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Who is Granda Amu? dubbed as the modern-day Lu Ban

Who is Granda Amu? dubbed as the modern-day Lu Ban muTu Note - Learn Chinese with Chinese Girl The Chinese master carpenter, Wang Dewen, known as “Granda Amu” on YouTube, has been dubbed as the modern-day Lu Ban, a famous Chinese structural engineer during the Zhou Dynasty, thanks to his vast carpentry knowledge. His most popular video, which shows him making a fantastic wooden arch bridge, went viral on the platform, gaining more than 42 million views. Grandpa Amu follows an ancient Chinese mortise and tenon technique, which means no nails or glue are involved in the entire process of building the arch bridge. Grandpa Amu has also made several wooden toys for his grandson using the same technique. He created a folding stool, that looked like the China pavilion from the 2010 Shanghai Expo. “A block of wood transforms into a stool. Genius,” a YouTube user named Rey Rey commented under the video. Among all the items, a walking Peppa Pig and a bubble-blowing toy are his grandson’s

Li Ziqi: amazes world with China countryside life

Li Ziqi: amazes world with China countryside life muTu Note - Learn Chinese with Chinese Girl After releasing a short video on April 27 about planting and cooking peas, Chinese food blogger Li Ziqi witnessed her followers on YouTube surpass 10 million. She amazes world with China’s countryside life. Li Ziqi: amazes world with China countryside life This puts Li, who shot to fame with short videos recording her traditional and idyllic lifestyle in China’s countryside, among the ranks of the most popular Chinese-language content creators on the platform. “It’s really surprising. I didn’t expect such a wide response,” Li told Xinhua in an interview, noting she was surprised by how foreign netizens were taken with her works. “What I present is just a lifestyle I’ve long followed and appreciated,” she said. “Maybe it’s also what many other people have valued?” Li’s YouTube videos center on her life with her grandmother in the rural parts of Sichuan Province. In the videos, Li, ofte

7 things you may not know about Major Heat: 24 Solar Terms

7 things you may not know about Major Heat: 24 Solar Terms muTu Note - Learn Chinese with Chinese Girl The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Heat, (大暑 in English), the 12th solar term of the year, begins this year on July 22 and ends August 6. During Major Heat, most parts of China enter the hottest season of the year. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production. But solar term culture is still useful today to guide people’s lives through special foods, cultural ceremonies, and even healthy living tips that correspond with each term. The following are 7 things you should know about Major Heat. Major Heat is a season to harvest and plant. A season of harvesting and planting During Major Heat, the sunshine, high temperatures, and heavy rainfall are good for agricultural crops. But like Minor Heat, many natural calamities such as floods, droughts, and typhoons also happen during