#3 - Gabrielle from Harbin - China

In this amazing episode, Gabrielle share stories directly from northeastern China, near the borderlines with Russia and North Korea! We talk about culture, politics, food, lock-down and much more - press play and come with us!

Here are some references kindly pointed out by our invitee:

Political structure:
Administrative Division of China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_China

Chinese Dishes:
1. The 15 Most Popular Chinese Dishes: https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-food/eight-chinese-dishes.htm
2. Guo bao rou (Northeastern Chinese dish): https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2012/02/guobaorou-the-pork-dish-of-the-gods/
3. Tangyuan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangyuan_(food)

Popular Chinese Sports
Popular Sports in China: https://www.ispo.com/en/markets/id_79708806/these-are-the-most-popular-sports-in-china.html

Music:
1. The Butterfly Lovers mp3: https://chinesemusicworld.com/media/guzheng-%E5%8F%A4%E7%AD%9D/the-butterfly-lovers-%E6%A2%81%E7%A5%9D%E5%8F%A4%E7%AD%9D%E6%9B%B2-liang-zhu-guzheng-%E5%8F%A4%E7%AD%9D%E6%9B%B2/
2. Guzheng (the instrument for the Butterfly Lovers above): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guzheng
3.The story of butterfly lovers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_Lovers

Soundtracks in the background used under the guidance of "fair use", implying that they (i) have no impact in the commercial context of the songs, (ii) do not intend to concur with the authorized providers and (iii) are not the focus of this podcast:

https://youtu.be/WSQLPf9Vb7I (Beautiful Chinese Music - Guzheng & Bamboo Flute, Instrumental Zen)