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Meet three underprivileged children from the countryside, all of whom share a love for reading.

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A simple simulation shows that even a low-speed rear-end collision has the potential to cause severe injury for passengers without a safety cushion.

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This video examines the front suspensions for the Land Rover Evoque and the Landwind X7.

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"Peach Blossom Utopia" received the Best Short Film Award at the 2006 Handsome Monkey Animation Awards in China. In the same year, at the DigiCon 6+2 Contest sponsored by Japan Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc., it received the First Place Golden Award.

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This video introduces the basic parts of the guitar and what happens when you tighten or loosen its strings.

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Chinese singer Han Hong talks about her stance on fur and why she loves dogs so much.

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Superstitious people might have you believe that disturbing a pharaoh's tomb will curse you to die. But, is there a scientific explanation behind this phenomenon?

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This is the official trailer for the 2015 film, "Only You," directed by Zhang Hao.

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The Family Chronicles Oral History Photo and Video Project inspires young people to dig deep and learn about their family history.

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Little Nezha starts to suspect the relationship between courier boy and driver.

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The saga of the broken package continues.

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The courier needs to think on his feet to stall a passenger.

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All is going well with the plan, until...

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Shiyin sets out to find out why there aren't as many young men that are embracing the Hanfu style.

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Two men concoct a plan to save the fate of the delivery.

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This story is about Han Prime Minister Cao Cao's six-year-old son, Cao Chong (196 to 208 B.C.). The theory this little boy used to weigh an elephant is similar to Archimedes' Principle (287 to 212 B.C.), which is that the weight of an object submerged in fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.

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This idiom indicates that something seemingly bad may turn out to have been a good thing in the end, a blessing in disguise. The story in the video explains it quite well. And, while the idiom can also have the opposite meaning (a good thing becoming something bad), the former is more frequently used.

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There are many different Chinese idioms out there that people use today in modern Chinese. "Dui Niu Tan Qin" literally means, "Playing the Zither for a Cow." It means that some people will just never understand or appreciate certain things.

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Weddings and Honeymoons Part 1

This tells the story of how the ancestor of the Han Chinese, the Yellow Emperor, established the custom of marriage and honeymoons in China thousands of years ago, uniting tribes and bringing communal marriage to an end. Part 1 of 5.

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This tells the story of how the ancestor of the Han Chinese, the Yellow Emperor, established the custom of marriage and honeymoons in China thousands of years ago, thus bringing communal marriage to an end. Part 2 of 5.

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This tells the story of how the ancestor of the Han Chinese, the Yellow Emperor, established the custom of marriage and honeymoons in China thousands of years ago, thus bringing communal marriage to an end. However, it was initially met with resistance. Part 3 of 5.

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This tells the story of how the Yellow Emperor's idea to end communal marriage was initially met with resistance and how one couple decided to flee instead of live a life of monogamy. However, after becoming lost in a huge forest, they found they had to rely on each other to survive. Part 4 of 5.

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This tells the story of how a young couple struggled to survive in the forest after fleeing a life of monogamy. However, after discovering honey and relying on each other for survival, they soon understood what true love was and lived a happy life together. It is said to be part of the history of Chinese wedding and honeymoon customs. Part 5 of 5.

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This video concerns one of the stories from the very famous Chinese novel, "Journey to the West." It informs us from where the idiom, "to wolf down your food," originates.

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This Chinese legend sheds light on the origin of the famous saying, "How you treat others is how you will be treated." It involves the famous and influential Chinese philosopher, Mencius, giving sage advice to a king during the Warring States period.

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Animal adoption is a growing trend in the world which, will not only bring happiness to the animals, but to their adopters as well.

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Make them a part of your family and give them your love. Adopt rather than purchasing pets.

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As more people own dogs and cats nowadays, pet sitting is becoming a growing industry in China.

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Many people choose to board their pets while they are away.

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As leaving their owners can be a scary thing for pets, some may tend to get more aggressive.

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Although many people tend to underestimate animals, their comprehension often exceeds their expectations.

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Chinese New Year is a high season for abandoning pets as people don't want to pay for boarding or pet sitters.

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Animals can be quite sensitive in new surroundings.

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Animals only want two things: food and companionship.

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We are the ones who need the companionship of animals, not the other way around.

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