Xi'An City Wall Lantern Festival 西安城墙灯会 (HSK 4급) HSK 4 Listening
A 2018 vlog from the lantern show on Xi'an's city wall. He buys a 60-yuan ticket at the South Gate and explains what the barbican (wengcheng) was for. On the wall are a giant glowing dog, dinosaurs, cartoon animals, opera masks and a Van Gogh–style display. He ends with a beer outside the walls.
B16:53Chinese Zero to HeroMade for learnersChinese captions by the creator
Opens with a short promotion for the channel's courses and a snatch of a song.
Key words
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 城墙 (chéngqiáng) | city wall |
| 灯会 (dēnghuì) | lantern show |
| 买票 (mǎi piào) | to buy a ticket |
| 护照 (hùzhào) | passport |
| 瓮城 (wèngchéng) | barbican (walled gate enclosure) |
| 敌人 (dírén) | enemy |
| 恐龙 (kǒnglóng) | dinosaur |
| 成语 (chéngyǔ) | idiom |
| 热闹 (rènao) | lively, bustling |
| 脸谱 (liǎnpǔ) | opera face mask |
Did you understand?
这次上城墙看灯会，他花了多少钱？
古代的瓮城有什么用？
下了城墙以后，他去了哪里？
Why it's B1
- 164 characters a minute (clear and a little slower than natural)
- 85% of the characters are in common words (the course's words up to B1, about HSK 1–4)
- Made for learners of Chinese
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