Vehicles with military and police license plates were parked at tourist sites during Spring Festival, prompting public concern over the misuse of public vehicles.

A car with a plate from the Lanzhou Military Area Command ran on the pedestrian street in front of a temple of the Pingyao ancient city tourism resort in Shanxi province at noon on Feb 13, People's Daily reported on Monday.

Another car with a military plate was found on Feb 13 parked in front of "Wang's House", a tourist attraction in Shanxi's Lingshi county, the report said.