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China to survey 'every inch' of moon
China Daily ^
| 8/10/07
Posted on 08/10/2007 2:46:41 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: kevin_in_so_cal
I agree and thank you for your insight into Chinese culture.
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posted on
08/11/2007 10:09:03 AM PDT
by
WorkerbeeCitizen
(An American Patriot and an anti-Islam kind of fellow. (POI))
To: kevin_in_so_cal; WorkerbeeCitizen
If it was not meant to be pointed at the Americans, they wouldn't have used the imperial system to define their intentions. "China to survey every inch" is a very peculiar thing for a Chinese person to say.
Not very peculiar at all. There is a Chinese unit of measurement called the "cun" (1 cun = 3.1cm) that roughly corresponds to an English inch and is used colloquially. Similarly, there is a Chinese unit called "che" (1 che = 31cm) that corresponds to the English foot. 10 cun's make one che. It is common to translate "cun" and "che" as "inch" and "foot" into English.
Though the Chinese officially use the metric system, colloquial phrases and rough estimations are still commonly conducted using the traditional Chinese system of measurement.
To: varyouga
No. We have more data on a couple planets than our own. Believe it or not, there are still unknown areas on this planet. Espeically the Amazon rain forest, where there are apparently caves that lead to an underground civilization (no joke).
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08/12/2007 7:33:23 AM PDT
by
tlj18
(Keep your eye on China....)
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