Chinese teen defaces Egypt temple; sparks outcry

ap ^ | 36 minutges ago | Gillian Wong,

[BenLurkin]

The teen scratched "Ding Jinhao visited here" in Chinese on a temple wall in the ancient city Luxor, and the incident came to light when another Chinese tourist posted a photo of it on a popular microblog...

[Zhang Fei]

This is vaguely amusing, given the fetish the Chinese have for antiquities. There’s a whole genre of movies starring Jackie Chan, Jet Li and other luminaries where the plot involves the leads trying to foil Indiana Jones-type characters who are attempting to acquire Chinese gewgaws for European customers.

[a fool in paradise]

[Revolting cat!]

In the year 2,500, archeologists will conclude that the Chinese discovered Egypt in 2,500BC.

[SunkenCiv]

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Thanks BenLurkin. Egypt's got a lot of historically significant ancient graffiti, but I don't think this one qualifies. [FR] Mysterious Inscription on the Great Pyramid Discover the Graffiti on the Memnon Colossi Ancient greek and ancient roman graffiti on the even more ancient colossus of Memnon [Google search] ancient graffiti on the memnon colossi Barely related sidebar To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list.

[1010RD]

Just read your tagline. I'm very sorry and very sad at your loss. If it is any consolation, I do believe you'll be reunited some day. Highest regards to you and yours.

[12Gauge687]

The brat was visiting his grandparents in Beijing when he was five years-old and relieved himself on the floor of a high-end restaurant. When the family visited friends last year in California, he (age 7) did it two more times in their home.

[Revelation 911]

LOL - my brother in law and family visit us every year - our camp property has 82 acres, our camp house and my inlaws abandoned trailer.....he stays in the trailer (i wont let him in the house) - the kids crapped repeatedly outside and left the paper as well, then when we go into the trailer 4 mos later, there are dirty diapers open on the counter

The sob and his brats even fished out our small pond of the few breeder bass it had......an act of banishment in of itself

I can sympathize

whats amazing is the wife rakes 200k a year and he flips houses, so they arent welfare types....but seriously - they are giving southerners a bad name here in ny

[RedHeeler]

That is amazing.

[USMCPOP]

Thanks.