Where in the World is Mabel? The Great Wall of China

Today marks INGCO International’s first #MabelMonday. Each Monday our company ‘mascot’ (Ingrid, our president’s dog) will be traveling the world giving you insight into the culture and language of the place that she is traveling.

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Can you guess where Mabel is this Monday? 

The Great Wall of China! 

The Great Wall of China, also known as the Wàn Lǐ Cháng Chéng or Long Wall of 10,000 Li (a li is a measure of distance, approximately 1/3 of a mile), begins in the east at Shanhaiguan in Hebi province and ends at Jiayuguan in Gansu province to the west.  People who live in China primarily speak mandarin (Putong Hua, Hanyu, Huayu, Guoyu, standard Chinese), which is based on Beijing Dialect. The Chinese integrates meaning and pronunciation information in characters, known as Hanzi (漢字). This form of language is one of the earliest in the world, dating back approximately five thousand years. From the inscriptions on oracle bones in the Shang Dynasty, it was deduced that the formation of Chinese characters has a history of more than 3,000 years. 

Common words and sayings in Chinese: 

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