BackTravel » Literal Translations of Beijing’s Subway Stations are Amazing

Like Vietnamese, Chinese can yield some interesting results when things are translated literally. With this in mind, the Wall Street Journal Asia recently published a map with literal translations of Beijing’s subway stations. Some are pretty vanilla, but others are absolute gems.

“Yeah, just get off at Puddle of Accumulated Water and make a left.”

You can view a high resolution version of the map here.

 

[WSJ Asia]

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