Orkhon Valley

a world heritage site in Mongolia

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Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur – a World Heritage Site in Nepal near Kathmandu.  It seems to have been a former royal capital.

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wen

wen = kiss

wen = smell

wenzi = mosquito

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not Chinese

bete noir = the black beast

mirabile dictu = it’s wonderful to say

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qiang = wall

qiang = strong

qiong = poor

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chou

chou = ugly

chouqi = ugly smell

chouyan = to smoke

xiangyan = cigarette

chouti = a drawer

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my word for the day

zhaoxiangji = camera

zhaoxiang = take a picture

zhaopian = photograph

zhaopai = sign

huzhao = passport

zhao = to look for, to seek

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