Randy W Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) from Luisa Tam , SCMP on Facebook, Cantonese lesson for the day Quote Some Cantonese words like "gwei", which means “ghost” in English, have fun and cute meanings. So don’t be spooked when people say you are "gwei gam lek". https://www.facebook.com/355665009819/posts/10158098957404820/ Edited February 21, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted March 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) Lady deliberately coughs at flight attendant after 7 hour delay for coronavirus test Edited February 21, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted March 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) from the Sixth Tone on Facebook Quote As Shanghai takes its #coronavirus control measures up a notch, an exchange student from Germany was stopped at the entrance of a neighborhood in the city. But the security guard and police officers didn’t know how to say “quarantine” in English. https://www.facebook.com/1570821646570023/posts/2583439835308194/ Edited February 21, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted March 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) Asian airports during the Coronavirus thing - from the SCMP on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/1093224324391546/ Edited February 21, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted March 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) Italy, via the SCMP on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/2692140684229618/ Edited February 21, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted March 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) Yep - hairy tofu - from Goldthread on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/342615829579497/posts/802817900225952/ Quote Hairy tofu is, well, tofu with hair on it. It has a texture similar to blue cheese, and it’s a beloved specialty in the Chinese province of Anhui, where people eat it braised or pan-fried. What makes it hairy? We went to Anhui to find out. Want to learn more about the many different ways that Chinese people prepare tofu? Our reporter Clarissa has a great primer on tofu here: gt4.life/tofuprimer Edited February 21, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted March 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) from the SCMP on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/149427442984186/ China getting back on track Edited February 21, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Medical Teams return home from Wuhanfrom Xinhua Link to comment
Randy W Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 The hardest part about making hamburgers in China is finding a decent bun. Dianxi Xiaoge on Goldthread The funniest outtakes from our week with Dianxi Xiaoge 1 Link to comment
Randy W Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Shoppers in Beijing continue to stay away from malls in the Chinese capital even though the city had reported only one new locally transmitted coronavirus case over the two weeks ending March 27, 2020. The South China Morning Post spoke with the owner of two hamburger restaurants inside Beijing shopping centres, who says she is struggling to stay in business even though the Covid-19 outbreak seems to be easing. Link to comment
Randy W Posted April 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) from the Sixth Tone on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/1570821646570023/posts/2603476116637899/ Quote As a show of solidarity, Chinese musicians are digitally performing with Italian violinist Aldo Cicchini Violin after a video clip of him playing from his balcony in Milan under lockdown went viral on Chinese social media. Edited February 21, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted April 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 1,000 drones were seen performing in southern China’s Shenzhen to celebrate Wuhan coming out of lockdown after months. The drones were in different colourful patterns and depicted medical frontliners, the Yellow Crane Tower and a slogan, to pay tribute to medical workers and send blessings to the country. Link to comment
Randy W Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) from Goldthread on Facebook Quote Hong Kong is one of the last places on earth that still uses bamboo in construction, even when building skyscrapers. We spent a day up high with Hong Kong’s death-defying bamboo scaffolding workers and met one of the last bamboo theater artisans in town. https://www.facebook.com/342615829579497/posts/839429853231423/ Edited February 21, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) 1 Link to comment
amberjack1234 Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 It is kinda amazing to me. Link to comment
Randy W Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 New China TV - Xinhua Rural China Vlog: Revival of a mountain village in S China's Guangxi Tongbantun VillagePublished on Apr 17, 2020Revival of a mountain village in S China's Guangxi: from declining village to popular tourist spot. 52-year-old farmer tells his story in this episode of #RuralChinaVlogThe number of impoverished people fell to 5.51m at end of 2019 from 98.99m at end of 2012. China is trying to blunt the impact of COVID-19, vowing to eradicate absolute poverty at the end of 2020. xhne.ws/UVR7s Link to comment
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