Saturday 7 November 2009

Daily Chinese Proverb: Perfect Order

This Chinese proverb is about how things in order are perfect and methodical. For me it is a strong signifier of the historical Chinese figure Qin Shi Huangdi unifying the country. The emperor gave the unified empire a single currency, a standardised system of weights and measures and a legal system and introduced a common written language.

井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒutiáo
in perfect order; neat and tidy




Photo Source: Flickr
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous8 November 2009 at 16:24

    haha just wanted to say that i have a photo like this too. i suppose its taken in the Shanghai Museum.

    wanchi

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  2. Charlie @ Discovering Mandarin8 November 2009 at 17:32

    I believe this was taken at Shanghai Museum yes. :)

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