There is no perfect translation for the Chinese word “renao.” Noisy, loud, bustling. These are the terms that Westerners have tried to use to conceptualize the entire meaning of the word. But while we view noisy, loud, bustling events as negative, Chinese see it as not just a positive, but a desired, state. This is [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘earthquake’
May 19, 2008
May 12, 2008, 2:28 p.m. Beijing Time
At 2:28 p.m. today, one week to the minute of the earthquake, 1.3 billion people stopped what they were doing to stand up from their everyday lives and silently send their thoughts, prayers and respect to the victims of Sichuan earthquake for three minutes. Some prayed for the dead, some hoped for those still buried [...]
