An Expat in China

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Ep 146: What's in a name?

Ep 146: What's in a name?23 jul6 min

<p>Shakespeare might well have summed it up when he opined that any rose would smell as sweet... but it turns out the history of Chinese surnames is actually pretty interesting - so much so that they even opened a Surname Family Tree Cultural Centre. Why, where else but in Beijing!&quot;An Englishman in Beijing&quot; by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&amp;spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&amp;skuId** A Blogger&#39;s Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #laowai #names #surnames #chen #zhang #li</p>