Archive for August, 2009
The Hong Kong/Shenzhen Border Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 9, 2009
Hello readers! One rite of passage of moving to Shenzhen is visiting Hong Kong. One way to do it is over the border at 罗湖 (Luo Hu). There, the daily 人流量 (flow of people) surpasses 三万 (30,000) for workers alone. Fortunately, a lot of the process has 电子化 (gone electronic). People with 回乡证 (“return to…
Headed South Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 3, 2009
On my flight from Beijing to Shenzhen, I flew 海航 (Hainan Airlines), an airline with such strong 服务意识 (service awareness) that they even distributed 问卷 (surveys) at the end of the flight to get 明确 (accurate) data about the customers. It didn’t hurt that they had high-quality 餐具 (utensils) in this case referring to a…