상해에서 Suzhou에 간단한 택시 탐은 중국어와 가진 발전 계약의 마음 - 계약의 가장 간단하 것 조차에서 저를 대단히 뒀다. 그들은 그것의 정신을 조속히에 내쫓는 그러나, 아주 드물게 사업에서 중국어를 고착한다 법률의 편지에 하지 말라. 그리고 계약이 구두 경우에 이면, 그 후에 밖으로 보십시오!

거래는 이것이었다: 300RMB를 위해 - 통행세를 포함하여 - 상해 운전사는 Suzhou에 데려갈 것입니다 저를…

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"나는 현지 대학에서 나의 번역을 하기 위하여 학생을… 고용하고 나의 명망 낙상 높은 쪽으로 끝냈다."

이것은 나가 나가 몇주전에를 만난 사업 관계에서 들은 이야기이었다. 그는 중국에 있는 존재에 큰 화학 제조자를 위해 일하고, 그들은 중국어로 번역된 그들의 웹사이트를 필요로 했다. 그의 선택은 일을 위한 중국에서 현지 학생을 고용하기 위한 것이었다. 일단 그가 그의 중국 동업자에게 번역을 선물하면, 그들은 감명을 주지 않았다 - 과실은 실제로 그와 그의 회사 보기를 그들의 눈에 있는 더 적은 전문가 만들었다. 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