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Chinese names are interesting some times, even too much...

from YouTube on Tue, May 06 2008

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22 Oct 08 visit ".中国" domain names to open for application next year  »  People's Daily China has acquired the operation capabilities of ".中国" ("Chinese for China") domain names, a leader at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said in Beijing recently. Starting from 2009, ".中国" domain names will appea...
18 Feb 07 visit The many names of Shanghai  »  Shanghaiist If you've ever wondered about the various names that Shanghai has, you can check out this blog entry (in Chinese), which gives brief historical explanations of each. Here's an abridged translation/summary of some of those names:Shanghai. The name of the...

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