"When a bat symbol is shown with a coin - fu2 zai4 yan3 qian2 福在眼前 - it means fortune before your eyes. Why? Because before “qian2” and coin “qian2” sounds exactly the same. Another great visual pun."
I'll comment more later as I'm out the door but the back of the blue bike says "Nanshan Temple". (Nanshan is I assume a proper noun, it means South Mountain.)
Ah, I wasn't sure what the temple was called. There isn't much info in English and from what I read, there used to be a north temple that was destroyed in the Cultural Revolution. People kept referring to the temple as new, but parts of it seem fairly old and there are some *amazing* statues hidden away here if you poke around. If you have time, go. You can take a bus or taxi. The old town is neat and is supposedly set to be renovated - see it before they ruin it! I have a picture or two more to post.
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"When a bat symbol is shown with a coin - fu2 zai4 yan3 qian2 福在眼前 - it means fortune before your eyes. Why? Because before “qian2” and coin “qian2” sounds exactly the same. Another great visual pun."
More here: http://www.living-chinese-symbols.com/bat-symbol.html
OK so now to design the tattoo... :)
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Oh, saw my first squat toilets in Xinchang!
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