JunXiong Posted November 30, 2006 at 09:33 PM Report Posted November 30, 2006 at 09:33 PM Could someone please help me to translate this ? 教古真清 It is an epigraph in NiuJie Mosque. Quote
smalldog Posted December 1, 2006 at 05:15 AM Report Posted December 1, 2006 at 05:15 AM I think it's written right-to-left so you should be reading it 清真古教. 清真 means Islamic, 古教 something like ancient teachings. Quote
boplee Posted December 1, 2006 at 11:37 AM Report Posted December 1, 2006 at 11:37 AM Chinese characters are written right-to-left before New Culture Movement[around the time of the May 4th Movement in 1919] . So the characters you see in historic sites should read right-to-left. Nowaday,there is also some place should write and read right-to-left. For example, the 春联 （spring festival scrolls）. Quote
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