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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2026 · 5 MIN

Ep 146: What's in a name?

from An Expat in China · host brian salter

Shakespeare might well have summed it up when he opined that any rose would smell as sweet... but it turns out the history of Chinese surnames is actually pretty interesting - so much so that they even opened a Surname Family Tree Cultural Centre. Why, where else but in Beijing!"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #laowai #names #surnames #chen #zhang #li

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