Those Chinese Videos

[Randy W]

A VERY effective video - it DEFINITELY makes its point.

From the SCMP on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/557362878132726/

South China Morning Post

4 hrs ·

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This 3-year-old is braver than you.

Edited February 26, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[amberjack1234]

I would have to get an ax handle and introduce it to those two guys in the red shirts.

[Randy W]

On 7/23/2019 at 1:52 AM, amberjack1234 said:

I would have to get an ax handle and introduce it to those two guys in the red shirts.

. . . but I suspect that that may have been an intervention.

from the SCMP on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/355665009819/posts/10157393238309820/

SCMP Video

 

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China's deepest subway station
May the escalator never break down when you need to go up.

 

Welcome to China's deepest subway station: It's 31 storeys down

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[amberjack1234]

That crossed my mind.

[Randy W]

They are getting more elaborate

from China Daily on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chinadaily/videos/441999743051514/

China Daily

19 mins ·

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#DroneChina Tianmen skywalk in Qingyuan, South China's Guangdong province.

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[Randy W]

Cantonese lesson for today also works for Mandarin - from the SCMP on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/934657776891810/

For example, 'good morning' is 早安 zóu sân Cantonese, or Zǎo ān Mandarin.

South China Morning Post

2 hrs ·

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Asking if someone has eaten or has become rich are are just two of the fun ways to say ‘hello’ in Cantonese.

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[Randy W]

from the SCMP on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/659120664565911/

South China Morning Post

14 hrs ·

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This 6-year-old's incredible knife skills have made her a social media star — but behind her talent is a sad story.

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[amberjack1234]

Incredible and sad. How many American children could do this at her age. All we know is to play.

[Randy W]

from the SCMP on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/355665009819/posts/10157420777319820/

This is in Beijing

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In China, Big Brother is watching you even as you sort your trash.

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[Randy W]

from the SCMP and Goldthread on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/355665009819/posts/10157372201374820/

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The world's spiciest hot pot

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[Randy W]

Arts and Crafts (Artsy as opposed to junky) markets are unfortunately rare in China

from the SCMP on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/421914018531591/

South China Morning Post

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It sells antiques, jade and only opens in the dead of night. Welcome to Beijing's last 'ghost market'.

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[Randy W]

On 6/1/2019 at 2:31 PM, Randy W said:

Hey! She's fun to watch!

But perhaps next time her friend with the camera could help her.

from China Daily on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chinadaily/videos/1257116077796407/

China Daily

47 mins ·

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Watch how you can build a house in only 17 days!

 

This seems like it must be the same person - two more episodes to go - from Goldthread

Who is She? Part I

Introducing Li Ziqi, China’s most mysterious internet celebrity

 

 

李子柒 Liziqi

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[Randy W]

from Goldthread on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/goldthread2/videos/1449794231826741/

I still drink Monchshoff at home, and Liquan or whatever local beer is available when we eat out. Tsingtao and Budweiser are for last resorts if nothing else is available.

Goldthread

Asia's Biggest Beer Fest, Where Beer is Served in Plastic Bags

 

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We drank Tsingtao out of a bag at the Qingdao Beer Festival, the largest of its kind in Asia. Plus, we break down the history of the city’s emblematic beer brand.

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[Randy W]

On 9/4/2019 at 1:00 AM, Randy W said:

This seems like it must be the same person - two more episodes to go - from Goldthread

Who is She? Part I

Introducing Li Ziqi, China’s most mysterious internet celebrity

李子柒 Liziqi

 

I'm thinking they MUST be different people (Li Ziqi and the one who built the house) - Part II here is much more homey and down to earth

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[Randy W]

from Goldthread on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/342615829579497/posts/664093377431739/

Goldthread

8 hrs ·

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“The first time I saw Laohan, I thought, ‘He must be Bob Marley.’”

Meet Kawa, a band made up of Wa people, an ethnic group in Yunnan, China. They blend their native language and music with reggae and Rastafarian philosophy to inspire unity among their indigenous community.

 

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