Chinese Colloquialised - Learn About Chinese Culture In Chinese！

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(Chinese) Episode 12: 中医 VS. 西医（Traditional Chinese Medicine VS. Western Medicine） Jan 12, 2020

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For this episode, my friend Alex (a full-time doctor) kindly joined me to compare and discuss the basics of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, primarily by analysing two common sayings in China and the west respectively.
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(English) Episode 12: 中医 VS. 西医（Traditional Chinese Medicine VS. Western Medicine） Jan 12, 2020

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Episode 11: 中国独生子女政策（China's One-Child Policy) Jan 05, 2020

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In this episode, I explore China's one-child policy, which is often seen by the West as the government abusing its people's birth right, freedom of expression and human rights. I look at why the policy was adopted in the first place and the impact it subsequently had on the country.
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Episode 10: 华为（Huawei) Dec 29, 2019

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In this episode, I explore the history of Huawei. Interestingly, Huawei never even intended to enter into the mobile phone industry!

Episode 9: 中国人过圣诞节吗（Do Chinese People Celebrate Christmas?) Dec 22, 2019

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In this episode, I explore whether people in China celebrate Christmas and ask the question 'should people in China celebrate Christmas'?
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Episode 8: 中国美食之为什么春节时吃饺子（Chinese Cuisine - Why We Eat Dumplings On Chinese New Year) Dec 14, 2019

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In this episode, I talk about the history of dumplings and why Chinese people like to eat dumplings on Chinese New Year.
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Episode 7: 中国送礼习俗（Gift-Giving Traditions in China) Dec 07, 2019

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In this episode, we talk about the culture and traditions behind gift-giving.
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Episode 6: 中国网语 III（Chinese Internet Slang III) Dec 01, 2019

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The episode where we explore Chinese Internet Slangs even more (last one of the three, promise).
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Episode 5: 中国网语 II（Chinese Internet Slang II) Nov 24, 2019

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The episode where we continue to explore modern Chinese Internet Slang.
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Episode 4: 中国网语 I（Chinese Internet Slang I) Sep 29, 2019

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In this episode, I explore the world of Chinese internet slang with some of my friends. https://chinesecolloquialised.com