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The word Bonsai is Japanese. I smile when I see the comment that Chinese invented Bonsai.
In the Meiji period the Emperor did not like the Chinese word Punsai or Penjing.
He decreed that the word Bonsai be used to describe miniture trees,
So when we talk of Bonsai we are not talking Penjing.

So to use Japanese terms we are talking Bonsai.
However if you belong to a club that uses both forms of the art.
Then it is better to use both forms of communication. IMHO Pup

24-Mar-2008	#18
pup Perpetual Learner Join Date: Jan-2006 Country: Western Australia AHS Heat Zone: 9/10 Posts: 852	Communication The word Bonsai is Japanese. I smile when I see the comment that Chinese invented Bonsai. In the Meiji period the Emperor did not like the Chinese word Punsai or Penjing. He decreed that the word Bonsai be used to describe miniture trees, So when we talk of Bonsai we are not talking Penjing. So to use Japanese terms we are talking Bonsai. However if you belong to a club that uses both forms of the art. Then it is better to use both forms of communication. IMHO Pup __________________ PUP Advanced begginner Heatzone USA9/10 Aus 3/4