Mingbai User Survey April 2018

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* 1. So far, we’ve covered many different topics (famous people, history, popular culture etc.) What types of topics do you like best/find most helpful for understanding modern China?

Celebrities

TV shows, movies, famous works of fiction

Food and interesting brands

History (famous people and events)

Traditions, legends, and festivals

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Of the recent Mingbais you remember having read, which were your three (3) favorite ones?

Actress, Singer, Model, Grandfather (about the actress Fan Bingbing)

The Four Great Beauties (who inspired sayings about extreme beauty)

Automatic, Systematic, Hydromatic (about the high-end Hongqi car)

Dude, Watch That Axe (the old saying about not being too cocky)

For Your Uncle's Sake (about the day everyone gets a haircut)

The Romantic Philanthropist (the face-blind founder of JD.com)

Commander of the Flying Tigers (the American fighter jet pilot)

Showdown in the Park (about the board game Mahjong)

Two Strings Attached (about the erhu, a classic stringed instrument)

Don't Marry a Horse (about the 12 zodiac animals)

The Great Explorer (Zheng He, who sailed everywhere in big ships)

What Did You Learn in School Today (the über-disciplined school)

China's Funniest Face (the crosstalk comedian Yue Yunpeng)

The Tragic Architects (with the three-way love drama)

But She Sounds Like... (the gruff-accented Japanese ping-pong player)

The Long March (the retreat of the early Communists in 1934-35)

The Pants of the City (the CCTV headquarters building)

The Tomb-Sweeping Festival (and a little poem)

China's Number One Boy Band (TFBoys, loved by mothers)

Flower of the Desert (about the resilient cave archaeologist)

It Actually Doesn't Take Balls (about eunuchs at the imperial court)

I'm Daaaaaancing in the Park! (elderly women dancing in parks)

In the Middle Far East (about the Great Mosque in Xi'an)

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* 3. We're trying to learn more about our readers so we can give you the best posssible Mingbai experience. Where are you based?

China

Americas (other than the US)

Asia (other than China)

Europe

Africa

Oceania

Other

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* 4. What best describes your knowledge of China?

I only know what I read in Mingbai!

I know a bit (from travel, study, business, or other)

Lived in China for a year or more

Chinese family background, primarily raised outside (Greater) China

Chinese family background, primarily raised in (Greater) China

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* 5. How good is your Chinese?

I don't know Chinese

I know some, including how to pronounce pinyin

这句话我能读懂，不需要用词典！

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* 6. How old are you?

0-18

19-29

30-49

50-64

65+

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* 1. So far, we’ve covered many different topics (famous people, history, popular culture etc.) What types of topics do you like best/find most helpful for understanding modern China?

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* 2. Of the recent Mingbais you remember having read, which were your three (3) favorite ones?

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* 3. We're trying to learn more about our readers so we can give you the best posssible Mingbai experience. Where are you based?

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* 4. What best describes your knowledge of China?

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* 5. How good is your Chinese?

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* 6. How old are you?

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* 7. Any suggestions for improving Mingbai?