Monday, November 3, 2008

Nanchang question

There were several correct answers but Aaron started it off. Good job Aaron. When I get back I'll have a couple Chinese coins for you.


Jeff was dead on with a good knowledge of Chinese history as well.

Aaron yes, the battle of Nanchang was a significant event in world history. The revolutionary army (communists), trained by the Russians fought the Japanese pushing them out of the area. This gave the communists "liberator" status giving them the peoples support. This helped launch the Chinese Communist party to power. And the fact that China is a communist country has impacted the world in many, many ways.

Next question is for a Chinese Chop. A chop is a tradition stone stamp that has your Chinese name and your English name engraved on the bottom. It was the tradition way as far back as a couple thousand years to sign official documents. It's actually pretty cool.

It's going to be a harder question though and the answer must be complete.

Talk to you soon,

Tim

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