Category: Movies
These mostly older Mainland Chinese movies I’ve come to like and recommend to anyone interested in China.
“人生第一次” or “The Firsts in Life” is a very popular documentary series in China. Here’s why I think it’s a good resource for learning Mandarin – even though it has one problem.
Many western China doc’s are deeply rooted in prejudice and choose the moral high ground. Hardly surprising: they don’t bring any new insights. There are exceptions though…
More about cooking! In his new show Jamie Bilbow explores rural China to learn from the true kitchen heroes – Chinese grandmothers. How did the British moderator become so fluent in Mandarin?! Three reasons why you should watch the show.
Journey to the West is a key to understanding China. There is just no way around it. The TV-adaption from 1986 remains a must-see classic till this day.
She broke his fishing rod and she liked it! Yes, I sometimes watch bad Chinese television and insult my intellect. You should too! You wanna know why?
Year: 2018 Duration: 20 episodes X 25 min. Subtitles: Chinese only Difficulty: Intermediate / upper intermediate Luo…
“我的渡口” or “My Ferry” struck me as a rather slow and silent movie, conversations between country people…