Spitting . Littering . Cutting in lines . Defacing historic treasures . These are some of the behaviors the Chinese government is hoping to eradicate with a set of official conventions to be followed by Chinese citizens when traveling . The guidelines were posted Tuesday on the Chinese central government 's website . According to state news agency Xinhua , the regulations also prohibit climbing on or touching ancient relics or carving into them . `` Being a civilized tourist is the obligation of each citizen , '' according to the government post , which lays out a long list of guidelines issued by the National Tourism Administration . The call for `` civilized '' conduct comes in the wake of a firestorm of anger and outrage unleashed in Egypt , China and around the world this week when a 15-year-old Chinese tourist carved his name in Chinese characters into the 3,500-year-old stone at Egypt 's Luxor Temple . The biggest backlash came from within China with netizens exposing and criticizing the teenager . The netizen reaction shows the incident in Egypt should not be used to generalize the behavior of Chinese travelers , says Mei Zhang , founder and CEO of travel agency WildChina , which handles both inbound and outbound tourists . `` This kind of behavior is difficult to label as bad Chinese tourist behavior because the outreach you 've seen on Chinese social media like Sina Weibo is , 'How can this be possible ? ' '' Zhang told CNN . `` It 's almost like the behavior of this young man in Egypt is one piece of [ Chairman ] Mao 's dropping that spoils the whole pot of soup . This is what Chinese are saying . '' Outrage after Chinese tourist defaces Egyptian temple . The government regulations also call on travelers to follow public orders , protect ecology , public infrastructure and utilities , maintain a clean environment , respect the rights of others and show them courtesy , Xinhua reported . Travelers should also seek appropriate entertainment , according to the guidelines . Outbound Chinese tourism has expanded rapidly in recent years . In 2012 , Chinese overtook Americans and Germans as the world 's top international tourism spenders , with 83 million people spending a record $ 102 billion on international tourism . That growth has brought with it a backlash in some industry sectors . ( See our report on Chinese tourism : The good , the bad and the backlash ) . WildChina 's Zhang said there have been similar issues in the past as Chinese citizens begin to travel internationally . `` It 's a natural process that Chinese travelers are going through , as travelers around the world have also gone through . It 's a gradual process of China 's coming out , of China 's travelers being exposed to more of the international world . It 's a natural adjustment stage , '' she told CNN . Earlier this month , Beijing called on its nation 's tourists to improve their behavior , with Vice Premier Wang Yang stating it was important to project a good image of Chinese tourists . Chinese travelers the world 's biggest spenders .
China 's government has issued a set of guidelines for artists . Among them : Painting or carving on ancient monuments is not acceptable behavior . These are response to recent case of Chinese teenager defacing an Egyptian tomb .