Articles in Fun Facts

Chinese Tattoo Blunders

Chinese tattoos are popular in the West. However, these tattoos are often performed by artists with very little knowledge of the Chinese language.

5 Sep 2012
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By Hutong School

Weird Cooking in China: Food for Thought

An ancient Cantonese saying about cooking in China goes 'Anything that walks, swims, crawls or flies is edible'. Read here about weird Chinese foods.

16 Aug 2012
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By Hutong School

In Defense of Chinglish

Every English-speaking tourist in China has, no doubt, come across examples of Chinglish, that is, strangely worded, funny Chinese translations to English.

24 Jul 2012
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By Hutong School

Happy Valentine’s Day! 情人节快乐 (Qíngrén jié kuàilè)!

Today is February 14th! It’s the day we celebrate Saint Valentine, a day dedicated to love. In Chinese we would say: Qíngrén jié kuàilè!

15 Feb 2012
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By Hutong School

Go Chá Chá!

There are so many different types of Chinese tea (Chá 茶), classified according to quality, preparation methods, place of production, and so on.

9 Feb 2012
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By Hutong School