Friday, October 22, 2010

Interesting Dongguan Times Covers: Translation Needed

Dongguan Times, published in Guangzhou, China, often comes out with very visually appealing front covers. And with the large headlines, we suspect some very interesting stories are being told inside.  It's just unfortunate we can't read Chinese.  Are the characters Mandarin?

The August cover has Valentine's Day appeal: a date with a lady in red high-heeled shoes.  She could be a vamp though, a mob mole or a KGB spy agent out to kill James Bond.

The September cover suggests stamping out dirty money?

The two October covers touch different emotional chords.  The sleeping baby brings to mind the Chinese government's One-Child policy, and also many infants like him/her waiting to be adopted by childless couples around the world.  The man with the tattered flag against a golden brown background recalls the cinematic touch of Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige in their classic tales set in old China, or may be the drunken master martial arts movies of Jackie Chan.

A kind soul may be out there to feed us back with translations.

August 29 Issue.
September 15 Issue.

October 16 Issue.


October 21 Issue.

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