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Friday 05 December 2014 12:03 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 07 June 2019 6:57 pm

Quiz: Chinese names for British landmarks and celebrities – can you guess them?

By: Lynsey Barber

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The Chinese are visiting Britain more than ever before. That's great news for the UK economy- but there's a problem.

There are 101 landmarks that don't have Chinese names including the Shard and Savile Row. Visit Britain is launching a £1.6m campaign to get the people of China to change that and come up with suggestions.

It's a bit of a gimmick to get the word out about how great Britain is as a holiday destination and increase the 196,000 visits and £492m of spending last year, but we can't help but enjoy the names given to some of Britain's most famous icons already.

Take the quiz and see if you can guess the literal translations of these affectionate Chineses names given to Benedict Cumberbatch, the Gherkin and more.

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