Visitors questioned Guozijian Street door plaques are typos said related departments

Guozijian Street frontage of a plaque above the door of the compound traditional Chinese characters saying "Saints 鄰 's popular" four words.

Guozijian Street door plaque on the wrong word? In recent days, members of the public after Mr Yang Guozijian Street and found, vermilion Street courtyard doors hanging on a door plaque, on which traditional Chinese characters inscribed "Saints 鄰 's popular" four words. Mr YEUNG Kwong has a calligraphy industry experience extremely sensitive to words, he realized that "鄰" of "in" is wrong in order to "here" and "here"! Yesterday, the Beijing Youth daily reporter went to the Imperial College Avenue 49th and found that the plaque was still hanging. According to the unit to which it belongs, Andingmen Street introduced, established in 2007, the plaque is mainly to encourage people live together in harmony, and didn't research it is written correctly. Ancient Chinese experts confirmed that the words on the plaque is written wrong, and trace it to its source, is inscribed did not understand Chinese character change, misuse of "look no further". The disputed streets said that changes would be made in the near future.

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Mr Yang, in traditional Chinese characters, the "in" and "look no further" ("here" to "there" and variants) are two of the meanings completely different words. "" Originally refers to the residents of the village settlement, later alleged the cities of neighbourhood associations, alley. Now that Beijing has many "in" naming names, such as peace, song Yu, Ahn, wing on, thrips, and so on. However, due to unknown character relationships, often "hometown" script error writing "here" or "here". 2008 Editorial Department over the release of the annual city most frequently occurring errors, the most extensive coverage of the top ten languages, fourth is: "hometown" erroneously "here".

"If the place also calculated, the alley adjacent to the Confucian temple and Imperial College's highest institution in ancient China, alley has numerous bustling tourists pass through every day. Especially familiar with traditional Chinese characters of Hong Kong and Macao visitors, they will inevitably make. "Mr Dr suggested units replace the Word as soon as possible, and to strengthen the popularization of ancient culture and knowledge, after all" does not understand traditional characters have no understanding of traditional Chinese culture. "

According to North Green newspaper reporter since 2007, Andingmen Street and the Imperial College community meet the concentration and control of Guozijian Street, Dongcheng District, in order to restore the original appearance of the history of the whole Street, and on the premise of monument restoration, street to a uniform finish the yard down the street, 49th, the plaque is now hanging at the door. "Neighbourhood on this Board are very welcome, after all, looks pretty stylish. "Aunt Wang lived here more than 30 years on North Green newspaper reporter said.

Imperial College community neighborhood Committee official said: "as many tourists for historical and cultural research, do have expressed different views, have asked, the last word is problematic. "However, for visitors to ask questions, the official said only to communicate with the Department concerned, after all, the establishment of the Board of community is not responsible for.

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Establishment of the Board of the original in order to encourage neighbourhood harmony

Will study whether to withdraw or modify

As the plaque "owned" units, Andingmen, Dongcheng District streets, said hang this plaque is 9 years ago for the purpose of encouraging neighbourhood harmony, the Board was established by the independent, has not been more elegant.

Andingmen Street propaganda Minister tongying said in 2007 after the concentration and control, in order to promote solidarity among the various households within the hospital, street capital contribution in the establishment of such a simple arch, hanging above the "Saints 鄰 's popular" plaque. Questions as to why writing traditional characters, she said: "when taking into account the historical and cultural background of the Guozijian Street, probably writing way more consistent with the whole street style. "

Plaque font accuracy issues of concern for the outside world, she said, street has not made further study. Tongying said: "at first, when set up, did not find the relevant experts to make sure, ' explore ' word write is correct, there are questions. "

Tongying said, the recent meeting decided that "the next few days, head of the main street after the field trip, will meet to consider how to deal with. Sure is, this Board itself will change. "Shadow of bei Qing Tong Pao reporter said. Its removed or replaced Ying Tong said two possibilities exist. She said: "we will come up with a final proposal. "

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Institute of Beijing Normal University College of liberal arts of ancient Chinese Meng Zhuo Qing newspaper reporters, on the North, the Board's "look no further" is incorrect, and derived from a simplified multiple characters, using characters didn't make it clear to the origins of the word and change. In his view, using traditional Chinese characters inscribed above the "Saints 鄰 's popular" should make use of "in". In traditional Chinese characters, the "in" and "there" are two of the meanings completely different characters, but simplified when the two are "", people will often confuse.

Meng Zhuo introduced traditional Chinese characters "", refers to the places inhabited by people, also alleged the cities in the neighborhood, alley. "Here" to "there" and variants, namely "someday" by upper, middle and lower structure into a left-right structure, in its original sense refers to the inner layers of clothes, and people still lining of clothes called "(here)." "The Chinese, like a simplified characters actually corresponds to the phenomenon of multiple characters a lot, if you do not understand the complexity of Chinese characters, it is easy to make this mistake. "