Ever wonder what all those Chinese place names really mean? Keep on wondering. Although I’ve taken a map of China’s provinces and some neighboring countries, and translated their names directly into English, you will still be left clueless. I have to say though, the resulting names are amusing. They remind me of the signs you [...]

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Ok, I haven’t been nor am I going to go there, but this quote from the Globe and Mail is a whole can of awesome: The torch crossed London Sunday, constantly surrounded by a dozen burly Chinese guards in blue jumpsuits, who were themselves surrounded by a special torch-protection squad of London Metropolitan Police officers [...]

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