Chinese find a way with words for London landmarks
By Cecily Liu in London | China Daily | Updated: 2015-02-17 07:46
New Chinese names for 15 London attractions and locations, chosen by the Chinese public, were disclosed on Monday in an effort to attract Chinese visitors ahead of Spring Festival.
The words were announced by the UK's national tourism agency, VisitBritain.
The Shard skyscraper is named Lundun Zhui, meaning London cone, while King's Cross St Pancras is known as Mofa Huochezhan, meaning magic train station, in a reference to the Harry Potter books and movies.
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