Out for a walk in our local park, Si De, I came across this poster.

It''s aimed at educating the public in what to do if there is a ''sudden incident'' - which means anything from a fire to a snowstorm to a riot to a public health emergency. This picture, below, illustrates an instruction to those in charge of media and internet reports to make sure their reports are accurate, objective, and true.

This text urges the rapid and accurate reporting of sudden incidents to higher level authorities, but urges again and again that reports must take account of state secrecy laws and respect them. It also instructs that in cases of important meetings or events, lowever level officials must make daily reports to higher levels.

The text above is attached to a nice illustration labelled ''watermelon festival'', and shows low level officials making their daily report to higher level officials. The official is reporting ''Everything is normal here. What are your instructions?''

Yichang, in the Hubei province has this type of poster on most public surfaces. Some of them are specialized. I don't know if I can link here but I'll try, here is our favorite:

Hi there in Yichang, afraid your link didn''t work. But it''s good to know everyone''s prepared for the unexpected.