As some of you may know, we Chinese people has a brand new "calendar-system", the Chinese New Year, rather than the world-wide used "Gregorian calendar". It is the most important festival among all the traditional Chinese holidays.
Though there are still a couple of weeks to go for the real Chinese New Year, people around are already celebrating for the "Niu" Year. Yes, the "Niu" Year, I did not misspelled it :)
Niu means Ox (aka, "牛" in Chinese). It is one of the twelve Chinese Zodiacs. In modern Chinese language, it means "very good, very strong".
We Chinese people experienced a lot, like hosted the 2008 Olympic Games for a first time, and won the first position in the golden medal standings. But we also suffered a lot in 2008, like the Big snow and Wenchuan earthquake, and many many other troubles for our current situation. Anyway, we really need a Niu Year of 2009 so much.
There're still some hours to go for saying farewell to 2008, and I'll be a little earlier than those who lived in the U.S. Well, let's enjoy it! Happy Niu Year!!
very good,very strong
happy "niu" year~~it't great~
China faced some of it's greatest tests in 2008 and came out with flying colours. The fortitude of the Chinese people when faced with the unusual snowstorm in the south was admirable. Then the whole country stood together as one to provide help that saw the best of the Chinese people in the face of such a great tragedy. The world sat up, took note and saluted such great courage, sacrifices and cohesion shown by the Chinese people towards their fellow citizens caught up in the quake.
I wish all Ifgogo readers a very Happy New Year and especially to you, Aw, for all your efforts in maintaining this site.
Happy New Year Awflasher! Best wishes to the entire IfGoGo team!
Thanks Elliott :)
Best wishes to your CNReviews team too :)
Thanks Lee!
Frankly, I did not take as much effort in ifgogo as my main blogs in 2008. Anyway, I hope we can have a great new look in 2009 :)
Always so good, always so strong :) haha
Happy Niu Year~
Happy New Year .
In modern Chinese language, it means "very good, very strong".
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You meant in Mandarin? This word is not as meaningful in Mandarin as in Cantonese.
Yeah, I mean, particularly in Mandarin. :)
happy niu year to all of you!
We bid fareware to the year of 2008 for ever, and a brand-new year has already been underway. Here, I'd wish Ifgogo could win enven greater popularity in 2009 and all members would be blessed with health and happiness, prosperity and peace, love and luck in the days to come.
We can never froget the special year of 2008!
We really need a Niu Year of 2009!
Wish our country and the people as well as our IFGOGO can be very good, very strong in the NIU year!
good for everybody
Your English is pretty niu!
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