2015年CRI Clamor of Chinese Tourists Most Complained Overseas

 

The survey was conducted jointly¹ by the Chinese Academy of Tourism and China Radio International.

It reached locals from all walks of life at hot destinations for Chinese tourists around the world.

Yeung Lin is a tour guide in Macao.

She describes the kind of bad behavior from mainland travelers she hates most.

"I have led many tour groups from the mainland. The misbehaviors having struck me most among them included clamor, queue-jumping, littering and Chinese-style road crossing."

According to the results of the same survey, the noisiness of Chinese tourists was also complained about in Russia, which has seen a sharp rise in Chinese visitors over the past three years.

"Many Chinese tourists coming to our shop liked to talk loudly. I once asked some of them why, and they answered that they were used to talking at such a loud volume. But it's kind of noise for us."

Official data show close to 62 million Chinese people traveled overseas in the first half of this year - that's up over 12 percent on the same period in 2014.

The surge has mainly resulted from more relaxed visa policies and the increasing value of the RMB Chinese currency abroad.

Asia still dominated China's outbound tourism market and South Korea still ranked as the No.1 destination country.

But some Chinese are also igniting a growing anger there, especially among city cleaners.

"We are really hoping to see something can stop them from littering cigar butts². We have to clear these leftovers³ from day to night. It's a tough work."

Complaints over Chinese bad bahaviour have been lingering for years at popular tourist destinations worldwide.

In order to reduce inappropriate behavior by Chinese tourists, China's state tourism administration CNTA set up a black list system earlier this year.

It targets tourists who violate order on public transportation, damaging public facilities or historical relics⁴ and ignoring social customs at tourism destinations.

To help solve the problem, tour guide Yeung Lin also came up with some proposals.

"Authorities can advertise some rules and traditions mainland tourists must follow when traveling abroad. It's also important to help people learn about local culture before their trips since insufficient⁵ comprehension of a destination may lead to misunderstanding after they arrive there."

Under the trial blacklist regulation, the CNTA will develop a national database on misbehaving tourists, with the records kept for up to two years.

Being blacklisted could affect a person's ability to travel abroad again or even secure a bank loan.

For CRI, I'm Luo Wen.

1 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

2 butts   

笑柄( butt的名词复数 )； （武器或工具的）粗大的一端； 屁股； 烟蒂

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。
• The house butts to a cemetery. 这所房子和墓地相连。

3 leftovers   

n.剩余物，残留物，剩菜

参考例句：

• He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
• She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。

4 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

5 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。