| Speaking of city names in translation... Did you hear that the city of Seoul, Korea has changed its official Chinese name from 汉城* to 首尔** and has asked the Chinese government to adopt the new usage? As mentioned in a People's Daily article[1], the Chinese version of the official tourist website for Seoul[2] has already been republished using the new name.
* han cheng, "Chinese City" ** shou er, phonetically similar to the English pronunciation of "Seoul" [1] http://english.people.com.cn/200501/20/eng20050120_171248.html [2] http://www.visitseoul.net/s_chinese_new/ |
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