简单的出租汽车乘驾从上海向Suzhou在头脑里开发的合同的同汉语的-甚而最简单非常投入了我合同。 在事务非常，而他们得便务请，驱逐它的精神很少做汉语遵守法律条文。 并且，如果协议是口头的，然后当心!

成交是这： 为300RMB -包括通行费-上海司机把我带到Suzhou…

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“我雇用一名学生从一所地方大学做我的翻译…，并且它导致损害我的名誉”。

这是我从商务联系听见我与一两个星期前回面的故事。 他为一位大化工制造商在中国工作以存在，并且他们需要他们的网站被翻译成汉语。 他的选择是雇用一名地方学生从中国为工作。 一旦他提出了翻译对他的中国商务伙伴，他们未被铭记-错误在他们的眼睛实际上做了他和他的公司神色较少专家。 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