Those Chinese Videos

[Randy W]

from the BBC - CLICK LINK TO SEE VIDEO

 

China’s impossible engineering feat

Suspended 565m above China’s remote south-west mountains, the Beipanjiang Bridge took decades to construct and has revolutionised bridge-building around the world.

 

[Randy W]

on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/10155432839149820/

Children keep Cantonese opera alive in Hong Kong

South China Morning Post
2 hours ago · 

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Cantonese opera is a 500-year-old art form found in southern China. SCMP went behind the stage of an all-children Cantonese opera group to see how these performers ­– some as young as 10 years old – are keeping the cultural heritage alive.
Full story: http://sc.mp/Cantonopera

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[Randy W]

http://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/gtlogo.gif Global Times

11 mins ·

 

 

 

【#MasteringChina】When you take traditional Chinese instruments and turn them electric, this is what you get

 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/globaltimesnews/videos/1476311969116365/

[Randy W]

 Global Times

https://www.facebook.com/globaltimesnews/videos/vb.115591005188475/1477390045675224/

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Man runs to stop empty plane rolling away
After all the flight crew and passengers have left, a plane in Baita airport, Hohhot, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region rolled away from the gate. The ground crew had mistaken it for a departure plane, waiting to take off so the catch wheel was removed. Nobody got hurt in the incident.

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[Randy W]

People's Daily, China

 

 

 

Published on Jul 14, 2017

A sudden rainstorm wrecked the city of Chengdu in southwest China on July 13, 2017. Several roads were blocked by some fallen trees, resulting in delays and congestion during the rush hours.

 

 

[Randy W]

BingoBox in Guangdong and Shanghai - in the SCMP

China’s hi-tech snack shops run into low-tech snag – summer heat
Cashless, unmanned ‘boxes’ are closed for air conditioning improvements after products melt

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BingoBox opened the Shanghai store after months of testing the system in its home province of Guangdong. The second one followed just a week later, also in Shanghai, but in partnership with Taiwanese franchise owner ­RT-Mart. It, too, was shut on Monday while workers installed an air conditioner. The business model relies on a mixture of mobile phone technology, facial recognition software, and a smattering of personal accountability. Potential customers must first register with the company using their real identity. Once approved, they can enter by using their mobile phone camera to scan a QR code at the door, sending the data over WeChat. Inside, they choose the items they want, scan them at the register and pay either through WeChat or Alipay. A camera scans customers on the way out and anyone carrying items they don not pay for is recorded in a company database.

 

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[Randy W]

"If you try to design something that's idiot-proof, the universe will design a better idiot."

 

 

in the Shanghaiist

 

It was a Chinese student who destroyed $200,000 worth of art while taking selfies at LA exhibit

[Randy W]

https://www.facebook.com/scmp/posts/10155476052939820

in the SCMP

Audi advert likening women to used cars backfires in China

Internet users slam commercial that shows mother-in-law inspecting bride on her wedding day

 

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[Randy W]

The People's Daily posted the same ad - on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/videos/1606664616052016/

 

 

 

 

Disturbing and disrespectful: Audi China advertisement spotlights on women as "used cars for sale"

An Audi’s ad of selling used cars has recently sparked controversy online in China.

In the 30 seconds commercial of the automakers, a bride and groom was about to kiss at a wedding setting, when the groom’s mother suddenly interrupted. The next scene showed the mother marched forward and started to examine the bride’s facial features – squeezing her nose, slapping open her mouth, poking the back of her ears, and so on – as if to find any surgical evidence that shows implication of plastic surgery. The ad has been widely criticized for comparing women to used cars for sale, which is very disturbing and disrespectful.

More ironically, it is known that Audi’s 60-second ad for the 2016 Super Bowl was about supporting gender pay equality.

 

 

[Randy W]

https://youtu.be/bHFPq9sBHK8

 

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[Randy W]

I hate when this happens . . .

 

 

[Randy W]

 

People's Daily, China

Published on May 4, 2017

 

The People's Liberation Army has released the newest music video filled with masculine lyrics and advanced weaponry in an attempt to attract more young people to join the military.
The song, called "The Power of China", was posted on 81.cn, the PLA Daily's website, on Thursday.

 

 

 

"The Power of China": China's PLA highlights stronger army ahead of 90th anniversary

China on Monday urged India to immediately withdraw all troops that have illegally entered China, stating that China would defend its territorial sovereignty "at all costs."

"The Chinese border troops have taken initial counter measures at the site and will step up targeted deployment and training," said Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, at a press conference.

 

Wu said the history of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the past 90 years has demonstrated its increasing capacities and unshakable determination to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

"It's easier to shake a mountain than the PLA," Wu said. His words immediately began to trend online.
As Aug. 1, the birthday of the PLA, approaches, these words illustrated China's unswerving resolution to build a stronger army and guard the country's sovereignty.

Highlighting military reform, law-based governance and international reform, the armed forces of China are ready to embrace their big day.

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[Randy W]

Seen on the Lijiang (and on YouTube) . . .

 

 

 

People's Daily, China

 

Published on Jul 26, 2017

An irresponsible captain was seen lying in a hammock for about 10 minutes while piloting a passenger ship on the Li River in Guilin, south China’s Guangxi province, on July 12, 2017. It is known that the local officers have been aware of the case and an investigation has been launched.

 

 

[Randy W]

This is a LOT more than I've ever tried to do on a Hong Kong layover (my longest was 48 hours when I was waiting for my luggage), but still an interesting video from the SCMP

 

on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/10155525497169820/

 

https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/10155525497169820/

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[Greg.D.]

My dream is to find a British era bar, dark, quiet and musty - and get served a proper gin and tonic made by a bartender who's older than dirt.

 

How long would that take?

 

Second Dream: get measured for a custom fitted suit by a Hong Kong tailor and have it sent to my home. I would be happy for either, but would probably choose the gin and tonic first and have the memory of the experience die with me.