Sexy Beijing is a Danwei TV show about love, lust, youth culture and street life in China’s capital.
In this second episode — Lost in Translation — our heroine Su Fei goes around Beijing, asking Chinese people what their English names are, and why they need them.
Who said China is not a creative country?
The episode is also available at Danwei.TV, where there are links to other formats and download options. All Danwei TV shows are archived at Danwei.TV.
For a look at Westerners abusing Chinese and Chinese characters, have a look at Hanzi Smatter, where you can admire some of the most foolish Chinese characters ever to adorn human flesh.
Sexy Beijing is now on its own website: check the latest episodes at www.sexybeijing.tv