" When you enter a village, follow the local customs " (å
„ééØäæ), advises a Chinese idiom equivalent to our " In Rome, do as the Romans do ." This is the message that Xinhua News Agency tried to convey through its "Six Guidelines, Six Taboos" (å
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ē¦åæ”), a guide for mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong ( note ). The guide was issued a few days after the infamous " Peeing Infant Incident " (ē«„å°æäŗ件) that caused a new wave of anti-mainland sentiment in Hong Kong. According to Xinhua, people who behave badly are just a small fraction of the over 30 million mainlanders who visit Hong Kong each year. However, the article acknowledges two problems: 1) the number of mainland tourists exceeds the number of Hong Kong residents, and therefore they are perceived like a huge tourist "army"; 2) mainlanders should adjust to Hong Kongers' customs and sensibility, as the aforementioned idiom urges travellers to do. The author o