The Brain is a reality game show where ordinary people compete to become named a ‘super brain’. You can check out our Written Chinese Music Vault to find music to learn Chinese with. Shows like this aren’t for everybody, but it’ll definitely test your Chinese listening skills with a dose of music included. Many of you probably know about China’s love of KTV and entertainment shows and ‘I am a Singer’ is the newest of these shows to hit Chinese TV, but with a twist. (The fan-girl in me really wants to get into this!) It’s unrealistic and dramatic with a whole wad of cheesiness in there for good measure, but even the Western reviews are positive. The story follows a young girl who loses her memory and has her identity stolen by another woman. 千金女贼 (qiān jīn nǚ zéi) The Lady and the Liarįollowing the trend of period dramas, The Lady and the Liar is set in 1930’s Shanghai. It also has similar conventions to that of a modern BBC sitcom like ‘Not Going Out’ or ‘Miranda’ due to exaggerated plot lines and its sketch show feel.Ĥ. Now onto it’s 4th Season, 爱情公寓 shows the lives of 7 20 somethings as they struggle with their daily lives. Complete with canned laughter it’s cheesy, predictable, and not unlike its Western counterpart, surprisingly lovable. My Chinese colleague compared this show with US sitcom, Friends. Interestingly enough, because of it’s fantasy nature, the version screened in mainland China had 100 minutes removed throughout the show. Although this season had a good reception and following, it’s sequel 步步惊情 did not. The story tells of a young woman in the 21st century who has a near death experience transporting her back to the Qing Dynasty where she takes on the body of the daughter of a Manchu general. Scarlet Heart is based on a novel by 桐华 Tong Hua and has a little something for everyone, including time travel, romance and historical drama. An obvious choice to improve your Chinese. This is a beautiful historical drama with an intriguing story. Where Empress Wu is often viewed negatively, 武媚娘传奇 attempts to celebrate her amazing journey.
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The TV drama covers the life of China’s only female ruler, Wu ZeTian, a (sometimes) ruthless and (frequently) driven woman who eventually rose to power. Said to be one of the most expensive TV shows ever made in China, The Empress of China has caused controversy and interest within the last few months, not just because of that cleavage thing. 武媚娘传奇 (wǔ mèi niáng chuán qí) The Empress of China Below are 10 Chinese TV shows to whet your appetite and start enjoying and using TV to develop your Mandarin listening skills!ġ. Like music or books, I feel it’s important to enjoy what you’re experiencing in order to learn from it. Granted many of these are fan-girls in love with romantic lead characters, but nonetheless they’re into Chinese TV shows and I’m certainly curious to know why! Since the first three can definitely be compared with many new, popular TV shows in China, this in turn must suggest that Westerners enjoy those shows might in turn enjoy their Chinese counterparts?! During my research of this post, I found plenty of blogs written by Westerners confessing their love for Asian TV shows. Many of my Chinese colleagues and friends have admitted their love and devotion to popular Western TV shows such as Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, The Big Bang Theory and more surprisingly, The Walking Dead.
It’s clear from some contemporary TV shows in China that the format is often based on successful shows from the West, especially reality talent shows like The Voice (The Voice of China) and rom-coms such as Friends (iPartment). Having personally always shied away from Chinese TV shows because I thought they all followed the same predictable patterns, I recently realized how wrong I was to assume this. It will only take 8 minutes to read this post!
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