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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Part 18 of 44 Days Beijing Radio AM774 Interview with Bruce Connolly – reflections on his amazing, 12,000km sojourn.

      NOW IN 22 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. CLICK ON THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER “TRANSLATE” TAB TO FIND YOURS! By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: Jeff hamming it up on his way down the Canshan Mountains, above Dali, Yunnan. No matter how hard he tried, the stranger Jeff asked to take his picture could…

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Part 17 of 44 Days Beijing Radio AM774 Interview with Bruce Connolly – Guizhou Province, Part 3.

      NOW IN 22 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. CLICK ON THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER “TRANSLATE” TAB TO FIND YOURS! By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: one of the magnificent locations in Red Rock Canyon, in Chishui, Guizhou. Photo from the book, 44 Days Backpacking in China, by Jeff J. Brown.     Thousands of…

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Part 16 of 44 Days Beijing Radio AM774 Interview with Bruce Connolly – Guizhou Province, Part 2.

      NOW IN 22 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. CLICK ON THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER “TRANSLATE” TAB TO FIND YOURS! By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: in the huge covered, outdoor market in Chishui, a dentist sets up shop and performs a wide variety of dental needs and operations, for all the world to see….

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