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Default a beautiful name

In article >,
icetea > wrote:
>"東方美人茶" I have seen some other translations for this, asian/
>eastern...translating can be such a pain. How does the asian community
>think about the traditional english name "oriental beauty tea"?


A lot of the 18th century trade names are pretty bizarre. "Oriental Beauty"
and "Young Hyson" have a long history in the west but in Asia they are just
found to be silly.
--scott
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