OFFICIAL: Our First City Name!

[Locutus]

Bah, you linked to the poem, I was hoping for a link to the mythical city thingie... It's rather short for an epic, isn't it? Mr Coleridge obviously didn't read the Mahabharata

the rhyme of the ancient mariner, don't read it. trust me, your better off not knowing.

Don't worry, I don't intend to, I prolly wouldn't read poetry if I were alone on a desert island with nothing else to do...

Immense poem about how some guy kills an albatross and jinxes the voyage.

Sounds like your average poem alright

[Immortal Wombat]

... It's rather short for an epic, isn't it?

It's unfinished.

[Pedrunn]

This thread is getting fairly off-topic. Still i wont freezee the game for this i will just temporarily call this city by the literature location name: Good Land while we dont come up with one.

BTW, i want to add this name to the suggestion list

If anyone wants to add a suggestion do it until tomorrow when i will start a poll with all this names. The only ones voted will be added to a new poll from which we will get two finalist. The game shall not stop at all for such a small thing

[HuangShang]

Originally posted by HuangShang
i want to change my vote the JingChen

that way, any chinese person will instantly know which one is or capital

if that doesnt do, then XiJing is just as nice
a list from best to worst:

JingChen
XiJing
GongYuan (no not "park")
GuoZhou
(yet to come ones go here)
Xi'an
DiYiChen


and a side note... what is up w/ a city name teflon, thats a bullet resistant "cloth"(cant think of good word) right?

all u's just ignored my post!!!

[Pedrunn]

Originally posted by HuangShang


all u's just ignored my post!!!

I didnt It will be included in the thread. Do you want to explain the cities you pointed? It is just that my chinese is a beat rusty

[Frozzy]

Blah. MY IDEA:

All future city names should be posted here. The 1st in the poll will be the 1st city name. The 2nd will be the 2nd city name. And so on and so forth until we run out of names.

I also wish to nominate "Lemuria Café Villiage" to my previous suggestion.

[HuangShang]

nice to see people do care so heres a list redone

JingChen means the capital or a great city; often used to describe BeiJing by well everyone, and sometimes NanJing or Tokyo

XiJing exists in china, but its the single least know; its "capital in the West part of country"
BeiJing is north; the current capital where the current Communist Dynasty resides as well as the Qing, Ming, Jin, Mongol (Yuan) and other little(lesser) dynasties ruled from
NanJing is in the north part of the south. ÄÏ, spelled nan in alphabet, says its in the south, NanJing is a great city w/ a great history, one of the longest-running capitals
DongJing is east, most people call it Tokyo because thats the lauguage of the people living there; DongJing is a translation

GongYuan is a cool name. if ¹«Ô°£¬ it means a public park
but im aiming for a (sounds different but alphabets exactly the same) imperial court or imperial garden
do u know Yuan Ming Yuan?

GuoZhou is (i just dont have a reason) "country's City"

Xi'an is self explanatory right? i meant it to be last on the list

DiYiChen is a desperate attempt to think up of more tight-ass names


i think Frozzy's idea is good, but the list will be long, maybe voting for 2 or 4 name per person?

[Locutus]

Originally posted by HuangShang
do u know Yuan Ming Yuan?

I know the Yuan and the Ming, but I never heard of such a thing as 'Yuan Ming Yuan'...

Xi'an is self explanatory right? i meant it to be last on the list

You explain Beijing but not Xian? I guess from a Chinese point of view that would make sense, but not from a Western one, I'm afraid. To many of the people here Xian probably means little, and personally I think it should be on top of your list (beats Beijing for sure)

For those Western barbarians who are clueless on it: Xi'an (aka Chang'an) was the capital of the Qin dynasty, the first real dynasty of the modern Chinese civilization (after whom China was named). Later it also served as capital for the Zhou, Han and Tang and some other dynasties (in total it was a capital a dozen times, for in total well over 1,000 years). Historically and culturally, it's one of the most important cities in China and home to the famous terracotta army of Emperor Qin.

[centrifuge]

Originally posted by HuangShang
and a side note... what is up w/ a city name teflon, thats a bullet resistant "cloth"(cant think of good word) right?

I think that the material you are thinking of is Kevlar. Kevlar is used in bullet proof vests etc.

Teflon on the other hand is generally used for the floors and countertops of kitchens and bathrooms.

[HuangShang]

Originally posted by Locutus

I know the Yuan and the Ming, but I never heard of such a thing as 'Yuan Ming Yuan'...

YuanMingYuan was looted and destroyed by british and french troops, so naturally, everyone cant forget

You explain Beijing but not Xian? I guess from a Chinese point of view that would make sense, but not from a Western one, I'm afraid. To many of the people here Xian probably means little, and personally I think it should be on top of your list (beats Beijing for sure)

For those Western barbarians who are clueless on it: Xi'an (aka Chang'an) was the capital of the Qin dynasty, the first real dynasty of the modern Chinese civilization (after whom China was named). Later it also served as capital for the Zhou, Han and Tang and some other dynasties (in total it was a capital a dozen times, for in total well over 1,000 years). Historically and culturally, it's one of the most important cities in China and home to the famous terracotta army of Emperor Qin.

thanx for the explanation to everyone

Originally posted by centrifuge
I think that the material you are thinking of is Kevlar. Kevlar is used in bullet proof vests etc.

Teflon on the other hand is generally used for the floors and countertops of kitchens and bathrooms.

oh ok

[Locutus]

YuanMingYuan was looted and destroyed by british and french troops, so naturally, everyone cant forget

Ah, yes. I do know what you mean, but I think I know it under a different name (forgot which one though )

[HuangShang]

Ô²Ã÷Ô° in northwest district of BeiJing


what r we to do to start the poll?
we'll incorporate the ideas of Pedrunn and Frozzy right?

[Locutus]

Pedrunn is the President, he has the Constitutional power to name the city whatever he wants. It's up to him to decide if and how a poll should be held.

[Maquiladora]

Originally posted by centrifuge
I think that the material you are thinking of is Kevlar. Kevlar is used in bullet proof vests etc.

Teflon on the other hand is generally used for the floors and countertops of kitchens and bathrooms.

Actually teflon is used for protecting cloth too.

Its also used to make non-stick frying pans. You see my knowledge of teflon knows no bounds


Back on topic: Do we cast votes here for the capital city name? Or is a new thread going to be made?

Maybe something like 100 points max and 30 max per name vote?

[centrifuge]

Originally posted by Maquiladora


Actually teflon is used for protecting cloth too.

I assume that you mean as a stain guard? To the best of my knowledge, a bullet would rip through teflon with ease.

Anyway, back on topic... the voting idea may be a good one. Kind of like what was done with the national flag. One problem is that we can't allow it to slow down the game. So Pedrunn should go ahead and choose an intermitant name, while the "official" name is decided.