Civil servant prays for promotion at ancient tower  

山西公務員攜女燒香跪拜鸛雀樓：求副科級待遇

“欲窮千里目，更上一層樓”，這是唐代詩人王之渙在《登鸛雀樓》中的名句，鸛雀樓也因為這首詩被世人熟知。然而，最近，在山西省永濟市鸛雀樓前的廣場上，有一男一女卻用紙箱擺起臨時香案，在大庭廣眾之下對著鸛雀樓倒頭就拜。跪拜的女子解釋說，她的父親臨近退休卻仍是一名普通公務員，感覺很沒面子，父女兩人來跪拜鸛雀樓，是希望能讓父親在仕途上“更上一層樓”，在退休前落實個副科級待遇。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) – An online video showed a man and a woman setting up an incense burner table in front of the famous Guanque Tower in Yongji city, Shanxi province, and prayed for career promotion, according to sxgov.cn.

According to the video, the two people were kneeling and burning incense piously facing the tower when a staffer from the scenic spot security guard came to stop them. The woman explained that the tower could accept their prayers for a better future, and the man continued to pray for a job promotion.

Many netizens criticized their behavior.

A director surnamed Cao at the scenic spot later said they learned that the man was a civil servant who's approaching retirement age. Dissatisfied with his situation, he and the woman – his daughter – came to Guanque Tower to pray for promotion and better pay before retiring.

Cao said it's unreasonable to rely on superstition and pray for promotion, and suggested tourists act civil at scenic spots.

Guanque Tower, built in AD 557—581, is known through the poem "On Guanque Tower," written by Wang Zhihuan of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 – 907).