Everybody knows Jackie Chan. He’s a martial artist, an actor, a filmmaker, a singer, and more. What he is not is a bus stop in Sichuan, China.
As noted by Austin Ramzy (via Eric Jou) on Twitter, the bus stop named “The University Jackie Chan Campus Station” is apparently a computerized translation fail.
The institution is Sichuan Normal University, which is the oldest teacher college (aka normal university) in the region.
So, instead of “The University Jackie Chan Campus Station,” which is a great bus stop name and which is totally wrong, it should mirror the correct Chinese written on the sign and read, “The Sichuan Normal University Chenglong Campus Station.”
While you might think the sign looks Photoshopped, Chengdu Daily confirmed that it’s a real mistake and reports that the goof will be replaced.
I hope the new sign reads “The University Sammo Hung Campus Station.” As it should.
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