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Happy Teacher’s Day! (click to see large characters)
Jiau Shi Jie Kuai Le
Jiau Shi is a teacher or a mentor.
Jie is a festival or a holiday.
Kuai Le is happiness or joy.
In the United States, Teacher’s Day is a non-official holiday celebrated on the first Tuesday in May. The National Education Association (NEA) describes National Teacher Day […]

Although tattoos in China today are associated with gangsters and other lower-class people, a well known tattoo was sported by one of China’s ancient heroes. According to the story, the great general Yue Fei had the words “jing zhong bao guo” tattooed on his back. They were placed there by his mother before the young […]