The Chinese characters on the sign means restaurant. But the translation….Obviously they don't know any English…
Tag: Chinese Characters
How To: Set Up an Online Bank Account in China
Opening up a regular bank account in China can be a daunting prospect, much less venturing into the world of online banking. Most foreigners in China sadly do not take advantage of the online banking services that their banks offer, mostly because of language difficulties and the lack of a bilingual interface for most banks. However, even those who are not adept in Chinese should find that getting started with online banking is not as difficult as it seems.
Funny Chinese Expression: 不好意思
My girlfriend and I have been staying with my parents here in San Fransico since the 4th of July. My family has been very generous and hospitable to her during that time. Naturally, her response was, “我觉得不好意思(wǒ juéde bù hǎo yìsi).” Then she asked me how to say 不好意思(bù hǎo yìsi) in English.
Chinese Traditional Calligraphy and Painting
Chinese characters evolved from pictures and signs, and the Chinese art of calligraphy developed naturally from its unique writing system. Every dynasty had its great calligraphers, whose calligraphic styles became symbolic of their times, and the Chinese people’s love of calligraphy has been handed down to the present day.
Travel to Hong Kong 中国香港之旅
Hong Kong is a morden city.but the city saw some great polical events. Hong Kong is often called the "Oriental Pearl", deriving its name from the Xiangjiang River. The two Chinese characters in the name "Xiang" and "Gang" together mean the "Fragrant Harbor". Hong Kong is located in East Asia, just south of the Tropic of Cancer and nestles towards the eastern end of Macau (within 37 miles) lying reverse to Pearl River Delta. It is engulfed by the city of Shenzhen towards its northern stretches within Guangdong Province.
A mysterious font——Women’s script 女书
In 1983, after the announcement of finding Women’s script （女书nǚ shū ）in Jiangyong County, Hunan Province to the world, it was very astonishing and attracted broad interests from many national and international academics, specialists and the media.
Treasure of Chinese Culture——Calligraphy 中国书法
Chinese calligraphy is an art unique to Asian cultures. It is Regarded as the most abstract and sublime form of art in Chinese culture. Calligraphy, orshufa, is one of the four basic skills and disciplines of the Chinese literati, together with painting (hua), stringed musical instruments (qin) and board games (qi).
History of Seal Engraving 印章雕刻
A dazzling star of the traditional Chinese art——seal engraving ,whose origin can trace back to thousand years ago,is in common use for Literati poet or artist.one has to relate it to the discovery of the Chinese characters. The most ancient Chinese characters first originated in the Yin Dynasty (i.e., the later period of the Shang Dynasty, from 16th-11th century BC) as inscriptions on animal bones or tortoise shells. Inscriptions on ancient bronze objects appeared in the Zhou Dynasty (11thcentury – 256BC).
Asian Tattoo FAILS 失败的亚洲纹身
Bitter Idiot Bitter Idiot
Well, there's this. Asian character tattoos on English-speaking people are nothing new, with phrases like "hope," "dream" and "love" adorning many an ankle or lower back. Unfortunately, not all of those tattoos mean what the unsuspecting person might have thought.
Chinese Ethnic Groups：瑶族（Yáo zú ）The Yao ethnic minority
Population: 2.13 million Major area of distribution: Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan, Guangdong and Guizhou
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