Those Chinese Videos

[Randy W]

Unlucky NBA fans ‘pay US$4,235 to look at the back of Yao Ming’s head’ as basketball legend sits courtside for Brooklyn Nets game

• Social media sees funny side after 2.29-metres Chinese basketball chief watches the Nets’ home loss to Cleveland Cavaliers in front row
• Clip of two fans seated behind former Houston Rockets star goes viral, with the broadcast commentary team quipping ‘they just want pictures of Yao’

 

 

 

 

Edited October 26, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Tsingtao falls foul with consumers after viral urination video

A viral video showing a man in uniform urinating into a huge container of malt has been viewed tens of millions of times on social media worldwide.

from the SCMP on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/2421191858052627/

[Randy W]

Halloween With Chinese Characteristics? Young people in Shanghai celebrated Halloween with costumes, memes, and wild scenes. "This isn't Halloween, it's a Chinese meme festival,” commented a netizen.

from the Sixth Tone on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/sixthtone/videos/199135746551349/

 

[Randy W]

Online influencers tend to be highly recognizable — their face is their brand, after all. Unless you’re Chujiu. Her appearance can change completely from one minute to the next.
The makeup artist, who has found fame with her magical transformations, explains the motivation behind the hit “100 Villains” series and the hours of work needed to create just one short video.

from the Sixth Tone on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/sixthtone/posts/pfbid0soX66HFkbT2vLubrM2qhf48v8QZdJLHTkymh12z6Pqg2PEGfGdBtiBtVp8giZ31Sl

Chujiu: A Master of Disguise
The makeup artist, who has found fame with her magical transformations, explains the motivation behind the hit “100 Villains” series and the hours of work needed to create just one short video.

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One of China’s most popular social media content creators, makeup artist Chujiu is famed for her fantastical videos, in which she brings to life characters from films, books, and television. In the space of a week, she can appear as the villain Voldemort from the “Harry Potter” series, Bai Suzhen from the Chinese folk classic “Legend of White Snake,” or as a Na’vi warrior from the blockbuster movie “Avatar.”

Fans would unlikely notice if they passed her on the street, though, with her baggy clothes, hat, mask, and sunglasses. “I couldn’t be less fashionable,” she says with a smile. Even people who see Chujiu almost every day sometimes fail to recognize her. Once, she says, she arrived at the building where she rents a studio with a large bag of props for a photoshoot and a security guard stopped her in her tracks, telling her, “No door-to-door salespeople.”

 

 

[Randy W]

Strictly Japanese - not Chinese at all - but I found this interesting

SBS The Feed | Dying for sex in Japan

Japan is facing an aging population, declining birthrate and young people more interested in virtual sex than the real thing.

But is there a solution? The Feed SBS investigates.

from SBS Australia on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/SBSAustralia/videos/170601105731372

[Randy W]

Princess Iron Fan 鐵扇公主 (1941)

China’s first feature-length animated sound film adapts a story from chapters 69-72 of the Ming dynasty novel Journey to the West 西遊記. The Tang monk Tripitaka and his companions Sun Wukong (Monkey), Zhu Bajie (Pigsy), and Sha Monk (Sandy) arrive at the Mountain of Flames and find it impassible, so they seek to borrow the palm-leaf fan from Princess Iron Fan, who is not easily persuaded.

Made and released during Japan’s occupation of China, the film calls for people to keep the faith, work together, and literally go through fire to rid the world of a calamity.

 

[Randy W]

China’s Buzziest Haircut Is the… Beehive?
The ever-popular updo hairstyle has become a fashion trend again in China.

Check out more Daily Tones: https://ow.ly/mhgq50Qaast

from the Sixth Tone on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/sixthtone/videos/7298903243454230/

 

[Randy W]

The 'hottest' street food in China: grilled ice cubes.

from the SCMP

https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/211080222037651/

 

 

 

 

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https://www.facebook.com/supercarblondie/videos/374512301682863/

Visiting The Pepper Parlor Robot Cafe

The world's most futuristic restaurant is filled with robot staff! 

 

 

 

[Randy W]

No matter which dynasty you come from, please buy a subway ticket. No matter which dynasty you come from, please buy a subway ticket. #China #chinalife

https://www.facebook.com/ChineseEmbassyinUS/videos/1265392410805941/?ref=embed_video&t=3

 

 

 

 

Edited January 6 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Visiting The Pepper Parlor Robot Cafe

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=374512301682863

The world's most futuristic restaurant is filled with robot staff! 🧑‍🍳🤖

 

[Randy W]

shopping in Shenzhen

https://fb.watch/ptKtnaVSOn/?mibextid=Nif5oz

https://youtu.be/bJxzSG2RCP4?si=gkp1UtupAVPGnn04

A growing number of Hongkongers have been travelling north to the mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen on shopping sprees. Read more: https://sc.mp/3o46

[Randy W]

Voguing is an improvisational dance style characterised by high-energy
and sharp angle movements. Groups of young people host balls in
Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong, with an emphasis on teaching
vogue's vibrant history

https://fb.watch/pIgANRRAyW/?mibextid=Nif5oz

SCMP

 

 

[Randy W]

4:04 / 32:02
AMERICANS IN CHINA (not what we expected🤯)

 

 

[Randy W]

12 hours ago, Randy W said:

4:04 / 32:02
AMERICANS IN CHINA (not what we expected🤯)

 

 

That's a lot to see while waiting for a part for their boat

Lijiang, of corse, every seventh shop is identical.

 

Edited January 25 by Randy W (see edit history)