Ferrari damages ancient Chinese landmark during publicity stunt
#1
05-09-2012, 11:47 AM
Ferrari damages ancient Chinese landmark during publicity stunt Ferrari damages ancient Chinese landmark during publicity stunt
Tire marks on the Chinese relic prompts an apology from the automaker
Chinese public opinion went against Ferrari after a Ferrari sports car performed stunts at a historical site in eastern China which is more than 600 years old, local media reported on Tuesday (May 8).
Local media showed pictures of a Ferrari 458 Italia sedan being lifted up and driven around at high speed on the ramparts on the Zhonghua Gate Tower, built during Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) in the provincial capital city of Nanjing.
It also showed pictures filmed by a mobile phone of Zhonghua Gate Tower staff trying to remove tire marks left by the Ferrari on the historical site.
The special-edition Ferrari, valued around six million yuan (954, 000 U.S. dollars), was meant to highlight a publicity event marking the 20th anniversary of the Italian luxury car manufacturer's entrance to the Chinese market, Jiangsu TV reported.
Ferrari paid 80,000 yuan (12,700 U.S. dollars) to rent the venue and the popular tourist spot was closed for half a day during Ferrari's stunt, it added.
Visitors site said the stunt should not have been staged at the historical site.
"I do not think the Zhonghua Gate Tower is the right venue for the car show. For tourists like those who travelled thousands miles from Australia, they only came here today, but the site is closed. What a pity," one visitor said.
Jin Jiechun, an official of the local tourist bureau said the Ferrari should have been pushed up to the gate dower, not driven.
"According to the regulations, the Ferrari should be pushed up to the gate tower rather than being driven up there. We have seriously criticized the officials of Zhonghua Gate Tower regarding this matter," said Jin Jiechun.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Ferrari China said the stunt was the result of unauthorized action taken by its local distributor in Nanjing.
Ferrari China said it "deeply regretted" the incident and would cooperate with local authorities to solve problems incurred, Chinese official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Local media showed pictures of a Ferrari 458 Italia sedan being lifted up and driven around at high speed on the ramparts on the Zhonghua Gate Tower, built during Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) in the provincial capital city of Nanjing.
It also showed pictures filmed by a mobile phone of Zhonghua Gate Tower staff trying to remove tire marks left by the Ferrari on the historical site.
The special-edition Ferrari, valued around six million yuan (954, 000 U.S. dollars), was meant to highlight a publicity event marking the 20th anniversary of the Italian luxury car manufacturer's entrance to the Chinese market, Jiangsu TV reported.
Ferrari paid 80,000 yuan (12,700 U.S. dollars) to rent the venue and the popular tourist spot was closed for half a day during Ferrari's stunt, it added.
Visitors site said the stunt should not have been staged at the historical site.
"I do not think the Zhonghua Gate Tower is the right venue for the car show. For tourists like those who travelled thousands miles from Australia, they only came here today, but the site is closed. What a pity," one visitor said.
Jin Jiechun, an official of the local tourist bureau said the Ferrari should have been pushed up to the gate dower, not driven.
"According to the regulations, the Ferrari should be pushed up to the gate tower rather than being driven up there. We have seriously criticized the officials of Zhonghua Gate Tower regarding this matter," said Jin Jiechun.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Ferrari China said the stunt was the result of unauthorized action taken by its local distributor in Nanjing.
Ferrari China said it "deeply regretted" the incident and would cooperate with local authorities to solve problems incurred, Chinese official Xinhua News Agency reported.
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#7
05-09-2012, 12:15 PM
Kind of like when they shot up thousands of 18 year old college kids at Tianamen, quickly burn and dispose of their bodies, then blame the students for being "counter revolutionaries" deserving to be used as human target practice by the noble PLA. Ha, PLA, "People's" liberation army.
The world's best hope is that China turn in to a big and rich Singapore with soft facism like political prison with little torture and censorship bureaus. But believe it, there are still a not so small faction that would today, without hesitation, shoot up thousands of its subjects should they feel "justified."
And here's what I am teaching my kids to say in Chinese:
打倒共產黨
#9
05-09-2012, 12:17 PM
