Sandro Posted January 10, 2017 at 04:01 AM Report Posted January 10, 2017 at 04:01 AM Very strange, my text disappeared after posting the topic.... As I don't want to repeat the whole thing, in short: I need advice for good Chinese documentaries, that are accessible without VPN from China. Thank you in advance! Quote
Video Vocabulary Posted January 10, 2017 at 04:09 AM Report Posted January 10, 2017 at 04:09 AM 美丽中国 舌尖上的中国 Quote
songwen Posted January 11, 2017 at 06:22 AM Report Posted January 11, 2017 at 06:22 AM 乡里的中国 A Village Diary - A documentary film about village life in Zibo Prefecture, Shandong. It has English Subtitles https://v.qq.com/x/cover/i7sc2ih3x6qhzra/f0019al8ax5.html 舌尖上的中国 - "A bite of China" as @Video Vocabulary said above. There are 2 seasons (maybe a third season as well). It's about Chinese cuisine but not really a cooking show. You can get a real insight into the diversity of food and life in China. Quote
Sandro Posted January 11, 2017 at 03:08 PM Author Report Posted January 11, 2017 at 03:08 PM Thanks! 舌尖上的中国 and 美丽中国 I knew already ^^ In Germany we have a very good TV Channel in cooperation with France, which is called arte and mainly broadcasts documentaries. Is there anything comparable for China? For example CCTV xy documentaries only? Quote
Luxi Posted January 11, 2017 at 07:39 PM Report Posted January 11, 2017 at 07:39 PM China's Central Television Channel 9 is entirely dedicated to documentaries, and many are excellent quality. Just search for cctv (or cntv) channel 9 or cctv documentaries. There are also international versions of cctv Channel 9 in English and other languages, Sandro, I just noticed you're in Jiangxi, don't you watch TV there? Quote
Sandro Posted January 13, 2017 at 06:40 AM Author Report Posted January 13, 2017 at 06:40 AM I do watch TV. But I prefer the internet, because I can choose what to watch at any time, instead of waiting for something interesting to be on. Moreover when I'm watching TV in the living room, my other family members will be talking, so I can't concentrate Quote
Luxi Posted January 13, 2017 at 11:59 AM Report Posted January 13, 2017 at 11:59 AM That explains! Channel 9 is the main documentary channel in Chinese Central TV. This is the documentaries web page, with an archive going back many years. The quality and topics selection was much better a few years back, it has deteriorated a lot now. It's good that the older programs are available. There's also Channel 10, the education channel. It has many interesting programs on history, literature and arts subjects. On a rather different note, I sometimes enjoy watching Channel 12. the 'Law and Society channel'. It has programs based on police dossiers and court cases. Quite sordid many of them, but more interesting than the average Chinese TV soaps, and great for language learning (plenty of strange accents and local dialects) Most of the programs now have clear subtitles in simplified characters. Quote
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