Chinese culture and society

Exploring the rich cultural traditions and social dynamics of China.

137 videos · Total duration: 22:31:14

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Food, Travel & Drama Scene ExplainedThe video shows a vlog on Labor Day in Hungary, where Coco enjoys the good weather and takes a walk around the Parliament building. She later have Indian food for dinner but decide to eat less because they are about to travel to Italy. Coco concludes by thanking her followers for helping the channel reach 1,000 subscribers and announcing a future live stream for closer interaction with the audience.Learn Chinese with Coco

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Chinese New Year essentialsThis video discusses the concept of "年货" in China, which refers to items purchased in preparation for the Chinese New Year. It explores the different types of "年货" such as nuts, fruits, decorations, new clothing, items for celebration, and gifts for others, all of which contribute to the festive atmosphere and traditions of the holiday.Chinese at Dawn

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Writing Spring Festival CoupletsThe video discusses the importance of Spring Festival couplets and the tradition of decorating homes with them to symbolize good wishes for the upcoming year. Dawn gives a demonstration of how to write a Spring Festival couplet with a focus on selecting appropriate words and using calligraphy techniques.Chinese at Dawn

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Why Chinese like to drink hot waterThe video discusses why Chinese people prefer drinking hot water, citing reasons such as traditional Chinese medicine promoting its health benefits, aiding in quicker recovery during illness, and the safety of hot water in China due to the need to boil tap water.A Cup of Chinese

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Chinese Traditional Musical Instruments The video is a tour of a Chinese traditional musical instrument museum showcasing various instruments such as bamboo flutes, lutes, and drums. The narrator explains the different categories of musical instruments, including plucked, wind, percussion, and bowed instruments from both Chinese and Western cultures.Blabla Chinese - Comprehensible Input

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What we do in Spring Lantern Festival? The video shows a family celebrating the Lantern Festival, also known as Yuanxiao Festival, by watching and lighting fireworks and lanterns. The children are excited to participate in the festivities, but also express fear of handling the fireworks.Blabla Chinese - Comprehensible Input

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How did we spend CNY?The video shows a family celebrating Chinese New Year by playing Mahjong and poker, visiting relatives, and blowing out candles on a cake to celebrate their grandparents' 55th wedding anniversary.Blabla Chinese - Comprehensible Input

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Why did the Chinese population decline?The video discusses the reasons behind China's population decline, including a decrease in willingness to have children, rising cost of child-rearing, delayed marriage and childbirth ages, a decrease in the population of women of childbearing age, and increasing elderly population. This has resulted in China experiencing negative population growth for the first time in 2022.Acquire Mandarin

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Everything you need to know about Chinese New Year | 2023The video explains how Chinese people celebrate the new year and shares traditions such as cleaning, hanging couplets, wearing new clothes, eating reunion dinner, watching the Spring Festival Gala, giving red envelopes, and setting off fireworks to bring good luck and prosperity for the new year. Happy New Year!A Cup of Chinese

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Celebrate Chinese New YearThe video describes how Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival by putting up couplets with good wishes, eating dumplings, having a big reunion dinner with family, giving out red envelopes containing money, and exchanging blessings for a happy and prosperous new year.Blabla Chinese - Comprehensible Input

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Talk about PETS in ChineseThe video discusses the speaker's experiences with different pets, including a chicken, a stray cat, and a hamster. She recounts the challenges and joys of raising these pets, including the difficulties of caring for the pregnant cat and the hamster's current well-fed state.Speak Your Chinese

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The Same China? 02bThe video discusses stereotypes about people from the North and their ability to drink alcohol. It also touches on height stereotypes between people from the North and South, with the conclusion that everyone is different.Blabla Chinese - Comprehensible Input

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The Same China? 02aThe video discusses common stereotypes about people from the north of China, including the assumption that they can drink a lot and are tall. The speaker, Amber, challenges these stereotypes by sharing that she personally cannot drink much and is not very tall, but she is comfortable with her height and believes that stereotypes do not define individuals.Blabla Chinese - Comprehensible Input

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Mahjong pt2The video explains the basic rules of Mahjong, including how to set up the game, win by creating sets of three matching cards or sequences, and the significance of specific card combinations like "顺子" (sequences) and "刻子" (three of a kind), while also clarifying that specific combinations like "中发白" (red, green, white) can only be used for sets of three identical cards.Simply Chinese

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ChopsticksThis video introduces chopsticks, a tool commonly used by Chinese people for eating. It explains different types of chopsticks, how to correctly use them, and even shows a fun challenge of picking up items with chopsticks.Simply Chinese

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Giant PandaThe video introduces the giant panda, a unique animal native to China. It explains the panda's black and white coloration, diet of bamboo, and mentions the presence of a brown variant called the Qinling panda.Simply Chinese

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Mahjong pt1The video is an introduction to the game of Mahjong, a popular game that can also be used for gambling. It explains the different types of tiles used in Mahjong, including numerical tiles, character tiles, and bonus tiles like winds and dragons.Simply Chinese