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Graduate Position – Assurance Hong Kong. For Chinese graduates studying abroad

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Date Originally Posted: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:59:55 +0800

Company / Job Agency: PricewaterhouseCoopers

Job Location(s): Hong Kong

Job Description: Graduate Position – Assurance Hong Kong For Chinese Graduates Who Study Abroad in the UK, US, Australia In order to provide high quality audit services to our clients, we understand the importance of building a strong team with sp … More information on this position

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Graduate Position – Assurance Shanghai. For Chinese graduates studying abroad

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Date Originally Posted: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:59:37 +0800

Company / Job Agency: PricewaterhouseCoopers

Job Location(s): Shanghai

Job Description: Graduate Position – Assurance Shanghai For Chinese Graduates Who Study Abroad in the UK, US, Australia In order to provide high quality audit services to our clients, we understand the importance of building a strong team with spe … More information on this position

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Graduate Position – Tax Shanghai. For Chinese Graduates studying abroad

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Date Originally Posted: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:59:17 +0800

Company / Job Agency: PricewaterhouseCoopers

Job Location(s): Shanghai

Job Description: Graduate Position – Tax Shanghai For Chinese Graduates Who Study Abroad in the UK, US, Australia Despite what you might hear, Tax isn’t all about numbers, forms and the end of the financial year. Tax is a fact of life, but nobody … More information on this position

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Graduate Position – Tax Hong Kong. For Chinese Graduates studying abroad

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Date Originally Posted: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:58:57 +0800

Company / Job Agency: PricewaterhouseCoopers

Job Location(s): Hong Kong

Job Description: Graduate Position – Tax Hong Kong For Chinese Graduates Who Study Abroad in the UK, US, Australia Despite what you might hear, Tax isn’t all about numbers, forms and the end of the financial year. Tax is a fact of life, but nobody … More information on this position

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Production Engineer

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Date Originally Posted: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:13:38 +0800

Company / Job Agency: Envirofit International

Job Location(s): Yongkang

Job Description: Job DetailsEnvirofit International, a designer and distributor of world class environmental products, is seeking an accomplished production engineer with a technical background and solid base understanding of manufacturing principles including mate … More information on this position

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Professional Jobs – Portfolio Manager

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Date Originally Posted: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:51:49 +0800

Company / Job Agency:J.M. Gemini

Job Location(s): Shanghai

Job Description: The Portfolio Manager will be responsible for the company’s overseas investment portfolio. In this high-profile position, you will report to the Chief Investment Officer and conduct stand-alone channel marketing to help promote products. This positio … More information on this position

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Shenyang Coin Building – Fang Yuan Da Sha

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Stas Kulesh posted a couple of photos of the Shenyang Coin Building, known in Chinese as Fang Yuan Da Sha. The distinctive feature of the building is that it’s shaped like an old Chinese coin (round with a square hole in the middle).

Stas’ first photo shows the building from the side and front:

Fang Yuan Da Sha

The second photo appears to be from the back of the building (ie you cannot see the square center of the coin). It’s still a pretty impressive building though:

Shenyang Coin Building

It’s an amazing building, at once both modern and traditional, a real fusion of Western and Chinese design. Also, I believe that building’s shape has good Feng Shui for attracting money, so it incorporates Chinese beliefs as well.

Shenyang is the capital of Liaoning province, which is situated in north-east China. The Coin Building (also known as the Circle Building) is just south of the North Train Station in Hui Gong Square. According to Synotrip.com, the coin building is home to the Shanghai Bank.

Chinglish And Matteo Ricci

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gwydionwilliams posted a photo containing a large block of Chinglish, but which also mentions Matteo Ricci:

Matteo Ricci Chinglish

Although I enjoy posting examples of Chinglish, I prefer short memorable examples, rather than long blocks such as this. These are all to common in China and don’t do much for me. Maybe it’s something to do with my attention span!

However, I chose to feature this example because as well as the large dose of Chinglish, it also mentions Matteo Ricci (pronounced Richi). Who’s Matteo Ricci you ask? He was an Italian Jesuit priest and missionary, who was the first person to introduce Christianity into China (in the 16th century).

How do I know this? Well, I used to live in Zhaoqing, where Matteo Ricci lived for 6 years (from 1583 to 1589). There are a few monuments / historic sites scattered throughout the city.

Also, Fr John Wotherspoon who was the head foreign teacher at the school I worked at in Zhaoqing, is a big fan and even has a Matteo Ricci website. Quite understandable, as John is also a Christian missionary working in China.

So I have a soft spot for Matteo Ricci too (and for Chinglish!).

Chinese Zodiac Horoscope Wheel

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Here is an interesting photo of a Chinese Zodiac horoscope wheel by AndWat.

Chinese zodiac horoscope wheel

It’s an interesting zodiac wheel, probably used for some sort of horoscope function. If anyone knows exactly what it does, please let me know.

What I do know is that the Chinese are quite superstitious in general (and that’s obviously a large generalisation). They place a lot of importance on the zodiac and predictions (ie horoscope).

Certain years are good years to have children in, so there’s a boom in children in those years. Likewise with marriages. Conversely, there are bad years as well. I’ve heard of people waiting a year to get married, just because the current year doesn’t produce favourable omens for weddings.

All of this reminds me of an article I read recently on chinese horoscope love compatibility. It’s quite an interesting concept – and more than that, it’s quite a bit of fun too.

Anyway, for the record, the Chinese zodiac is a 12 year cycle, with each year named after one of 12 animals, each with different characteristics. Whichever animal is your zodiac sign is said to have a big influence on your personal traits and also on your fortune. The 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac are:

  • Ox: 1949,1961, 1973, 1985
  • Tiger: 1950,1962, 1974, 1986
  • Rabbit: 1951,1963, 1975, 1987
  • Dragon: 1952,1964, 1976, 1988
  • Snake: 1953,1965, 1977, 1989
  • Horse: 1954,1966, 1978, 1990
  • Ram: 1955,1967, 1979, 1991
  • Monkey: 1956,1968, 1980, 1992
  • Rooster: 1957,1969, 1981, 1993
  • Dog: 1958,1970, 1982, 1994
  • Pig: 1959,1971, 1983, 1995
  • Rat: 1960,1972, 1984, 1996

Interestingly, the cat doesn’t appear in the Chinese Zodiac and legend has it that this is because the rat tricked the cat and took his place.