From the Chinese press

Why the rich act silly at times?

A millionaire from Shanxi province recently sweared he would buy an underground palace at the Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) for 100 million yuan ($15.51 million) after he was told that the underground palace was not open to the public. The country's law stipulates that cultural heritage sites such as tombs are protected and cannot be sold, and the rich should know their limits, says an article in cnhubei.com. Excerpts:

A common joke in the past went something like this: a teacher asks a student who burnt down Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace), the student says it was not his fault, his father goes a step further saying "even if my son did so, I can compensate". Such jokes satirize some rich people's ignorance and arrogance. The millionaire from Shanxi is one of them.