Singing out loud: Chinese language reaches wider audience via songs -Chinaculture.org

</p> <p>Learning Chinese may be a hard journey for some, but people on social media have found a fun way to make it easier - singing.<br/><br/><em>The Uncommon Chinese</em>, a song filled with rarely used Chinese words and idioms, went viral among Chinese learners worldwide, helping people to remember infrequent words in an entertaining way. Internet users from around the globe have shared videos of themselves singing the song on video apps such as Tik Tok.</p> <p>US student Christine Welch's Chinese song<em> A Million Possibilities</em> was an instant hit last year, with thousands using her song as a soundtrack to their video posts on Tik Tok. Welch has been writing and singing in Mandarin for years. "I just feel that Chinese is a very poetic language," she said. Her recent performance on China Central Television sparked more buzz online. The new song she composed was based on the ancient Chinese philosopher Chuang-tzu's poem <em>Equality of Things and Opinions</em> and Tang Dynasty (618-907) poet Li Bai's <em>Ancient Style</em>.</p> <p>Watch the video to learn more about the latest trends regarding China.</p> </div>  <div class="ar-ad"><a href=http://en.chinaculture.org/SharingChinaShortFilm.html target="_top"><img src=../../attachement/jpg/site1/20180116/b083fe96fa8c1bc7ecb203.jpg border=0></a></div>  <div class="fenx"> <p><a title="分享到twitter" onclick="javascript:bShare.share(event,'twitter',0);return false;" style="cursor:pointer;color:#2e3192;"><img src="../../image/i1.png"></a></p> <p><a title="分享到facebook" onclick="javascript:bShare.share(event,'facebook',0);return false;" style="cursor:pointer;color:#2e3192;"><img src="../../image/i2.png"></a></p> <p><a title="分享到新浪微博" onclick="javascript:bShare.share(event,'sinaminiblog',0);return false;" style="cursor:pointer;color:#2e3192;"><img src="../../image/i3.png"></a></p> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="http://static.bshare.cn/b/buttonLite.js#uuid=a92f8285-36fe-4168-8f86-8e177d015e67&style=-1"></script> </div>  <div class="return"> <span class="j_scrollToTop backTop"><img src="../../image/back.png"></span> </div>  <div class="dibu"> <p>Presented by Chinadaily.com.cn Registration Number: 10023870-7<br /> Copyright © <script> var oTime = new Date(); document.write(oTime.getFullYear()); </script> Ministry of Culture, P.R.China. All rights reserved</p> </div> <script src="../../2.files/swipe.min.js"></script>  <script src="../../2.files/channel.min.js"></script> <div style="display:none"> <script type="text/javascript">document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='http://cl.webterren.com/webdig.js?z=16' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script> <script type="text/javascript">wd_paramtracker("_wdxid=000000000000000000000000000000000000000000")</script> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function() { if(document.getElementById("vms_player")){ var ios_url = $('#ios_url').attr('value'); ios_url = ios_url.replace('http://video.chinadaily.com.cn', ''); var ios_width = $('#ios_width').attr('value'); var ios_height = $('#ios_height').attr('value'); var status = is_ipad(ios_url, ios_width, ios_height); } }); function is_ipad(url, width, height){ var url_r = url; var arr = new Array(); arr = url_r.split("output").reverse(); var url_ok=arr[0]; url_ok = url_ok.replace('_800k.flv', '_500k.mp4'); var ipadUrl= "http://videostream.chinadaily.com.cn:1935/app_1/_definst_/mp4:ugc"+url_ok+"/playlist.m3u8"; var androidUrl = "rtsp://videostream.chinadaily.com.cn:1935/app_1/_definst_/mp4:ugc"+url_ok; if((navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i))) { $("#play-logo").hide(); $("#openclose").hide(); $("#vms_player").html('<video width="'+width+'" height="'+height+'" controls="controls"><source src="'+ipadUrl+'" type="video/mp4"></video>'); return false; }else if((navigator.userAgent.match(/Android/i))){ $("#play-logo").hide(); $("#openclose").hide(); $("#vms_player").html('<video width="'+width+'" height="'+height+'" controls="controls"><source src="'+androidUrl+'" type="video/mp4"></video>'); return false; } return true; } </script> </body> </html>