{"id":188,"date":"2010-02-16T08:37:14","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T12:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=188"},"modified":"2010-02-16T08:37:14","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T12:37:14","slug":"chinese-tourism-during-chinese-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-tourism-during-chinese-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Tourism During Chinese New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am currently writing from Laos, where yesterday I saw a large group of Chinese tourists busy on \u6625\u6e38 <\/strong>(spring travel).\u00a0 Several \u623f\u8f66<\/strong> (RVs) were on the streets in Luang Prabang, not unlike some American tourists on tour.\u00a0 The tourists’ cars (they drove)\u00a0 \u8981\u4e48<\/strong> (either) were from \u4e91\u5357<\/strong> (Yunnan)\uff0c\u8981\u4e48<\/strong> (either, see below) were from \u91cd\u5e86<\/strong> (Chongqing), which could be deduced from the cars’ license plates displaying the license plate codes \u4e91<\/strong> (short for “Yunnan”) and \u6e1d<\/strong> (short for Chongqing).\u00a0 While hiking today, I ran into a person from Yunnan whose acquaintance I made in Vang Vieng, and uttered \u53c8\u89c1\u9762\u4e86 <\/strong>(essentially [it’s you again!]).\u00a0 Another interesting site to see was a Chinese woman at a tourist office holding a single 100RMB note wondering aloud, “\u4ed6\u4eec\u542c\u4e0d\u61c2\u6211\u7684\u8bdd\u600e\u4e48\u529e<\/strong>?” as this is a common concern among tourists, especially those pressed to \u6362\u94b1<\/strong> (exchange money).\u00a0 The best indicator of the number of tourists was easily at the waterfalls, where nearly 100 tourists all \u51d1\u8fc7\u6765<\/strong> (came\/crowded around) to watch other waterfall visitors swing from a rope and jump into the clear water below.<\/p>\n

\u6625\u6e38 chun1you2 – Spring Travel (usually refers to trips made during Chinese New Year vacation)
\n\u623f\u8f66 fang2che1 – Recreational Vehicle (motor home)
\n\u8981\u4e48 ___\uff0c\u8981\u4e48___ yao4me, yao4me – either ___ or ___
\n\u4e91\u5357 yun2nan2 – Yunnan province
\n\u91cd\u5e86 chong2qing4 – Chongqing
\n\u4e91 yun2 – can mean “cloud” on its own. also used as the license plate code for Yunnan province
\n\u6e1d yu4 – symbol used on Chinese license plates to indicate Chongqing
\n\u53c8\u89c1\u9762\u4e86 you4jian4mian4le – “it’s you again!” or “here we are again”
\n\u4ed6\u4eec \u542c\u4e0d\u61c2\u6211\u7684\u8bdd\u600e\u4e48 – ta1men2 ting1bu4dong3 wo3de hua4 zen3me ban4? – If they don’t understand what I’m saying, what should I do?
\n\u6362\u94b1 huan4qian2 – change money
\n\u51d1\u8fc7\u6765 cou4guo4lai2 – crowd around, come over
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I am currently writing from Laos, where yesterday I saw a large group of Chinese tourists busy on \u6625\u6e38 (spring travel).\u00a0 Several \u623f\u8f66 (RVs) were on the streets in Luang Prabang, not unlike some American tourists on tour.\u00a0 The tourists’ cars (they drove)\u00a0 \u8981\u4e48 (either) were from \u4e91\u5357 (Yunnan)\uff0c\u8981\u4e48 (either, see below) were from \u91cd\u5e86…<\/p>\n

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