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  • Can a lighter take a plane to travel abroad?Old Smoker's travel tips

    Can a lighter take a plane to travel abroad?Old Smoker's travel tips

    If you are an old cigarette gun, the most distressing question when traveling abroad and doing business is surely whether you can carry a lighter with you when you fly.

    Basically, in most countries around the world Customs regulations, gas, kerosene and other fuels are all contraband, strictly prohibited to carry.So classical lighters, such as Zippo, are not portable.However, there are safe lighters with electric heating on the market, which can be carried on board in countries such as the Republic of China and Japan.

    However, in order to prevent terrorist attacks and protect homeland security after the 911 incident, the United States is now almost the most stringent country on the planet for flight safety regulations.As a result, safety lighters that can be carried with them in many countries are strictly prohibited by the U.S. Transportation Safety Administration from carrying any type of lighter on board or in checked baggage.

    In addition, a part of a flight, such as inbound and outbound routes in mainland China, shall not carry a lighter, whether checked or hand luggage.Please also ask your airline in advance about the details.

    Re-declare that a lighter or jet lighter filled with kerosene cannot be carried on board with carry-on baggage or placed in checked baggage at the airport counter.

  • Mazu or Lianjiang?What is the historical origin of the names of Fujian?

    Mazu or Lianjiang?What is the historical origin of the names of Fujian?

    The question of the territory of the Republic of China today is about "what is the historical origin of the change of name of Mazu in Fujian province called Lianjiang?""In fact, for the people of the island of Taiwan, Mazu's name is more accustomed than Lianjiang, but in fact Lianjiang's name is more orthodox than Mazu."

    With regard to the origin of the name "Mazu", the first volume of the Lianjiang County refers to Song Taizu Jianlong, Xinghua, Fujian Province, Putian County in Shingzhou East snail village fisherman Lin wish six female silent Niang, because of her father fishing died, throw negative father corpse drifting South Pole pond, villagers feel its filial piety foot style, buried temple sacrifice, respect for " Mazu ", and with it as the name of the island, later generations for the taboo is renamed" Mazu. "

    The historical origins of the use of Lianjiang and Mazu names are also documented in Lianjiang County's "politics", including:

    • September 1, 38, the National army stationed, the establishment of Mazu command, the following year set up Mazu District Hall in LongDong, the jurisdiction of the South, North Pole two township.December 15 of the same year, the establishment of Mazu Civil administration, under the jurisdiction of South Pole, North Pole, Baiken, Tung Chung, Western, floating Eagle, four 礵, Daishan and other eight district offices.
    • In July 42, the western, floating Eagle, four 礵, Daishan successively trapped in a total.On August 15 of the same year, Mazu Civil Administration was restructured into directorates, northeast Fujian province, with the first Lianjiang County government in the South Pole, Changle County governments in white dogs.
    • In March 43, the Luoyuan County government was set up in the east.
    • Republic of China, July 1, 44, directorates, northeast Fujian Province re-restructuring of the first Inspector of the Office of Agriculture, still has three counties.
    • On the July 16, 45, Mazu regions implemented field affairs, abolished the office of the first inspector of Fujian province and the county governments of Changle and Luoyuan, and the islands to which they belonged were under the jurisdiction of Lianjiang County government.
    • From 38 to 45, at the height of the civil war in the Communist Party of China, the name and jurisdiction of the magistrate's office were changed many times, and the "Lianjiang County government", which was established because of the implementation of military administration, was an expedient measure at that

    As can be seen from the above, Lianjiang and Mazu are the official names of the local area, only relative to Mazu is only part of the name of some areas, the order of Lianjiang to come to a higher level (just like the rank of the Republic of China than the Taiwan Island, the Penghu Islands and other land names), That's why it's a regional feature that is both Mazu and Lianjiang (like a Taipei man who is also Taiwanese and the people of the Republic of China).

    Because after the defeat of Japan in the middle of the last century, the Communist Party eroded the influence of China's civil War, the original Lianjiang County split in part, located in the sea off the island of South Pole, North Pole Island and so on for the Government of the Republic of China, located in the Chinese mainland of the Lianjiang county body is owned by the governmentTherefore, the same as the "Fujian province" on both sides of the strait, the two places also have their "Lianjiang County", for the only cross-strait partition of the county.

    Only in recent years, with the trend of peace on both sides of the Taiwan Haixia, after the state of military war was lifted, the local people of Mazu also put forward the name unified known as Mazu, will not add to the troubled voice.For example, when the people of Mazu quote "Lianjiang County Zhi", they must indicate "Mazu's Lianjiang County Zhi", otherwise it will become the mainland's "Lianjiang County Zhi".But there are other voices who think that if only because the name conflicts with the mainland, so want to change their name, it is also a very cowardly performance, and the Local and God to rob the rice bowl of the tough customs do not match.

  • A pound, a few, two?A pound and a few kilos?1 Jin, 1 Jin, 1 Jin and other weight units conversion?

    A pound, a few, two?A pound and a few kilos?1 Jin, 1 Jin, 1 Jin and other weight units conversion?

    Today in Taiwan's traditional market common weight units @issue question is about "a pound and a few?"A pound and a few kilos?1 Jin, 1 Jin, 1 Jin and other weight units conversion?」

    Jin, also known as Sima, is China's traditional measure of quality and weight units, originated in China, and then with cultural ideas passed on to the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Vietnam, Malay Peninsula and other places.At present, it is mostly the usual weight units of traditional markets and comptoirs (such as tea lines).

    Taiwan Island in the Japanese era due to the need to transport crops to Japan, thus imitating the Japanese ruler method, the establishment of a similar to the Japanese Jin Taiwan "Taiwan Jin."After the restoration of Taiwan by the Republic of China, it acquiesced to the Taiwan Jin as a common unit of weight in Taiwan, and Kinmen and Mazu still used the official "Jin" of the Republic of China because they were not colonized by Japan.

    Conversion of weight units of Jin, Taiwan Jin, Taiwan two and kg

    Taiwan

    • 1 Jin = 1 Jin (Vegetable market, tea industry and other industries are general units).
    • 1 catties = 600 grams = 0.6 kg.
    • 1 Jin = 162 (also known as Taiwan two).
    • 1 sets two = 37.5 grams.

    Mainland China, Kinmen, Lianjiang (Mazu) region

    • 1 Jin = 1 Jin.
    • 1 Jin = 500 grams.
    • 1 Jin = 102.
    • 12 = 50 grams.

    From the above units simple conversion can be learned that the 1 Jin in mainland China is about 13 to 142 of Taiwan Jin.

    Extended Reading/recommendation Appendix

    1. A kilo, a few pounds?A pound, a few grams?1 kg, 1 lbs, 1 ounces and other weight units conversion?
    2. The historical origin of Taiwan's unique weight unit "Taiwan Jin".

  • Length unit, mm, mm, cm, cm what does it mean?

    A millimeter refers to 1mm, equal to one millimeter.A millimeter refers to 1mm, equal to one millimeter.

    One centimeter refers to 1cm, which is equal to one centimeter.

    A millimeter is “not equal to” a millimeter!One centimeter is not equal to one centimeter.

    As a result of the use of metric units in China, the basic unit of length is “millimeter”, “centimeter”, “meter”, respectively, corresponding to the use of international units of mainland China’s “millimeters”, “centimeters” and “meters”, of which “CL” and “pct” is not simply genuine and simplified correspondence, the two units are not interchangeable.

    In addition, China’s metric units in addition to the length of the previous opening, there is still a public inch [i] (corresponding to the mainland of the meter), the public (corresponding to 10 meters), public (corresponding to hundreds of meters) and kilometers (corresponding to kilometers) and other uses.

    Further reading/recommendations Appendix:

    1. What is the difference between a male inch and an inch, a meter and a foot in a unit of length?

  • Why OPPO, the mystery handset maker, easily beat Xiaomi and Apple?Economist Analysis gives you the marketing mystery among them!

    Earlier, because the Chinese Republic of China legislator Chen Opper in the establishment of the question stage a joke, think that the manufacturer plagiarized his name copyright, instantly let A in Taiwan originally unknown intelligent mobile phone manufacturer OPPO (Opel) widely known (by the way, to copy is also copied Chen father, Chen Mother's copyright).A few years ago, oppo and Vivo were obscure smart handset makers, but Economist beat Apple and Xiaomi in their home market with a full grasp of trends, the latest issue of The Economist wrote in particular. So today let's follow The Economist's introduction and take a peek at the magic company that has taken the first place in the 2016 cities in mainland China [II]!The Economist's reference is as follows: As a South China city close to Hong Kong, Dongguan's more famous goods are a variety of cheap jewelry, rather than high-end equipment.However, in the midst of the dust, there is a low-flying factory with a sparkling halo that produces 50 million smart phones a year for Oppo-a company founded by step High Electronics [III], but is now operating independently. Inside the plant, in addition to the usual assembly lines and dense laborers, there are dozens of employees in quality engineering and product control testing who are responsible for conducting 130 different tests before the Oppo mobile phone is officially brought to market.Such stringent quality requirements are inevitably reminiscent of Apple's handset foundry, a world-class plant built by Foxconn in nearby Shenzhen with a similar team. But what is different is that the company specializes in producing relatively inexpensive handsets for the Chinese local market. Oppo and his sister company, Vivo, were founded in 2004 and 2009 by step High, and, like a large number of unnamed Chinese manufacturers, they are producing inexpensive mobile phones.The two companies have not even received Apple's attention at all, and Xiaomi is Apple's serious problem in the Chinese market: attracted by viral marketing, with experienced city dwellers snapping up sophisticated handsets produced by the company. But in June 2016, Oppo R9, which sells for about $400 trillion, sold more than twice times its own iphone, making it China's best-selling handset.Vivo, who targets young groups with a low-priced strategy, has also risen strongly. Both brands have done a great success.Two years ago, it was hard for them to be among China's top five smart handset makers, but now they are in the five in the world.In the third quarter of 2016, 1 of the 3 smart phones sold in China came from the two brands, while in 2012 their combined share was less than 3%. This should arouse Apple's vigilance.Tim Cook, the company's CEO, had expected China to become its biggest market in 2013.But iphone sales in the Chinese market have stagnated, with market share falling to 7.1% in the third quarter of 2016, well below the 11.4% per cent a year ago. Xiaomi has more reason to feel restless.About 6 years ago, the company heavily bet on the light asset model, selling mobile phones almost entirely through online channels.At a time when the overall market size of smart mobile phones is growing, this model does work well, especially in large cities with strong scientific and technological awareness among ordinary consumers.Xiaomi's valuation once reached $46 billion, but the company's fortunes in the Chinese market have plummeted. The main reason for this change is that market growth has shifted dramatically to the middle class in small cities.Consumers there are less aware of smart phones than big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, and have concerns about online shopping.They want to be able to touch and contrast different phones with their own hands. Oppo and Vivo noticed the difference early on.Oppo quickly occupied the market because it had opened many physical retail stores in small and medium-sized cities by investing heavily.Today, the company's mobile phones are available in about 200,000 retail stores in mainland China, which also gives salespeople the opportunity to reach out to customers and persuade them to buy more expensive phones. Oppo's strategy was originally orchestrated by step High founder Duan Yongping, who started by selling simple electronics.With a keen sense of smell in financial markets and a strong admiration for stock God Buffett (who had a chance to have lunch with Buffett for more than $600,000 trillion in 2007), he has a reputation as a "Geffite" in China.Although Duan Yongping has retired, he is still influencing the culture of these companies. Because Xiaomi's internet strategy has been a great success, it is not easy to be tempted by such a strategy.Many companies are trying to imitate Xiaomi's model.Insiders revealed that since 2011-2013, Oppo has seriously considered how to expand online sales channels, but ultimately decided to give up.Li Bingzhong, head of Oppo's international mobile operations, said it stemmed largely from the company's long-standing adherence to the "duty." As a result, Oppo put more effort into motivating physical retailers.The company has shown a willingness to share more profits with retail channels.They use a complex system of subsidies to adjust the amount according to different patterns and seasons.A retailer in a small town in Sichuan said that despite his sale of many brands of smart phones, the generous subsidies offered by Oppo made it more willing to market the company's products. The practice also clearly comes at a cost: Oppo does not disclose the size or profitability of the company's subsidies, which are likely to be lower than those of other smart handset makers.China's smart mobile phone market, though huge, is struggling to make big profits.From the design of components and chipsets to OEM production, it is easy for companies to outsource all production processes, leading to a low threshold for the mobile phone industry – However, the physical retail network set up by Oppo and Vivo is far more difficult to replicate than online channels. Many enterprises are bound to trigger a fierce price war, especially in the cheap mobile phone market.Analysts believe the price of smart phones in China could fall to $50 trillion. The pressure of the local market is an important reason why Chinese enterprises are expanding into the international market.In the fourth quarter of 2016, Xiaomi and Vivo competed for the throne of the second-largest smart handset brand in the Indian market (Samsung came in first).Local telecoms equipment giant Huawei already has two-fifths of its sales coming from overseas, and its consumer business executive, Shao Yang, said it would rise to three-fifths per cent in 5 years. Oppo has moved into the Indian market and became the second-largest smartphone brand in Southeast Asia after Samsung.The company also built a new marketing center in Cairo with a view to expanding markets in Africa and the Middle East. Kevin Wang of Kevin Wang Markit, a market research firm, believes the smart phone industry will face a round of consolidation.He predicts that most of the more than 50 handset makers in mainland China will disappear within 5 years.If Oppo and Vivo can stay at their peak, they are no less surprised than their high-speed rise.

    Extended Reading/Appendix:

    1. Product Reference: OPPO R11S Intelligent Mobile phone.
    2. Idc:top five Smartphone vendors in PRC, shipments, he, and year-over-year growth, 2016 preliminary Data (Units in millions).
    3. Guangdong Step High Electronics Industry Co., Ltd.: R & amp; d Company, headquartered in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, the company's size of 15 to 50 people, the company's website is "www.vivo.com.cn".
    4. Guangdong Europa Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. (OPPO): R & amp; d based Enterprises, the main focus on intelligent mobile phones (Mainland China is also known as smartphones) and accessories, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, the company's size of more than 2000 people, the company's Web site is "www.oppo.com".
    5. Original reference article: Moby Whale Forum.