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Video of the Lu Xun Stories

Video on Kong Yiji

Kong Yiji is one of my favorite stories from Lu Xun’s Nahan. Here is a video acting out the story of Kong Yiji. It’s useful for practicing with your listening skills. Read the story, and then listen to the video without the text in front of you and repeat until you’re understanding the whole video. Continue reading

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An introduction to Lu Xun

As additional Chinese practice while reading Capturing Chinese: Short Stories from Lu Xun’s Nahan, it might be helpful to watch this video introducing Lu Xun.  Read the introduction in Capturing Chinese and read 呐喊-自序 and then watch this video.  Some … Continue reading

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Video on Lu Xun’s Medicine

Medicine is one of Lu Xun’s most famous stories.  A story about parents trying to save their son from tuberculosis.  They go to extreme lengths looking for a cure and spend a hefty sum of silver in the process.  It’s … Continue reading

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