Arhat Buddhist saint (luohan in Mandarin)
Cheongsam Traditional Chinese women's dress (qipao in Mandarin)
Dharma Buddhist path to enlightenment
Hutong Narrow alley
Laowai Foreigner (old outsider)
Luoha Chinese word for arhat
Mah Jong Traditional Chinese board game
Mandala Mystical geometric diagram representing the cosmos
Paifang Memorial arch
Pinyi Romanization of Chinese characters
Putonghua Mandarin Chinese (normal language)
Qili Mythical creature associated with good luck
Siheyua Courtyard house
Sinicized Made Chinese
Stele (stelae) Commemorative stone tablet
Tai Ji Style of Martial Art
Wushu Martial Arts
Acronyms
CAAC Civil Aviation Authority of China
CCP Chinese Communist Party
CITS China International Travel Service
CTS China Travel Service
KCR Kowloon-Canton Railway
KMT Kuomintang (Guomindang in pinyin) – Nationalist Party
MTR Mass Transit Railway (subway)
PLA People's Liberation Army
PRC People's Republic of China
PRD Pearl River Delta
PSB Public Security Bureau
RMB Ren Min Bi (People's Money)
ROC Republic of China (Taiwan)
SEZ Special Economic Zone
WHO World Health Organization
WTO World Trade Organization
WWF World Wildlife Foundation
Hotel Abbreviations
SW Swimming Pool
FC Fitness Center
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