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Words Public Signs The Name culture of China In China, most people’s names have two parts, the family names and the given names. One person may have different names. If someone is a writer, he or she has a pen name. Most of the names have special meanings. Some show their parents wishes. It is said that the original purpose of giving each person a name was for convenience. Ancient people found that whenever it was dark, they couldn’t see each other and they couldn’t tell who’s who. Each person was given a name, so that they could address other easily, even in the dark. In ancient China, ming and zi were different from each other. The purpose of having zi is to get respect from other people. Hao was a person’s complimentary address or honorific title, which is similar to today’s penname. After Song Dynasty, it became popular for scholars to address each other with their hao, while their names were seldom used. How to address Chinese people 怎样称呼中国人 It is customary to address Chinese by their given name, using the title Miss., Mrs., or Mr. until persons become good friends and know other’s nicknames. There are a large rang of official titles and formal address forms in daily use, especially occupation-linked titles such as doctor, professor, and teacher. Chinese Lunar Calendar 中国阴历 In English, yin li means “the lunar or agricultural calendar.” Yin li actually contains a mixture of solar and lunar elements. 阴历实际上包括太阳和月亮的周期在里面。 In China, many traditional festivities in a year are usually calculated according to the lunar calendar. Chinese Lunar Calendar 中国阴历 Each lunar year is associated with one of 12 zodiac animals: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the hare, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the chicken, the dog and the pig. Chinese Zodiac Culture 中国生肖文化 In ancient times, our ancestors counted the years with 10 celestial stems and 12 terrestrial branches. Alth