East and west products from Xi'an

It was said that on one occasion, foreign students at shidahan College asked Chinese teachers why "things" can be called on tables and books, but cannot be called "things? The teacher taught us that "things" refer to things other than people. People cannot be called "things". For example, you are not things, neither me nor things. We are not things.

The joke above intentionally references the ambiguity produced by the two meanings of the word "things" and produces a certain humorous effect.

Of course, "things" are intended to refer to items that are known to all people on Earth, including Xi'an. What people on earth, including Xi'an, may not know is that the word "things" is actually produced in Xi'an!

In the current South Street of Xi'an, the clock tower is going south along the South Street, about 300 meters. There is a street to the East called "dongmu", and the street to the west is called "Westwood City ". These two streets used to be a market in the city of Xi'an, where timber transactions were made by name. In mulanshi, I don't know if I mean "east city buys horse and west city buys saddle horse?

However, in ancient times, the economy was not developed and the population was not large. There should be no current professional "Wood Street". There should be other goods transactions in the east and west wood cities, people should be able to buy most of the production materials and supplies here. East mudu to the east, it is possible that there are more transactions for large livestock such as Yuma, because there is a North-South Street called "huma City ". In ancient times, Chang 'an people bought in the East City and in the west city. After a long time, they called shopping "something. Therefore, "things" refer to the east and west wood cities.

People are not "things", nor are they "things", because they are bought and sold in the city.

It seems that the XX grave, YY Temple, ZZ Temple, and ancient tomb in Xi'an contribute a little to Chinese culture (at least text. It's just the glory of tomorrow's yellow flowers. Now we can't sit on the stacks of ancestor's tombs, so we can see that "My ancestor was wide ". In fact, Xi'an is falling behind.

Will it people and webmasters in Xi'an be more angry than their ancestors tomorrow?

(If your opinion is incorrect, ask the expert to correct it .) (2007-4-29)