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Chinese citizens are up in arms after a Ferrari sports car left tyre tracks atop Nanjing’s ancient city wall, possibly permanently damaging the protected landmark.<\/strong><\/p>\n

China’s outspoken netizens heaped criticism on the Italian automaker after a domestic sales agent allowed the car to be driven on the centuries-old wall in a promotional event<\/strong>, the official Xinhua news agency said.<\/p>\n

Who’s the dumbass?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The incident also highlights growing anger over a widening rich-poor divide in China<\/strong>, where brazen displays of extravagance and wealth are attracting more and more criticism.<\/p>\n

A crane hoisted the car to the top of the wall and video of the event showed the blood-red Ferrari doing 360 degree turns<\/strong>, with cleaners trying in vain to scrub dark black tyre marks from the grey brick the following day.<\/p>\n

The affected section near the eastern city’s Gate of China — a renowned ancient ceremonial gateway — dates back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and is said to be among the best preserved sections of the wall.<\/p>\n

Xinhua said the car involved was a special edition Ferrari 458 Italia valued at six million yuan ($950,000), and the organizers of the event spent more than $12,000 to hold the ceremony at the site.<\/p>\n

Ferrari apologized in a statement on its website on Tuesday, saying it respected Chinese culture and was working to resolve the problems caused by its distributor Kuaiyi Automobile.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nanjing government has also “reprimanded” the officials responsible as the event took place without higher authorisation, Xinhua said.<\/p>\n

But it might be too late to reverse the impact, experts say.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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