You
will be amazed, if you are a European, to know that the Chinese consider the
number 13 as lucky. It is widely known that Europeans treat Fridays and the
number 13 as accursed, and if these two happen to come together like `Friday
the 13th%u2019 it is treated as a very bad omen. On this particular day, people tend
not to start any new work or not to embark on any journey. It is just the
opposite with the Chinese people and this is due to the difference of culture.
It is not that the Chinese do not have preferences for certain numerals. They
love the numerical 8 and it is rumored that a phone number 8888-8888 fetched
$300,000. This occurred in Chengdu, a Chinese city.
Do you recall the date of opening of the Beijing Olympics? It was on the 8th of August 2008 (08-08-08). If you thing that this was just a fluke and has nothing to do with the Chinese culture and its affection for certain numbers, you should check out the inauguration time of the Beijing Olympics. It was inaugurated at 8:08pm. This obsession for numbers is not prevalent in China only and one can also observe it in Singapore and Hong Kong and both these countries have a majority of Chinese people. Those who know about Chinese culture will tell you that these numbers are linked according to their pronunciation. They observe how a number sounds and then try to associate it with words that have a similar pronunciation.
Do you recall the date of opening of the Beijing Olympics? It was on the 8th of August 2008 (08-08-08). If you thing that this was just a fluke and has nothing to do with the Chinese culture and its affection for certain numbers, you should check out the inauguration time of the Beijing Olympics. It was inaugurated at 8:08pm. This obsession for numbers is not prevalent in China only and one can also observe it in Singapore and Hong Kong and both these countries have a majority of Chinese people. Those who know about Chinese culture will tell you that these numbers are linked according to their pronunciation. They observe how a number sounds and then try to associate it with words that have a similar pronunciation.
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