China Impressions: Funny Signs
I can’t believe that I’m only now getting around to this post. During our trip around China, we saw a bunch of hilarious signs everywhere — on the roads, at tourist sites, in restrooms. Some were funny for the artwork, while others were unintentionally hilarious for their bad English translations. A sampling:
Read the series: China: A Journey of 108,000 Li
- China: A Journey of 108,000 Li
- I’m Going to China!!
- The Wait Is the Hardest Part
- When a Layover Becomes a Stayover
- I Have Stared Death in the Face, and It’s Called Beijing Traffic
- “You’re Not a Hero Until You’ve Been to the Great Wall”
- Beijing: General Impressions
- History Enveloped in a Smoke of Haze
- Almost Like Home
- Sweet Water, Bizzare Rocks
- More on Driving in China
- Water Water Everywhere, So Let’s All Take a Stroll
- From Looking at Skycrapers to Looking at Mountains and Rivers
- A Cruise And a Show to Remember
- Mountains, Caves, Rivers, Lights
- A Boisterous Reunion
- A Matter of Perspective
- Is the Trip Really Almost Over?
- Back Home Again
- China Impressions: A Day of Art
- China Impressions: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
- Pictures from China
- Fried the Healthy Pastoral: Dining in China
- China Impressions: Economy
- China Impressions: The Elderly
- Help Me Pick My Entry for Travel Photo Contest
- Occidentalism; or, Of Congee and Christmas Carols
- China Impressions: Funny Signs
- Travel Tips: China


Those are awesome!
Oh there are more. I’m still going through the pictures Courtney took, and I know for a fact she’s got at least a few more hilarious ones in there. Stay tuned.