What's the connection between: 胡萝卜、胡椒、番茄、番薯、洋葱、洋菜? Let's find out in this third and final instalment of the series! Happy New Year, everyone!

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Hello! Hope everyone had good Christmas! This is the second instalment of the three-part Silk Road series. Key phrases are: collapse of the Roman Empire, Buddhism and Journey to the West. Enjoy ;)

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Over the Christmas and New Year period, I will be talking about the Silk Road in 3 (hopefully interesting) parts. This is the first instalment where we will have a look at how the journey started in the first place. Let's get started!

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In this episode, I examine some lyrics from Jay Chou's "Qing Hua Ci" and briefly discuss some interesting points about China's blue and white porcelain, could it have been taken from another country? Let's have a look. 

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In this episode, I talk about the recently released film "Leap" - a film about China's women's volleyball team. Why volleyball? And why the Chinese women's team? Let's find out!

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In this episode, I recap on 11 November aka Singles' Day aka Online Shopping Spree Festival - huh?

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In this episode, I talk about 'Touching Porcelain'. This is a literal translation of the Chinese phrase, of course, it's not as simple as just touching porcelain... so what could it be? Hint: It's not similar to the English idiom 'touch wood'.

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In this episode, we talk fashion. I compare what people used to wear in the ancient times in both China and the West. Would they be similar or too different?

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In this episode, I talk about Kombucha. Did you know it was originally from China and has existed for over 2,000 years?!

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In this episode, I talk about Kombucha. Did you know it was originally from China and has existed for over 2,000 years?!

To see the transcript, visit: https://chinesecolloquialised.com