Ten Famous Sayings in China – 6Park

ESWN has translated a list of Top Ten Sayings in China, from 6Park.com:

At the end of 2005, there are many collections of top ten famous this or famous that of the year. Below is a list of ten famous sayings, which are all-time hits (as opposed to just 2005).

(1) “Children, please stay still and let the leaders leave first!” (At the fire disaster of Kelamayi, Xinjiang, a city educational committee worker used a megaphone to address the frightened elementary school students)

(2) “Wasn’t it just a few children who died? What is the big deal?” (After the Shalan flash flood, an official told the distraught victims)

(3) “Let us know after he is dead!” (Before Hengyang resident Zhang Hengsheng was frozen to death on the roadside, a civil affairs bureau official told the peasant who came to ask for assistance)…

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