Last night while bowling with friends in Taiwan (a random spur of the moment idea for something to do), a tweet came in on my phone from Lingomi asking if anyone knew of a place to download Chinese language radio … Continue reading
Ever wanted to learn Taiwanese? Or just take a break from 普通話/國語 and learn something different? Mike Campbell, recently featured on CTI News and Apple Daily in Taiwan, has posted a free series of lessons on Youtube that cover basic … Continue reading
Some Chinese gamers (I say Chinese as the subs were in Simplified Chinese) have created a music video for Counter Strike CS that parodies a famous song by Hong Kong singer 陳奕迅. The song, Ten Years (十年 shí nián）is a … Continue reading
There’s been a resurgence of retro gaming recently with lots of game publishers releasing updates of 8 and 16bit classics through Wiiware and Xbox Live Arcade. I even dusted off the Wii that I bought back in 2006 during a … Continue reading
We are all for ditching the textbooks and learning “real-world” Chinese here at Chinese Hacks, and that’s exactly what you get with the America Vs Taiwan podcast. Hosted by American Shane and Taiwanese Cynthia, and seemingly recorded from their kitchen … Continue reading
Not directly related to learning Mandarin Chinese, but still be very valuable for those heading to China, Shanghai Scams is a three-part video series from Youtube user Serpentza who walks the streets of Shanghai whilst discussing the most common cons. … Continue reading
Bored of text books? Need a fun way to get started learning Chinese? Then check out this free Chinese video series, Chinese with Mike. Mike, who sleeps on a mattress in his garage, has a relaxed and fun teaching style … Continue reading
A few weeks ago we posted about a new video series that is being produced in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and covering all aspects of Taiwanese culture. What Up, Kaohsiung? now have their website up and running and from what I have … Continue reading
Take a break from studying Chinese for 5 minutes and watch the latest episode of What Up, Kaohsiung, a new video podcast that about Chinese culture from Kaohsiung, Taiwan. This episode shows the Lion Dance competition held in Taiwan at … Continue reading
Last week we wrote about a tech video podcast from Taiwan, but if technology isn’t your thing then you might be more interested in the BBC Chinese Youtube Channel that launched last month. The BBC Chinese website is a great … Continue reading
