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“My friends are eager to meet you”

March 25, 2014 · by Ruth - China Elevator Stories | in Understanding China | tagged Chinese friends | 4 Comments

In the summer of 2012 I visit my friend in her hometown Changsha. She had told me before that everyone is eager to meet me. Her grandparents (especially her grandfather who had helped me find my Chinese name according to traditional 生辰八字 principles – shēnɡchén bāzì in Pinyin or Four pillars of life in English), […]

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