Chinese student vandalises 3,500-year-old Egyptian relic !!

The Chinese tourist/ student who defaced a 3,500-year-old Luxor temple relic unapologetically posted, "What's the big deal about writing just a few words?"

He had scratched the Chinese words, 'Ding Jinhao was here' and the vandalism was uncovered by a Weibo microblog user who visited the Egyptian temple on May 6 and posted it online.  Netizens hunted down the perpetrator, 15-year-old Ding Jinhao, a middle school student in Nanjing. They also hacked his school's website to shame him.

According to a report, they also hacked his school's website, forcing users to click on a sign parodying Ding's graffiti on the ancient sandstone relic on the banks of the Nile River, before entering.

"We want to apologise to the Egyptian people and to people who have paid attention to this case across China," Ding's mother said in Modern Express, a China newspaper.  They also said their son had "cried all night" after learning of the cyber attacks, which prompted them to issue the apology. However, what their son has posted online does not seem apologetic.

Mr Wang Yang, one of China's four vice premiers, condemned behaviours "talking loudly in public places, jay-walking, spitting and wilfully carving characters on items in scenic zones". He also lamented that  some Chinese tourists overseas are harming the country's image.

Thank God the damage to the temple has since been successfully removed by curators. What you guys think, do you vandalize too when you are abroad ?