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Alice Yan

A man in southwestern China has been filmed with a giant fish tied to the back of his car as a trophy, much to the delight of mainland internet users.
However, traffic police in Guigang, a city in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, said they would punish him for his “bad behaviour”, the news website cqcb.com reported.
According to a viral video clip, the driver, whose identity was not released in the report, bound the head and tail of the fish to the back of his car before driving around the city on May 15.
“The fish was around one metre long and estimated to be more than 30kg in weight,” a man, surnamed Ji, who witnessed the incident, was quoted as saying.

“He probably caught it in the nearby Pingtianshan Reservoir,” added Ji.
The fishing enthusiast later said on social media that his catch weighed in at 39.5kg. He and his family ate it on the same day, by making most of its flesh into fish balls, his friend told the media.
A traffic officer said they have asked the driver to come to the police station to receive his punishment.
“His bad behaviour will definitely bring a negative impact to the public. We are still deciding whether to deduct points from his driving license or fine him,” the officer said.

China’s Road Traffic Safety Rules stipulate that drivers should not hang objects longer than 0.5 metres on the outside of their vehicles in the interests of safety.
Mainland internet users have been left amused by the story.
“The man must be flattered. After all, it is such a giant fish. Why not flaunt it?” said one netizen.
“Everyone in Guangxi is talking about this big fish today,” said another person, adding: “Someone said the driver, in order to parade through the streets with his fish, has spent double on fuel.”
The driver is not the only person in China to have put on such a display.

In 2023, a man in eastern Shandong province was punished for hanging a fish which weighed about 10kg from his car to show off.
The police slapped him with a 200 yuan (US$30) fine and nine points were deducted from his driving license because the fish covered his registration plate.
When officers asked the man why he hung the fish from his car, he replied: “I was so excited. It is fun.”


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Chinese fishing fan hangs big catch from car while driving, is slapped with fine

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Proud angler ties 39.5kg whopper to his vehicle, drives around city with ‘trophy’ fish, says family ate whole thing on same day