Forbidden City

pengwenhua
 August 17, 2008, 06:42 PM posted in General Discussion

Could somebody please translate the chinese characters on the front wall of the Forbidden City surrounding the portrait of Chairman Mao. I have heard that they are changed periodically. Is that true?

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obitoddkenobi
 August 17, 2008, 07:09 PM

The slogans I have seen are: Long live the People's Republic of China! and Long live the Great Unity of the Peoples of the World! 中华人民共和国万岁！ and 世界人民大团结万岁！ I think it has been the same words in the 30+ years I've been watching.

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pengwenhua
 August 17, 2008, 07:29 PM

Thanks, obitoddkenobi, for quenching my long-standing curiosity .

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pengwenhua
 August 18, 2008, 03:32 PM

It seems the latter of the two is not unlike the slogan for the 2008 Olympics. One World, One Dream.