George Mikhail was quoted by the Post as saying.

In some cases, tourists' habits had led to conflicts with other tour members and ruined their holiday, Ms Tang Yiting of Guangzhou's GZL International Travel Service told the Post.

'Some of them show up late and jump the queue when tour members get on a bus.

'This leads to conflicts within the group. Members are upset for the rest of the trip, and their holiday is ruined,' she said.

To improve tourists' manners, some citizens suggested issuing regulations to change tourists' behaviour.

Others suggested hotlines or 'platforms to expose uncivil manners', and a reward mechanism to encourage good manners.

Like Americans and Japanese before them, newly prosperous Chinese are travelling abroad in large numbers for the first time, becoming a force in the international tourist trade.

More than 31 million Chinese went abroad last year, the China Daily reported, and that number is projected to hit 100 million by 2020.

As more countries roll out the red carpet for Chinese tourists, overseas media are bringing their bad manners to light.

In response to the negative publicity, the Spiritual Civilisation Steering Committee launched a campaign last month to promote civil manners among travellers which will last until after the 2008 Olympic Games.


Chinese tourists behaving badly

  • Littering, spitting and not flushing after using toilet.
  • Ignoring no-smoking rules.

  • Jumping queue when shopping, sightseeing and using public transport.
  • Making too much noise when speaking over the phone and making merry as a group in public places and transports.

  • Not respecting local cultures and fooling around at religious sites.

  • Dressing in a slovenly manner and taking off shoes and socks in public.

  • Spewing obscenities and throwing tantrums in public.
  • Bargaining in fixed-price shops and forcing foreigners to take pictures with them.
  • Visiting vice spots and gambling.
  • Gaining petty advantages, such as taking more food than needed at buffets.

  • Vandalising scenic spots and trampling public lawns.

  • Pelting animals in zoo with objects and feeding them despite prohibition.

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    No wonder Kiwis don't like Chinese. They destroy the amazing environment that New Zealand has here.

    I remember when Wei Hao, Reb, Clarissa and me were travelling down from Queenstown to Milford Sound during our previous roadtrip, we passed by a place that our bus driver told us was called Monkey's Creek.

    You see, Monkey's Creek is interesting because it is 100% spring water, and that water flowing down the creek is 99.99% pure. So many tour buses stop there and let their tourists down to get a taste of the water. In fact, I took a whole bottle!


    Okay, that's not the point. The point is that we moved on from this beautifully pure creek. As the bus moved off from this place, 500m upstream, we saw an amazing sight that left Rebecca screaming, Wei Hao permanently traumatised and Clarissa didn't even know how to respond. Thankfully, I didn't see the scene.

    What left WeiHao so traumatised was that he saw a woman at the roadside.. mind u this is a road where TONNES of tourist buses pass by because it is the only road to Milford Sound, arguably one of the greatest tourist attractions in New Zealand.. alrite back to the woman.. WeiHao saw this woman at the roadside, skirt up, panties down, and peeing at the grass. Her husband tried in vain to cover her from the view of others, but the sight of bare Chinese buttocks was too much for him to bear.

    We know they were Chinese because we had stopped at another stop previously before and their language gave them away.

    Peeing at a roadside in a country where Department of Conservation signs are everywhere, where most people feel guilty about even THINKING of throwing a piece of tissue paper on the floor is utterly disgusting.

    Peeing at a place where 500m down the road is a stream touted to be one of the purest one can ever find is not only utterly disgusting, it is devoid of all civilisation and they seriously oughtta be hanged. And to think we all drank a bottle of that water. I wonder if there were any other Chinese who think they can 在小溪旁尿尿 wherever they want. Yeuck.

    Save us from Chinese pee.

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