Photo: Shanghaiist.com During the late 19th century and early 20th century, chunks of Chinese real estate, known as "concessions," were divided among the Western imperialist powers (although, it should be noted that China was never colonized by any power.)
It was not uncommon then to see signs posted in parks and clubhouses equating Chinese to dogs.
The picture above, however, was taken recently in Shanghai, China. It's probably one of those bad translations, which are ubiquitous throughout Asia. Nevertheless, it's disturbing: It proves that 19th-century memes still live amongst the Chinese, in spite of Liberation in 1949 and the Cultural Revolution...
More on this interesting placard, see here.
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