NBA球員鮑比布朗長城刻字遭質疑後道歉

NBA Houston Rockets player Bobby Brown has apologized for scribbling graffiti on the Great Wall of China.

NBA休斯頓火箭隊球員鮑比·布朗近日爲自己在長城上塗鴉一事道歉。

Brown was with several players from the Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans visiting the Mutianyu section of the wall in Beijing last Monday.

上週一，布朗與火箭隊和新奧爾良鵜鶘隊兩支球隊的數名球員到北京慕田峪長城遊覽，

Brown said he "had a blast at the Great Wall of China" on his Sina Weibo account, accompanied by a photo of his messages - his name and shirt number - written on the wall's bricks.

之後他在新浪微博上稱"在長城上盡情狂歡"，並附了一張照片，照片中展示了他在長城磚上寫下的信息——他的名字和球衣號碼。

The post irritated many netizens, who criticized Brown for damaging the world cultural heritage.

這條微博惹惱了許多網友，他們紛紛譴責布朗破壞世界文化遺產。

Brown updated his account last Tuesday, saying "I'm sorry for this. I respect Chinese culture. I made an honest mistake. Hope you forgive me." Brown later deleted both messages showing his graffiti.

上週二，布朗更新微博稱："我對此事感到抱歉。我尊重中國的文化，這是一個無心之失，希望你們原諒我。"隨後布朗就把有關他亂寫亂畫的微博刪除了。

A staff member working for the company that manages tourism at the Mutianyu section said nobody is allowed to leave graffiti on the Great Wall, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.

據《北京青年報》報道，在慕田峪旅遊管理公司工作的一名職員表示，沒有人可以在長城上留下塗鴉。