Statutory molestation

Source:Global Times Published: 2016-5-23 21:08:01

Editor's Note:

The vandalism of a statue of famed writer and scholar Lu Xun (1881-1936) at Hangzhou's West Lake has once again stirred up controversy over tourists damaging or posing inappropriately for photos with statues. The approximately 2-meter-tall bronze was reportedly found on April 27 covered in red paint and marked with a big "X" on its chest, sparking public outrage and calls for justice. Similar cases of damage from tourists climbing on statues to take photos, sometimes making daring poses, have been reported in recent months. A man in Shaanxi Province was punished in 2015 after photos of him sitting on the head of a statue of a female Red Army soldier. Authorities forced the local man, surnamed Li, to write an open letter of apology after angry netizens identified him in a human flesh search. The China National Tourism Administration has since blacklisted four tourists, including Li, for defacing statues or other inappropriate conduct. However, many expressed concern that the blacklist would do little to deter such behavior.

A man kisses a wax figure at a historic site of the Communist Party of China's Eight Route Army in Xunyi, Shaanxi Province, in May 2015.



 

Traces of tourists' touches can be seen on statues of Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) figures Qin Hui and his wife in Bozhou, Anhui Province.



 

A man surnamed Li sits on the head of the statue of a Red Army soldier in Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, in May 2015. The man was later blacklisted by the China National Tourism Administration.



 

A tourist sits on the head of a statue of Genghis Khan in Qinghai Province.

A tourist poses while touching the breast of the statue of famous Tang Dynasty concubine Yang Guifei (719-756). Photos: Weibo



 

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