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Q: Why are the names and titles of Chinese festival/expo/events so long?
2nd Hangzhou Chrysanthemum Arts Festival
5th China International Poster Biennial
Nanning-ASEAN Economic Development Zone Gourmet Food Festival
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Mainly because an official business name must be at least 16 characters long. What you see is pretty much a direct translation of the business name.
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12 years 32 weeks ago
Because English words are too simple meant, to translate a simple Chinese word into English, you have to use more English words.
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12 years 32 weeks ago