In addition to Beijing, six other Chinese cities are hosting Olympic competitions. The Two Chinese Characters (2CC) take you on a torch-lit tour of China’s Olympic Cities.
The Two Chinese Characters (2CC) are John B. Weinstein & Carsey Yee. Video produced by Jamie Ciocco.
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In the Tale of the Pinyin Pirate ?????, the 2CC teach you how to pronounce the retroflex sounds ??? in Mandarin Chinese, represented in the Pinyin Romanization system as: zh- (zhi), ch- (chi), sh- (shi), r- (ri) & -r (er).
In Chinese Jewish Christmas Spectacular, the Two Chinese Characters answer the age old question: What do Jews do on Christmas? A brilliant example of the Schticky Rice genre of filmmaking, the 2CC offer this video as a special holiday tribute to our Jewish and Chinese friends. Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! ?????????? ???
This instructional video teaches the proper English pronunciation of “Beijing” based on modern standard Chinese (Mandarin). It also describes the two Chinese characters that make up the name “Beijing”– China’s capital city and host of the 2008 summer Olympics.