I went to Beijing recently for work. Having seen this site and this site, I’d hoped to find some dodgy English translations of my own. I was a little disappointed (but also relieved) to find that where English translations were provided, they generally made pretty good sense. I suspect this is mostly because I didn’t venture far from the tourist trail. Fortunately I didn’t leave completely empty-handed and I hit the jackpot in the park around the Temple of Heaven with this sign which contains a multitude of comical mis-translation (click to go bigger):
No leaking!
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