Stories from Chinese School
01:26:59 – Starting Chinese school, texts and patterns of learning, poem recitals (‘Climbing a Mountain’, ‘Calendar’), using English to write down word pronounciations (vs use of bopomofo), stories such as 畫蛇添足 (draw snake add legs), 草船借箭 (To Borrow Arrows with Thatched Boats), memorised poems (‘Before the bed there is a bright moon’, ‘Returning Home’), some Chinese songs (incl. Chinese version of a popular song from 1989, a Chinese opening theme for a TBV drama), and more.
Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licxence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Attribution: Clara Tse.
Released September 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts, and Nai Wong Bao Network, an independent network focusing on Asia Pacific matters.
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