Lesson Comments
I'm pretty sure the bullying comment referred to the institutional authoritarianism present throughout the country, not the military parade. The CCP h... Read more
Red being the auspicious color of the day, this 俗语 perhaps describes the scene well. 百丈高竿挂红灯 Read more
Well how you feel does not necessarily reflect how the Chinese people feel about this. I know many Chinese and overseas Chinese who are very excited a... Read more
Everyone here in Beijing was forbidden to watch this parade. Foreigners, like me, were told to say indoors with their windows closed. ... Read more
Very colorful parade, great flower arrangements. Can someone please explain the following 俗语。After much explanation from my better half I still don... Read more
@tvan, thanks a lot! Worked like a charm. Read more
Typical authoritarianism, although obviously not that bad as I can still come here and write this. The whole affair somehow feels like th... Read more
My husband and I are watching the parade and we think it is quite impressive :-) If I was Chinese I would be proud! I particularly liked the female... Read more
Regardless of what was exactly meant by "authoritarianism" I'm saying that many Chinese I've met in China do not feel that way at all. Sure there are... Read more