People are abusing delicate cherry blossom trees for the perfect spring selfie
With springtime approaching, cherry blossom season is upon us.
In Nanjing, China, the sight of the pretty pink florals have both locals and tourists flocking to the site of Jinming Temple to take pictures.
But how far would you go for a great photo? According to People's Daily, people will go to great lengths indeed, including damaging public property to get the best possible shot.
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An unidentified Chinese woman was captured in a series of photos climbing a tree in high heels and breaking its branches so she could be photographed perched on the tree.
Other photos also showed a man who resorted to kicking a cherry blossom tree, so that the petals will rain down on him while his picture was being taken.
The photos of such behaviour has since gone viral on Weibo, inviting ire from Chinese netizens.
One commenter, Senkohoe, wrote: "These people should be arrested, charge and prosecuted for causing nuisance, destruction of public property. This is not acceptable behavior!"
Another Weibo user called Jin said: "This is rightfully called uncultured!"
This incident is just the latest in a host of online reactions to Chinese people behaving badly.
On Saturday, a video of Chinese tourists jostling one another to shovel plates of prawns went viral. The video, taken at a buffet spread in Chiang Mai, Thailand, shows the tourists practically climbing over each other to get to the prawns, only to let them go to waste later. The release of the video caused widespread embarrassment for the Chinese people, who were quick to criticise and express their disgust at the behaviour displayed by their fellowmen.
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