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Travellerspoint member Schweboo took this photo on 31 September, 1987 in Lhasa, Tibet. He writes:

Two boys in Bharkor Square taken on the day before the 1 October 1987 riot in Lhasa. On that day, two boys like these two were shot and killed. The Jokhang temple is in the background.

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On a similar note to Peter's collection of humorous signs, folks over at Peter Greenberg.com have assembled a dozen photos of confusing signs in China. While most of the signs feature an English translation, all are quite bewildering for English-speaking tourists - which is why Greenberg & co. have jumped in with their professional English translations.

Meanwhile, here's one where the Chinese sign-writers made the meaning pretty clear:

Photo taken by Ivory

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