Hooked on Huayu (Series 2). Episode 6
Description
In this episode, Melissa Hyak meets Vanessa Shih, hailed as the most beautiful career diplomat from Taiwan. Melissa bravely takes Ms Shih on in a Chinese riddle competition during the Mid-Autumn Festival, with questions ranging from Song dynasty poems to local TV programs. How will Melissa fare against the former Taiwan government spokesperson in this challenge? The Representative of Taipei also invites Melissa to her home and prepares four seasonal Taiwanese dishes for her. With every food she enjoys, Melissa learns some Chinese proverbs and poems related to the dishes. Melissa also attempts to write some hieroglyphics with a multimedia Taiwanese artist and work together to turn pictographs into a painting.
Runtime
23 min 22 sec
Series
Subjects
Geography
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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