China Writers Amarynth Flower and Mobo Gao have a fun, short thread about the founding of Pinyin Chinese in 1958. With a follow-on article for further amusement!

From Amarynth, I don’t know what the Chinese folks think, but I am grateful! Pinyin birthday celebrated in China. February 11 marks the birthday of Pinyin (拼音 pīnyīn), a system of romanization for the Chinese language. It was adopted in 1958. Since 1979, it has been used worldwide as the official Latin transcription of Chinese…

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Concise & informative: get your honorary degree in Chinese Studies with this downloadable, 8-page cheat sheet! EXPANDED & UPDATED! Radio Sinoland 260306

TRANSLATION MENU: LOOK UPPER RIGHT BELOW THE SOCIAL MEDIA ICONS. IT OFFERS EVERY LANGUAGE AVAILABLE AROUND THE WORLD! ALSO, SOCIAL MEDIA AND PRINT ICONS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST! Seventeen years on the streets, living and working with the people of China, Jeff                For donations, print…

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