Un paseo simple del taxi de Shangai a Suzhou me puso mucho en la mente de contratos que se convertían con el chino - incluso el más simple de contratos. En negocio haga muy raramente el chino adhieren a la letra de la ley, mientras que exorcise su alcohol en su conveniencia más temprana. ¡Y si el acuerdo es verbal, después reloj hacia fuera!

El reparto era éste: para 300RMB - incluyendo peajes - el conductor de Shangai me llevaría a Suzhou…

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Por Jocelyn Eikenburg

“Empleé a estudiante de una universidad local para hacer mi traducción… y terminó encima de lastimar mi reputación.”

Ésta era la historia que oí de un contacto de negocio resolví con hace dos semanas. Él trabaja para un fabricante químico grande con una presencia en China, y necesitaron su Web site traducido a chino. Su opción era emplear a un estudiante local de China para el trabajo. Una vez que él presentara la traducción a sus socios de negocio chinos, no fueron impresionados - los errores hicieron realmente lo y su mirada de la compañía menos profesional en sus ojos. Read the rest of “What does your Chinese translation say about your company? You may be surprised…” or post a comment

Imagine doing jail time — or worse — just because you were related to the offending party.

If you want to understand just how far collectivism goes in China, look no further than lianzuo — or collective responsibility. Throughout China’s 2,000-year feudal history — from at least 7th-century BC all the way to the turn of the 20th century — people were guilty by association. That is, if you were …

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Huge, mythical beasts with piercing eyes and gigantic, roaring mouths stand guard at many of China’s most important buildings and ancient structures. The name of these imposing creatures is “Fu Dogs” or Rui Shi (”auspicious dog” in Mandarin), also known as Imperial Guardian Lions.

Started during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.), the tradition of placing two large statues of male and female lions near the entrance of an establishment was intended to …

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Tomorrow is the start of the Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival. This festival starts on the first day of the first lunar month (on the Chinese calendar) and it ends on the fifteenth day of this month. This period is traditionally full of celebrations, family visits, special foods and fireworks. It’s one of the more important Chinese festivals and everybody will take the time to celebrate, especially during the first three days of the festival.

This time is obviously not the best for arranging meetings and trying to make business deals. Also travelling within China is not recommended since many Chinese will go back to their hometown and every form of public transportation will be overloaded with families and bags full of presents and food. The best option is probably to stay where you are and try to see some of the local festivities such as fireworks and dragon dances. Read the rest of “Happy Chinese New Year” or post a comment