I did not have a lot of energy to put in to studying today so I watched an episode of 舌尖上的中国 (A Bite of China) from CCTV. I could understand 20 to 30 percent of it. But after 45 minutes I got bored - you can only watch food porn for so long (even if it is absolutely beautifully produced). It looks like there are two seasons of this series to watch when I have the energy and time.
I wonder if this show is more for foreigners because it seems to really be telling stories around the food that I can not imagine natives of china would find interesting. For example one of the "subplots" to this episode was about preparing a good breakfast (the theme of this show was breakfast) for a high school student on the day of the 高考. But hey, I am a 外国人, so thank you CCTV.
PS: And speaking of food and china... (I noticed this NYT article seconds after I hit publish on this blog entry)
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