The book I’m reading, published in 1932, mentions two famous temples near Beijing, Chieh T’ai Ssu and T’an Chueh Ssu. While it’s easy to translate from one language to another along (even English to various forms of written Chinese), I’m having a hard time finding something that will translate the Wades-Giles in my book to modern Pinyin, which would allow me to read about them in a China guide or online. If anyone can remember a good method for what can’t be such an uncommon need, please write to us and we’ll post the link. Essential to developing Guanxi (both the project and the real, personal connections) is good communication, and that in term can depend on knowledge of even minor matters like this. If I find a solution, I’ll post it here, too.

Of course I have many people to ask, and I shall, but I am thinking of what we might do for those who are less involved with Chinese things than we are now.