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30 JAN

"Becoming Chinese" in African perspectives

From drinking warm water and eating congee to wearing slippers indoors, social media users around the world are embracing everyday Chinese lifestyle habits as part of the viral "Becoming Chinese" trend. Seen through an African lens, what is driving the growing appeal of Chinese culture? And how can China and Africa work together to better promote mutual understanding through cultural exchange? Content creators from China and Africa share their perspectives on how these everyday practices are being adopted, reinterpreted, and woven into cross-cultural dialogue.

30 Jan

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30 min
20/10/2022

Beat of the drum

Yan Minmin is a famed composer. Her composing style is versatile as she fuses musical elements from around the world with the unique sounds of Chinese instruments. In this episode, Yan joins us again and brings us several of her recent works, with Chinese drums as the lead instrument. Wang Jianan, a percussion performer with the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater, will provide his understanding from the angle of the performing artist of these pieces.

20/10/2022

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22 min
23/12/2025

Should we stop grading students?

What if we stopped grading students? This is no longer a hypothetical question. From primary schools in China to university classrooms in the United States, educators and policymakers are running a bold experiment. They are removing exams from the center of education to see what happens. If we change how we measure performance, will the real experience of learning finally improve? On the show: Niu Honglin, Steve & Yushan

23/12/2025

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29 min
25/02/2025

美文阅读 | 如果生活不过慷慨 If Life Is Not Generous (汪国真)

Daily Quote The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one. (J.D. Salinger) Poem of the Day 如果生活不够慷慨汪国真 Beauty of Words The Archipelago By A.C. Tillyer

25/02/2025

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28 min
25/01/2025

美文阅读 | 江雪 Fishing in the Snow (柳宗元)

Daily Quote In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. (Martin Luther King) Poem of the Day 江雪柳宗元 Beauty of Words The Snow Queen in Seven Stories Hans Christian Andersen

25/01/2025

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28 min
27/01/2025

Chinese researchers complete world's largest snow leopard population survey

①China to promote use of humanoid robots for elderly care ②China delivers first batch of homegrown, mass-produced large civil UAVs ③Chinese researchers complete world's largest snow leopard population survey spanning 360,000 square km ④Paddy-field remains dating back 8,000 years discovered in China ⑤A Thousand Whys: Why is strategy game Go so charming?

27/01/2025

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25 min
21/06/2023

Why do Chinese people give fans as gifts during the Duanwu Festival?

Duanwu Festival, or the Dragon Boat Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on June 22nd this year. In this episode, we show you why Chinese people offer fans as gifts to others during the festival.

21/06/2023

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4 min
12/08/2020

The Chinese Beat & Fitness

Today, we talk about fitness and music. Through interviewing musicians from China National Traditional Orchestra and others, let's hear what their workout habits are and how music affects them. In addition, we'll get their recommendations on some Chinese tunes that you could add to your workout playlists - all in today's Music Talks. Song Lists: 1. BGM: The Rhyme of Drum 鼓之韵, by Zhu Jianping 2. Made in China 中国制造, by Zhu Jianping 3. New Fengyang Flower Drum 新凤阳花鼓, by Zhu Jianping 4. BGM: The White Tea 白毫银针, by Pei Changjia 5. The Green Snail Spring 碧螺春晓, by Pei Changjia 6. The Shepherd's Song 牧羊曲, composed by Wang Liping, guzheng by Zhang Lu 7. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 卧虎藏龙, composed by Tan Dun, erhu by Jin Yue

12/08/2020

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27 min
08/02/2024

How do Chinese people extend Spring Festival greetings?

"拜年" is a cherished tradition observed during the Chinese New Year. It includes not just saying "Happy Chinese New Year" but also visiting friends and families, bringing them gifts and extending good wishes during the month-long celebration period. In this episode, we explore how Chinese people extend Spring Festival greetings in an efficient way!

08/02/2024

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3 min
26/07/2022

The legendary song of Manas

“The Epic of Manas,” similar to the Homeric tales in the West, narrates the stories of a Kirgiz hero called Manas and his seven generations of descendants leading their people to fight against invaders. The grand song is considered a significant encyclopedia of the life of the Kirgiz ethnic people living in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In this episode, we will get-up close with Tuohenali Tuxunnali, an inheritor of singing this epic. He will share with us several famed excerpts of “The Epic of Manas.”

26/07/2022

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12 min

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