Chair Throwing and Fistfight at Chinese Museum... Brawl Among Visitors

A video showing visitors at a Chinese museum exhibition hall throwing chairs and engaging in a brawl has become a hot topic. It is reported that they argued over the order of taking photos in front of artifacts.

Visitors engage in a physical altercation at the Sanxingdui Museum in China
[Photo by Baidu capture]

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On the 5th, Chinese media Xiaoxiang Chenbao reported that a video of visitors fighting in the exhibition hall of the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, on the 4th was shared on social networking services (SNS).

The video shows a man throwing a folding chair at a woman, and another man, presumed to be part of the woman’s group, pushing him, leading to a physical fight. The situation ended when a museum security guard nearby intervened to stop them.

According to witnesses, the incident started with visitors arguing over the order of taking photos in front of the artifacts. The police are investigating the suspects, and it is not known whether any artifacts were damaged.

Visitors are engaged in a physical altercation at the Sanxingdui Museum in China. [Video source=Baidu]

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Local netizens reacted with comments such as "How dare they fight in a museum," "It’s shameful in front of our ancestors," "People who are emotionally unstable should be banned from entering museums," "Cultural heritage is something we must protect together, and this incident should prompt museums to establish countermeasures," and "The security guards were too passive."

The Sanxingdui Museum, where this incident occurred, exhibits relics from the late Shang Dynasty over 3,000 years ago, considered one of the origins of Chinese civilization. Previously, in January last year, an accident occurred at this museum where ancient bronze artifacts fell from a display case due to a fight among visitors. Two visitors argued over who would see the exhibited artifacts first and ended up fighting, pushing the display case and causing the Shang Dynasty bronze artifacts to fall. Fortunately, the artifacts were displayed inside a glass case, and since the display case was not high, no damage occurred.

Also, in August last year, a video showing visitors pushing each other and engaging in a group fight while trying to view the Terracotta Warriors at the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum exhibition hall, one of China’s top archaeological sites, was released online, causing controversy.

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