How well would a Beijinger speak Shanghainese?

What are some differences between Shanghainese and Beijingers?

Have cab drivers in Beijing been to Shanghai or met Shanghainese people before?

What is a Beijinger's first impressions of Shanghai?

What complaints do Beijingers have about the Shanghainese?

Not all Beijingers have been to Shanghai, but they've certainly heard of its main attractions.

Is there anything about Shanghai that's better than Beijing?

It's time for more impressions of Beijing.

Our host meets a half-Beijingese, half-Shanghainese, and learns the importance of using "nin" while in Beijing.

Some more differences between Shanghai and Beijing.

During the two-month lockdown in Shanghai, did anyone want to just "run away"?

How did people feel during the two-month COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai?

What was the effect on people's mental health during the two-month lockdown in Shanghai?

How do people feel about Shanghai during and after the city's two-month lockdown?

What were some of the thoughts Shanghai residents had during the lockdown?

Some people wanted to leave Shanghai, but it wasn't always because of the pandemic.

What do young people feel about living in Shanghai, in general?

The lockdown in Shanghai had many young people thinking about their past and future career decisions.

China is full of pet markets. In this video, see one for yourself—and learn a little about the linguistic and cultural aspects of fish, insects, and bunnies.

Andy Lau is one of Hong Kong's most successful singers and actors. He has been in over 150 films since the 1980s, and has had a successful career as a Cantonese pop singer. In this interview, he reminisces about his early days as a singer and talks about his recent album.

Learn about the Chinese naming system and some of the issues concerning names that are being encountered today.

Learn about the Chinese naming system: there's a method to the madness!

The Chinese naming system is very complex. It follows precise rules, stating the differences between a person's last name, given name and courtesy name. In particular, the difference between the last two is strictly connected with the rituals that used to bring a child from childhood into adulthood in ancient China.

Chinese last names worked in a different way in the past than they do now. Chinese children used to get their mother's last name. That is because Chinese ancient society was matriarchal and divided into clans.