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[quote=GUESTYINDUFFY,291308]Chinese culture did not place as strong an emphasis on the individuality of children as the West. In some communities Children were not formally named until later in life. Sometimes they were just called "little doggie" or "little flower". Today in China adults change their first name more often than in the West. My wife changed her name when she was a Xinjiang government official because her original name was too cutsey for a director. A nephew changed his name to one that sounded more lucky when he started working for his mother's clothing shops in Shiherzi. The Wall Street Journal newspaper did an article about it a few years ago. While the Family name is very important in China, the given name is not. By the way, in China the wife does not take the family name of the husband. the Children are given the father's family name.[/quote]
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