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On 9/13/2019 at 2:31 PM, Randy W said:

. . . and Part III

 

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Li Ziqi’s videos about life in rural China have enchanted millions around the world, but the internet celebrity has never spoken to an English-language media outlet—until now.

In our exclusive interview with Li, she talks to us about her life, her craft, how she ended up making videos, and her early struggles as a one-woman band.

This is the final episode of our three-part collaboration with Li Ziqi.

 

A controversy! from the Sixth Tone

How Li Ziqi Repackages Rural China For Urban Fantasies

Conversations about the social media star tend to focus on her international popularity, but what do her Chinese fans see in her?

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Behind all the pastoral imagery, however, is a social media behemoth. Li has over 20 million followers on the country’s Twitter-like Weibo. Even more impressive, she is one of the few Chinese internet celebrities whose popularity has translated internationally: Her YouTube account has over 7.8 million subscribers, and her videos frequently garner tens of millions of views.
 
Li’s fans, both Chinese and non-Chinese alike, say they’re hooked on her bucolic portrayal of the Chinese countryside. But her unabashedly romantic depiction of country life has its critics. How does she keep her elaborate, traditional dresses spotless during all that farm work? Why doesn’t she seem to sweat? And most importantly: Is she misleading her millions of — mostly city-based — fans by minimizing the harshness of rural life?
 
But after spending several months studying Li’s online fandom, I wonder whether the critics are asking the right questions. My research partner and I found that many of her fans are fully aware that rural life has little in common with Li’s gentrified, aesthetic depiction of it — they just don’t care. They don’t push play on her videos looking for a window into the realities of rural Chinese life. What they want is an escape, and Li provides an outlet practically tailor-made for today’s overworked, overcrowded, and burned out urban middle class.

 

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On 12/27/2019 at 6:27 PM, Randy W said:

The Made in China Tesla Model 3

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Welcome to witness the debut of the first Made-in-China Tesla Model 3

 

 

from Abacus

Tesla will deliver first China-made Model 3 on December 30

The electric car maker has also received purchase tax exemption from the Chinese government on Model 3 cars produced in Shanghai's Gigafactory

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On 11/8/2018 at 2:24 PM, Randy W said:

It's what those "starving children in China" were eating while you were cleaning your plate

White Rabbit, China’s beloved homemade candy, tries to modernise whilst maintaining tradition

. . . and from Goldthread on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/goldthread2/videos/813678482417991/

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So this is what candyland looks like

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Men who make Big Pots - from Goldthread on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/goldthread2/videos/533291260865019/

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These guys in Jingdezhen make gigantic pots and plates. They make it look easy, but it takes decades of practice and impeccable teamwork.
 
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The Men Who Make 6-Foot-Tall Pots
These guys in Jingdezhen make gigantic pots and plates. They make it look easy, but it takes decades of practice and impeccable teamwork.

 

 

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Kind of an interesting little video, from Goldthread on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/goldthread2/videos/304584837161033/

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We went foraging in Hong Kong and munched on some tasty, wild plants.

For more videos like this, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://gt4.life/youtube

 
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Picking Wild Plants and Eating Them in Hong Kong’s Countryside
We went foraging in Hong Kong and munched on some tasty, wild plants.

 

 

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from Sixth Tone on Facebook -

https://www.facebook.com/1570821646570023/posts/2535257080126470/

The long history of China’s tea-drinking culture is well-known, and there are all sorts of local customs for drinking tea. So what's the best way to drink one of China's most fragrant teas — Pu’er?

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from the SCMP on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/661712421289043/

 
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Woman uses remote control car to buy steamed buns
Hungry and cooped up indoors in China because of the coronavirus? This remote-controlled car can help.
For the latest coverage on the viral outbreak: sc.mp/coronavirusoutbreak

 

 

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