China’s travellers raise alarm over error-filled tourist signs in public spaces
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All 2 reports on Thu, 13 August 2026
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ChinaGansu provincenorthwestern ChinaGuiyangGansu, Gansu, ChinaChineseYuanyang, Gansu, ChinaGuiyang, Guizhou, China
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Thu, 13 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post08:00first to report
A highway operator in Gansu province, northwestern China, apologised on Wednesday after a service area sign for the hot water room, mistranslated in English as “open water rooms”, was shared on social media. Similar translation errors, as well as spelling mistakes, on signage at public facilities have repeatedly drawn attention, including an incident in late March, when a passenger at an airport in the southwestern city of Guiyang discovered multiple misspellings. The mistranslation of the...
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- scmp.com13 Aug, 08:00their copy