China’s hit documentary series A Bite of China 2: In Food We Trust has only two more episodes left, but it’s still going strong as it tops viewership and discussion charts. Now you can watch it with English subs!
This is a China of great changes. People and food move faster than they did at any other time. No matter how quick their footstep, how uncontrollable their reunions and separations come, there’s always a taste that uses its own unique way to remind us on our tongue thrice a day: “Focus on where you are going tomorrow, but never forget where you came from yesterday.”
-A Bite of China 2, Episode 1: Footsteps
From the young man climbing over 40 feet for his brother, to a father who spends five years to learn to fish for his daughter, to the last of the dying occupation of wheat cutters, “A Bite of China 舌尖上的中国 2” continues to be the food series that brings you to tears with its superb story telling.
Episode one hit over 6 million views on Youku alone in one day (for comparison, episode one of Palace III has received 10 million views in ten days day). It has also partnered with Tmall to sell foods related to the show. Even the two very well-crafted and intense trailers for ep.2 have 1 million view.
The series, a rare weekly run on CCTV 1 and 9, can given a lesson to Hunan TV on what a good weekly show would look like.
Honey is always sweeter when made with family.
夢想家林志穎: 那天给kimi剪完“男生头”，他高兴地摆各种POSE。我说，哇！你现在像爸比一样头发了！kimi说，不是嘢，我是李敏镐！囧……求评鉴：新发型到底像谁？#4700万粉丝礼物#
Remember last week, when Jimmy Lin tried giving Kimi Lin a haircut and thought he’d totally ruined his son’s new hairstyle? Well, turns out things didn’t end so badly after all…
That day I gave Kimi a “boy haircut,” he happily did various poses.
I said, Wow! Now your hair is like Daddy’s!
Kimi said, No, I am Lee Min-ho!
Embarrassed… I ask for an evaluation: Whose hairstyle does his new hairstyle resemble? #gift for reaching 47 million followers#
Warning: do not watch without food!
April’s most anticipated sequel (sorry, Bu Bu Jing Qing) is finally coming! The 8-episode sequel to the hit documentary “A Bite of China” will air on CCTV on Friday after a two months delay in production. The series, a story of Chinese food, but more important the people behind the food, was one of China’s biggest hits in 2012, and marked a major comeback for the very underrated CCTV 9 documentary channel. If you haven’t watched, season 1 is readily available on YouTube with both English subs and dubs.
I teared up just watching the beautiful behind the scenes extra MV below. While you’re waiting, I highly recommend CCTV’s documentary Peony 牡丹, which uses a similar method of using an object (this time the Peony) to tell stories of both individuals and society, their history, and their dreams. The narrator and production teams also overlap. Are you excited, or are you already screaming in joy?
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