China to document its tourists behaving badly...

China will keep records of "uncivilised" behaviour by its tourists for up to two years, the country's tourism agency said on Tuesday, to combat a spate of incidents abroad in recent years which it said reflected badly on the country's image.

Bad behaviour included violating customs, destroying public infrastructure and historic sites, causing disturbances on public transport and participating in gambling and prostitution, the agency said.

"China's image has already been tarnished," the China National Tourism Administration said on its website.

The actions of badly behaved tourists has caused many people to "blush with shame" and people who behaved badly overseas needed to "learn a lesson", it added. It did not specify the nature of any punishment.

Regulators would hunt out bad behaviour through tips from local tourism bureaus, media reports and the general public. Full story...

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