Andy Makes News in China, Sort Of
The Chinese press is always happy when foreigners, particularly Americans, take notice of events in China. Andy Chuang keeps up on what is going on in China, and that got him noticed in the news.
The event was a simple contest put on by the city of Jinan. City officials invited the public to suggest names for 19 of its streets. Since Andy is in the business of naming, he entered the contest, submitting a few ideas for names. The city must not have expected entries to come from as far as the U.S. because Andy’s submissions appeared in no less than 12 news Web sites in China!
Whether any of his names will be one of the winners remains to be seen. When the contest closed, Jinan had 500 names to choose from!
Links:
- Street-naming Contest (Chinese)
我给无名路起名活动结束 共征集路名500多条 - Street Naming Contest Has Received Suggestions from as Far Away as America (Chinese)
征集名称已达400个，海外游子送来芳名, 无名路征名备受关注:
远在美国的庄志鸿先生，通过网络得知泉城济南为无名路征名的消息后，他与身边亲朋好友一起集思广益，为这19条无名路分别起了名字。 - Street Naming Contest Ended with 500 Name Candidates (Chinese)
征集名称500条 我给无名路起名 活动圆满结束:
另外，本次征名活动也受到海外的关注，远在美国的庄志鸿先生，通过网络得知泉城济南为无名路征名的消息后，他与身边亲朋好友一起集思广益，为这19条无名路分别起了名字邮寄过来，并表达了要到泉城一游的愿望。 - Nineteen Unnamed Streets Are Waiting for You to Name (Chinese)
19条无名路等你起名 - Help Us Name Nineteen Unnamed Streets (Chinese)
19条无名道路请您起名 - Jinan: Naming Streets is Not an Easy Task (Chinese)
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Posted: November 16th, 2006 under Individuals.
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