According to Chinese folklore, the first Chinese gender predictor charts were used to help families predict a baby's sex and help people engage in family planning.

Chinese children also learn from a young age to address people with both their last and first names. "When I was a child in elementary school, I was referred to as Gu Licheng," he explained.

I have now been in China for about three weeks. My daughter-in-law’s newborn is just over three weeks old and I have been here helping out with the 30-day rest period prescribed for the new mother.

In Chinese culture, naming a baby is a meaningful tradition, taking into account family history, gender and politics. Parents interested in giving their child a Chinese name should understand this ...