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There are streets with real names, and there are those created just for tourists who like to pose in front of them and take a selfie. Authorities are now coming after the latter.

The eastern cities of Ningbo and Shaoxing in Zhejiang province have become the latest to crack down (đàn áp thẳng tay) on those unofficially erected (dựng lên) signposts (biển chỉ đường) that try to attract visitors with their catchy names. Shaoxing’s Shangyu District launched an inspection campaign (chiến dịch kiểm tra) on Aug. 16, urging four beverage shop owners to remove the signs, and vowed to “improve the civilized image” of the streets.

Urban management departments in several cities — including Shanghai, Nanning, Liuzhou, and Xianning — have taken action against unapproved street signs for violating (vi phạm) regulations by giving confusing directions and using inaccurate (không chính xác) location names,

Businesses have used eye-catching slogans — for example, one of them reads “I’m missing you in Chongqing” — on traditional signposts against blue or green backgrounds outside their shops to attract mostly young visitors. A search on lifestyle platform Xiaohongshu showed over 50,000 posts with such signs, with some touting them as “beautiful and romantic” tourist spots.

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