Beijing to crack down on not good Engrish

As anybody who has ever visited China will know, public signs in Chinese and English are rarely the pinnacle of good English.  No doubt every visitor will have at least one or two holiday snaps of Chinglish at its best.

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This is one of my favourites, taken at a checkpoint whilst at a section of the Great Wall called Simatai.


Specifically what “Please keep the facilities well don’t open the door.  Follow the staff’s arrangement please” means is anybody’s guess.


But, according to the BBC, Beijing is working hard to cut down on the Chinglish for the Summer Games next year.


More amusing examples at news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6054726.stm :)

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