Outrage at China's super-rich as woman drives SUV into Forbidden City

Tourists leaving after visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing. A Chinese woman sparked social media outrage in her country by posting photos of herself and a friend with a Mercedes-Benz SUV on the grounds of Beijing's landmark Forbidden City, prompting an apology from the management of China's former imperial palace on Sunday (Jan 19). - AP

BEIJING: A woman who was allowed to drive her luxury Mercedes SUV into Beijing's Forbidden City has sparked outrage in China over the privileges and arrogance of the rich and powerful.

The woman shared photos of herself and her friend in front of the luxury vehicle in the historical setting of the former imperial city in the Chinese capital on the short messaging service Weibo.