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I always say, if even in loving a person, humanity is restrained by itself, then the end of the world has already arrived. There's no need to wait until the day the earth is destroyed.

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Already knowing that heartbreak is always inevitable, why are you cherishing a long and lasting affection? Because loves are always “loath to part from each other.” Then
why do you take to heart that tiny little bit of gentleness?

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Fish Leong's live cover version of Sandy Lam's "Don't Care Who I Am."

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How do the Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year? What are the special customs that one must learn? Let Mengjiao go through them with you!

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There's a host of logistical issues to consider during the chaos Chinese New Year brings. Here's one most people overlook: parking your car. Check out these tips on how to prevent fireworks, thieves and car alarms from wreaking car-based holiday havoc.

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On the streets of Chengdu, a new type of hair pin is all the rage.

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This tutorial teaches you how to do makeup for interviews to give a good first impression to your potential employers. Part one explains how to choose and apply base.

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This video is an introduction to the famous hutongs of Beijing.

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Faced with such serious smog and haze, a reporter from Henan speaks with residents about PM 2.5 masks that are useful for blocking dust and smog. A doctor is also interviewed about the effectiveness of such masks and how residents can prevent diseases caused by smog in their daily lives.

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Zhang Fang shows you how to do a hair bump in two minutes.

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If something is meant to be, then what is yours is yours.

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Cherish everything that you encountered, because you might never see it again.

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The joy of collecting comes from when someone can resonate with you through his/her work.

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Your collection can be anything that is meaningful to you.

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Sometimes you might need to give up what you love but then you can cherish it in another way.

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Collecting is hard. One must know how to pick out the classics that will last in order to be called a real "collector".

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Yao Chien is a famous lyricist in the Chinese music industry. This interview talks about his other hidden identity as a collector.

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The artist talks about how in his day conversation was more lively and people weren't looking at their phones all the time.

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The artist talks about how art progresses and how that progression has to move slowly.

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What if time could be split so that we could know the outcomes of our decisions? That's the question this contemplative short film raises. In the first installment, we meet a young doctor caring for his ailing father.

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Part two of this moving story sees our protagonist flash back to his childhood as he recalls fond memories of his beloved father.

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Things take a strange turn as our hero enters the mysterious time archives where he learns that time has been split into two and he has an alternate self who has made different choices in life.

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Jianshui gets to see what would have happened if he'd followed his colleague's advice and taken his father back to their hometown to live out his last days.

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Back at the time archives, Jianshui is pretty confused. He discovers his dad left him a touching letter containing some solid fatherly wisdom and heartfelt memories.

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Jianshui's father recalls what happened on his son's sixth birthday, shares more fond memories and continues to deliver advice from beyond the grave. He has a valuable lesson about living your life without doubting your choices.

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Father - Chopstick Brothers Part 1

A strange tale begins when a fight breaks out on a bus between an old man who lifts up a young woman's skirt and her boyfriend. When the old man begins foaming at the mouth, things get pretty weird...

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We're transported back in time by the old man's memories told as a quirky, old-time style short called "Father," which depicts a sweet relationship between a heroic policeman and his daughter.

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Time skips forward a decade to the Reform and Opening Era in this segment. The father struggles to find romance and raise his 16-year-old daughter.

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Things get dark as the father discovers his daughter has been getting too close to a boy. But his anger quickly turns to remorse when she responds badly to his punishment.

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November's economic data was released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China this morning including the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Producer Price Index (PPI) as well as data about investment, consumption and other important indicators.

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A weather forecast from Japan's NHK 8 channel that involves heavy snow, a storm and possible tornadoes. Watch the video and learn some useful weather terms.

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Find out how much would the bank charge for 5 cents loan for 5 years.

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Lodging a complaint: Is it a new way to avoid paying bank fees?

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This informative video talks about the public launch of a new type of credit card designed specifically for business travelers.

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Wealthy Chinese are notoriously fond of buying property overseas and of sending their kids to university abroad. The mother in this news story is an extreme example of these two trends.

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Learn about the large, expensive, yet increasingly popular Tibetan mastiff.

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Delayed retirement is set to become a trend in China. But what factors need to be considered?

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E-commerce is a rapidly growing sector of the Chinese economy as consumers increasingly turn to the internet to find cheap goods. Now, the government wants to start taxing the sector, which businesses say means prices will increase.

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