Tourists asked to be on best behavior

The Chinese government on Tuesday put into effect a national convention calling on tourists to take note of their behavior and act civilized when traveling.

A set of detailed regulations, the convention was issued by the National Tourism Administration and posted on the central government's website on Tuesday.

"Being a civilized tourist is the obligation of each resident," states the convention, which singles out "protecting cultural relics" as one of the norms to be abided by tourists.