Haha. Even the soft pack of chunghwa costs more than 50 yuan.

Alright OP, hope we have answered your question and I hope you have a good time on the trains in China.

Cheers.

Give them fake ones.

Ok, so what am I missing? Is this the Chinese brand cigarette?

I'm a bit surprised that, working in a sales capacity, you aren't aware of 中华 cigarettes. Much like moon cakes, nobody really buys them for themselves, but they show up "plated" at business dinners on a regular basis... though this is less and less frequent in large cities.

Maybe he has only seen panda instead of chunghwa.

HSR VIP coach with mini KTV. Chunghwa, bin lang, Remy Martin with Sprite, duck neck. Nice!;)

Chunghwa is not 中华, is that how they spell it in pinyin on the packs?

I ignore all things cigarettes. My company sells medical equipment, not death sticks.

Chunghwa brand name
Stylized logo hanzi


CHUNGHWA

Got it thanks, similar to TsingTao I suppose.

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Qingdao -TsingTao is old postal system romantization.

Zhonghua - ChungHwa is Wade-Giles romantization.

State Trademark Bureau explained that the staff in 1958 after the enactment of modern Chinese Phonetic Alphabet will require the use of standard Hanyu Pinyin. However, some old, well-known brands, had been in use for non-standard alphabet, so the state agreed to maintain the status quo, with the Chinese tobacco "CHUNGHWA" trademark.

It's what I call 'Taiwan pinyin'. Kind of like how Taichung is really 台中.

Tongyong pinyin seems more accurate pronunciation than Hanyu pinyin, for a non-Chinese speaker.

Ha, your knowledge on stuff always impresses me. Or is this wiki talking to me? :p

I've heard this explanation as well, but I still don't fully grasp it; every time I hear some hapless foreigner attempting to order a 青岛 using the Wade-Giles phonetics, I simply cringe. And, how do you defend "Tienstin"?