Honestly if you think shakespeare is a god at writing tragedies, then you really haven't met the chinese. I mean some of the writings make the author seem sadistic.
No better names I agree but if we are talking about fairy tale tragedies, nobody would top Hans Christian Andersen. If his stories reflected his life, he must have had one sorry one.
+MissMouche Mouche Obviously some people don't know how to read Shakespeare. If you think Romeo & Juliet was intended to be about love you're doing it wrong.
My favourite love story in Chinese history is Lu Yu's love for tea, because it's not sad, and it's the one I can relate to most. I might not have much chance of hooking up with beautiful heavenly maidens, but at least I can have some quality time with a cup of tea. :P
Why have you not included the very popular legend of the " White Snake" that became a human beauty named "Bai Su-Jin" ? This story had even been made into a ballet drama ( in ancient Chinese costumes) , & it was performed overseas in the west. I saw it in Toronto, Canada in the early 1990's ! And the legend has been told in many Chinese movie remakes & every performing arts format - opera, dance drama, concert,...etc. Legend: Bai Su-Jin met her beloved scholar Xu Xian at West Lake. They got married & lived happily. Bai worked as a medical healer to help the poor & cured people of diseases. Her husband continued to work hard in his studies for the Imperial Exam. But later, her true identity was discovered by the Buddhist High Priest Fa-Hai who eventually locked her up inside the Tower of Thunder, & ordered her shocked husband to become a monk in order to receive redemption !! Bai Su-Jin had no choice but to fight the High Priest with all her powers. She brought on a big flood that drowned the Temple, & it also destroyed many lives, farms & livelihood in the nearby area.
The cowherd actually stole the fairy's clothing when she came down to bathe with her sisters, so she couldn't fly back, think some version of the legend included them getting married and having kids...also, the cow had to die to allow the cowherd to fly with his kids...I think.... Such sad stories😔😔😔
I love the Butterfly Lovers story!! I am currently playing a violin concerto that is based on the story and in English it's known as "The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto" and in Chinese it's known as "梁祝小提琴协奏曲". The concerto is absolutely beautiful like the story, and it's by far one of my favorite violin concerti written!
Hi Dan and Mike ! There are still three legendary chinese love stories that you guys didnt mention: 1. 白蛇傳 (legend of the white snake) 2. 倩女幽魂 (chinese ghost story) 3. Love between Chang e (goddes of the moon) and Tianpeng Yuanshuai
I never realized that china had the same star festival they have in Japan, Tanabata, but the cowherd is named Okobushi and the woman is Orihime. The star festival is one of my favorite holidays. :)
First off, your comment only barely makes sense. I know quite a bit about both countries, their histories (including their shared histories in ancient and modern times) but that doesn't mean that I know all of the holidays and all of the stories for both cultures. I've never been around for 7/7 celebrations or heard my Chinese friends tell that story, so my context was from my experience with the Japanese holiday. Thanks for trying to be rude though after I made a genuine comment of appreciation.
Gwen Ap Mannanan ... 1 not being rude. 2 you are by being a know it all 3 The Us was founded by some English who wanted to leave the country. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainu_people ^^The Native Japanese.
I have not done a single thing in this that would qualify me as acting like a 'know it all'. My first comment thanked them for expanding my knowledge and my second comment stated pretty clearly that I don't know everything. And please, just stop trying to 'teach' me history because: 1. I live in the U.S. currently and am quite educated on it's history. 2. I have already mentioned that I studied the history of the Chinese and Japanese peoples, including their shared histories and am aware of their origins. 3. You clearly haven't actually understood a single comment I have made thus far. 4. You are exhibiting the exact qualities you are accusing me of and are being rude, even if you don't realize it, because of reason number 3.
Gwen Ap Mannanan You're coming off as a rude know it all. My first comment was stating if you think of Japan = Us, Korea = Canada and China = England. the Japanese come from china which is why they have their myths and kanji. You're being kind a jerk for no reason :( oh and Russia = France
"yeah, CHOCOLATES" XD Aside from Dan's goofyness, I feel the same way Mike does on sad stories. Some of the illustrations mixed in with the music made me feel emotional, especially the close up of of Mengjiang nu's face.
I heard about a few of these stories, from a cartoon about worldwide myths and fables. I loved hearing them, when I was a kid. Especially the one about the cowherd and the girl weaver (a.k.a Altair and Vega), although the one I heard was bit different, because the girl's father was mentioned, rather than her mother. :) Also, I love the way you guys draw each of the stories, and the characters. XD
omg! this is so great! I just started watching you guys today! i knew the folktales before but you guys did a great job explaining it! and all those other videos about ancient chinese dramas and culture! im so happy, i thought i was the only one who like these things hahaha.
woah the second one is actually almost the same as the japanese tale about hikoboshi and orihime. they were also separated by the milky way by the gods and they can also only meet on the 7th of july but only if it doesnt rain on that day
Thank you, guys , for your job! All your programs awesome. I like it. Very informative and interesting. I wonder, where I can find soundtracks from this episode?
wow not much of a happy ending love stories. i learn so much about chinese culture by watching your videos. thanks guys! :) more stories and legends plzzz.......
The interpretation of Meng Jiang Nu's name is incorrect. She is not the daughter of an Mr. Meng but rather Mr. Jiang, the middle character in her name. The character for "Meng" in classical Chinese denotes the eldest of children in a family. Ergo her name means "eldest daughter of the Jiang family" and not "the daughter of Mr Meng and Ms. Jiang"
boys!! I was waiting for another one of these! you have always the most amazing stories and such charismatic ways to tell them, loved it! now the question that has been wondering in my mind for some time, who does the drawings?
I went to Italy with school for a week and we saw "Juliette's grave" with the butterfly lovers' statue. I explained to them that they were the 'Chinese version' of Romeo & Juliette (I got that from one of your videos) and one of the girls said: "We're not here for the fake Rome & Juliette! I want to see the real one!!" That same girl also kept asking during the entire trip in Verona is Romeo & Juliette was real..
Oh wow. when i was young i saw a cartoon version of The Cowherder and the weaver. i didnt know it was a popular chinese story but i absolutely adored it ^^
second story is similar a khmer story call tepsodachan....but in khmer story..the couple just see each other from land to sky..every year while spring..
My favorite chinese story is about the two lovers that were opposed by society, and had to separate. Xiao long nu left her love for his sake and yang guo later found her 16 years later. (The Condor Heros)
Hi, I love this video. Funny thing, as I was watching your video, the second love legend jumped out to me because I have six sister, seven include me and my seventh sister is born on the 7th day of the 7th month. lol
The ancient love stories are so pure. The male characters are neither rich nor in any powerful positions. They are just ordinary people with good hearts.
The ending though with mulan
"DUDE SHE WENT TO WAR FOR 12 YEARS"
Yup. Girls are goddesses
Cool! My comment is a miracle
Lol
Perfect XD
Yeah that comment nearly made me deaf. Love these guys but their mics are shit XD
Honestly if you think shakespeare is a god at writing tragedies, then you really haven't met the chinese. I mean some of the writings make the author seem sadistic.
No better names I agree but if we are talking about fairy tale tragedies, nobody would top Hans Christian Andersen. If his stories reflected his life, he must have had one sorry one.
Bubbly Fish there are a lot of classic tragic novels too，not only fairy tales. because chinese people believe tragedy is more romantic
Like srssly some writers have their works in dramas and most are sad as f
Dream of the Red Chamber
romeo and juliet is not even a real love story. it's just lust and immaturity that caused them to die....
^ Romeo And Juliet: A Summary
+MissMouche Mouche finally someone said it
+MissMouche Mouche Obviously some people don't know how to read Shakespeare. If you think Romeo & Juliet was intended to be about love you're doing it wrong.
+MissMouche Mouche What a stupid way to die.....
@@c.c.prasad9210 Thank you! It kills me when people think it's supposed to be about real love.
My favourite love story in Chinese history is Lu Yu's love for tea, because it's not sad, and it's the one I can relate to most. I might not have much chance of hooking up with beautiful heavenly maidens, but at least I can have some quality time with a cup of tea. :P
You said it.
***** Seen it. A great one indeed.
***** Stephen Chow and Gong Li, yes. I watched Cantonese spoken version with English subtitles.
Haha nice
A damn good cup of quality tea and some buttery biscuits...😋☺️
I loved the story about how the Milky Way was created.
Why have you not included the very popular legend of the " White Snake" that became a human beauty named "Bai Su-Jin" ?
This story had even been made into a ballet drama ( in ancient Chinese costumes) , & it was performed overseas in the west. I saw it in Toronto, Canada in the early 1990's ! And the legend has been told in many Chinese movie remakes & every performing arts format - opera, dance drama, concert,...etc.
Legend:
Bai Su-Jin met her beloved scholar Xu Xian at West Lake. They got married & lived happily. Bai worked as a medical healer to help the poor & cured people of diseases. Her husband continued to work hard in his studies for the Imperial Exam.
But later, her true identity was discovered by the Buddhist High Priest Fa-Hai who eventually locked her up inside the Tower of Thunder, & ordered her shocked husband to become a monk in order to receive redemption !! Bai Su-Jin had no choice but to fight the High Priest with all her powers. She brought on a big flood that drowned the Temple, & it also destroyed many lives, farms & livelihood in the nearby area.
白蛇传is category as fiction story, not romance.
+Yiheng Zhao 你在kidding我吗？四大爱情故事哪个不是虚构的？哪个不是传说？
BlessAll2015KC Ahh.. This story is really beautiful.
BlessAll2015KC They did it in a different video -_- Smartass.
梁山伯与祝英台是有历史原型的，你可以自己去查。
Dan: You have to show it to the 10th degree
Mike: She went to war for 12 years!!!!
Me: Damn straight Mike.
I agree with you...
Am I the only one amazed by their drawing?
I'm with you, Luka. The drawings were superb.
So basically back then they had goddesses, and super powers, well that makes our new world sound like shit...
ikr
I want too go back.
Still better than twilight
Lovelylb Lbbabas yassss
"SHE WENT TO WAR FOR 12 YEARS!!!!" XD
12 years a man?
Amos Tan lol there was a live action movie made of Mulan and they actually showed her at war for 12 years
don't make girls cry! our tears are actually tiny magic wrecking balls
Huntress Cruz too true!
OMG, Off the Great Wall ? Chinese legendary stories ? Eternal love ? BEST COMBO EVER !!! Couldn't even wait till I watched the end to comment. :D
Yay that was great ! Who is this AMAZING drawer btw ? My chinese surname is also Meng, but the Dream character o^.^o
yeah you can get these powers by being born in a vegetable
that part made me laugh so hard
The cowherd actually stole the fairy's clothing when she came down to bathe with her sisters, so she couldn't fly back, think some version of the legend included them getting married and having kids...also, the cow had to die to allow the cowherd to fly with his kids...I think....
Such sad stories😔😔😔
I thought the cow died of old age. It's not like he killed the cow.
Great video and animation, Mike and Dan! I love hearing stories from our culture! 💖
Loving these kind of videos! Can you do a video on some more on Chinese mythology?
I love "Journey to the West" and "A Chinese Odyssey Part 2" by Stephen Chow. It has made me cry so many times.
Journey to the west is my fav since I was small
I love the Butterfly Lovers story!! I am currently playing a violin concerto that is based on the story and in English it's known as "The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto" and in Chinese it's known as "梁祝小提琴协奏曲". The concerto is absolutely beautiful like the story, and it's by far one of my favorite violin concerti written!
Hi Dan and Mike ! There are still three legendary chinese love stories that you guys didnt mention:
1. 白蛇傳 (legend of the white snake)
2. 倩女幽魂 (chinese ghost story)
3. Love between Chang e (goddes of the moon) and Tianpeng Yuanshuai
very beautiful! I just knew about the cowherd and the girl weaver one.
And I love the drawings, kudos to the one who did it! They're just perfect
I never realized that china had the same star festival they have in Japan, Tanabata, but the cowherd is named Okobushi and the woman is Orihime. The star festival is one of my favorite holidays. :)
You know the Japanese are like the US to China's England right? There are even native japanese.
First off, your comment only barely makes sense. I know quite a bit about both countries, their histories (including their shared histories in ancient and modern times) but that doesn't mean that I know all of the holidays and all of the stories for both cultures. I've never been around for 7/7 celebrations or heard my Chinese friends tell that story, so my context was from my experience with the Japanese holiday. Thanks for trying to be rude though after I made a genuine comment of appreciation.
Gwen Ap Mannanan ... 1 not being rude. 2 you are by being a know it all 3 The Us was founded by some English who wanted to leave the country.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainu_people
^^The Native Japanese.
I have not done a single thing in this that would qualify me as acting like a 'know it all'. My first comment thanked them for expanding my knowledge and my second comment stated pretty clearly that I don't know everything.
And please, just stop trying to 'teach' me history because:
1. I live in the U.S. currently and am quite educated on it's history.
2. I have already mentioned that I studied the history of the Chinese and Japanese peoples, including their shared histories and am aware of their origins.
3. You clearly haven't actually understood a single comment I have made thus far.
4. You are exhibiting the exact qualities you are accusing me of and are being rude, even if you don't realize it, because of reason number 3.
Gwen Ap Mannanan You're coming off as a rude know it all. My first comment was stating if you think of Japan = Us, Korea = Canada and China = England. the Japanese come from china which is why they have their myths and kanji. You're being kind a jerk for no reason :( oh and Russia = France
I love your videos!! ☺️ YOU GUYS ARE MY NEW FAVOURITE TH-cam CHANNEL!!
"yeah, CHOCOLATES" XD
Aside from Dan's goofyness, I feel the same way Mike does on sad stories. Some of the illustrations mixed in with the music made me feel emotional, especially the close up of of Mengjiang nu's face.
These stories are moving, especially the last one.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO
I love the animation! Its so good!
There is a Chinese drama, based on the cowherd and weaver. I saw it, it was cute.
I Love when I click on a video and find I’ve already given it thumbs up. 💋
Happy I'm Chinese and fluent in Chinese and English. Really random I know
I love these legendary stories! Please do more.
I'm not even Chinese but my dad told me about Meng Jiang when I was little and I still remember it... it's so sad... but I love it...
Chinese Legendary Love Stories -----------aaaah you really pick a great topic ^^
Those don't exactly leave me with much hope for a happy ever after lol But very nice and romantic stories, this kinda video's always great!
"And they live happily ever after....."
Is an ending sentence we won't find in Chinese love story...
Why
You guys are the best. Never boring ! Love you!
Also! Kudos to the one creating those drawings. It definitely adds spice to your vids.
I love how these guys talk to each other. So cute and funny.
This was an interesting and informative video. I am curious about the drawings, who drew them? They are very cute.
Mike : "Even the Asian God don't say I LOVE YOU to their Goddess"
XD Love
I heard about a few of these stories, from a cartoon about worldwide myths and fables. I loved hearing them, when I was a kid. Especially the one about the cowherd and the girl weaver (a.k.a Altair and Vega), although the one I heard was bit different, because the girl's father was mentioned, rather than her mother. :)
Also, I love the way you guys draw each of the stories, and the characters. XD
Content quality! You guys are amazing!
just discovered you guys. I don't usually subscribe to anything. I love your work! Thank you so much
When I read the title I almost cried
these stories totally melted my heart. LOVE THEM! haha thank you so much for such an amazing video xD Awesome!!!
Is it just me or in this episode Mike sounds like he's rapping when he's talking?
omg! this is so great! I just started watching you guys today! i knew the folktales before but you guys did a great job explaining it! and all those other videos about ancient chinese dramas and culture! im so happy, i thought i was the only one who like these things hahaha.
woah the second one is actually almost the same as the japanese tale about hikoboshi and orihime. they were also separated by the milky way by the gods and they can also only meet on the 7th of july but only if it doesnt rain on that day
Crow Richter yep, they're the same story
Crow Richter That's because Japan's culture was based off of China's
Crow Richter That is so cool :D
Yay a new video! Also I love the drawings!
Those stories were so beautiful and sad.😢
Im an Arab but I love chinese history! I wish i was chinese living in the past..
I am named after the star Vega!!! So honoured right now XD
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the last story ,i always listen it from my friend when we were in kindergarten,bring back memories
I always love it when you have those drawings in your videos. Who draws them? They're really good!
XD LOL "DUDE SHE WENT TO WAR FOR 12 YEARS!!" Mike you're hilarious
Omg I love legends and stories. Thank you for taking the time to research. :D
Thank you, guys , for your job! All your programs awesome. I like it. Very informative and interesting. I wonder, where I can find soundtracks from this episode?
the last one is the most touching seriously.
wow not much of a happy ending love stories. i learn so much about chinese culture by watching your videos. thanks guys! :) more stories and legends plzzz.......
i love videos like this. you guys should really upload videos about how each dynasty got over ruled!
"Even the goddesses dont say 'i love you' to their asian gods' parents"
*ROFLCOPTER*
1:47 LOLOLOLOL!
(Mike says: "I wish that happened to me", Dan's expression = priceless)
I especially like the video. Great work!
i enjoyed ur vids so much,keep it going guysss
I am Chinese and I can tell you there is no love story out there can be greater than my legendary love story.
The drawing's good
Aha I love the Chinese folklore videos the best :) you guys make them so interesting!
The story of the girl who hatched from the gourd, sounds a lot like Japan's tale of Momotaro, the Little Peach Boy.
The interpretation of Meng Jiang Nu's name is incorrect. She is not the daughter of an Mr. Meng but rather Mr. Jiang, the middle character in her name. The character for "Meng" in classical Chinese denotes the eldest of children in a family. Ergo her name means "eldest daughter of the Jiang family" and not "the daughter of Mr Meng and Ms. Jiang"
I heard from the avatar the last air bender that there was something about the two cave lovers or something
My mom told me about Meng Jiang Nu, and I wish I could cry like that ;^;
Phoebe Jing Yea, make everyone that made me sad to feel my tears of destruction and pain XD
-Yep, wish I could do that at the track meet today-
-I wish I could do that to so many people right now-
boys!! I was waiting for another one of these! you have always the most amazing stories and such charismatic ways to tell them, loved it! now the question that has been wondering in my mind for some time, who does the drawings?
You guys are FREAKIN AWESOME
I went to Italy with school for a week and we saw "Juliette's grave" with the butterfly lovers' statue. I explained to them that they were the 'Chinese version' of Romeo & Juliette (I got that from one of your videos) and one of the girls said: "We're not here for the fake Rome & Juliette! I want to see the real one!!"
That same girl also kept asking during the entire trip in Verona is Romeo & Juliette was real..
Lol that last part of the video. "Cook for your parents then tell them you love them". xD
Oh wow. when i was young i saw a cartoon version of The Cowherder and the weaver. i didnt know it was a popular chinese story but i absolutely adored it ^^
Who do the drawing for the stories , I love the art style
The Highlander reference made my day. :-) I love the love stories.
THE LAST STORIES ENDING IS SOOOOOO SAAAAAAAAAD
Love these Stories you guys tell, totally saves me from AP Chinese when idk what story to write about ;P
We have the animated version of 梁山伯祝英台 on DVD and I really love that story! A tearjerker :(
*I almost cried when i saw two stars between that bridge*
that is what the most precious love ever
second story is similar a khmer story call tepsodachan....but in khmer story..the couple just see each other from land to sky..every year while spring..
the art is beautiful!
So touching (crying face )
I never heard the beginning of the last story and I though 孟姜女to his husband's bones then jumped into the river
I love your story , keep it up guys
Hahah i get my asian fix from you guys... my parents NEVER told me these storiess keep them COMINGGGG
you forgot the ox was more like oh you will have to kill me to like totally fly like a unicorn up to the sky to see your wife.
honestly LOVE your drawings, I think it's Yi who makes them? They're really good!
My favorite chinese story is about the two lovers that were opposed by society, and had to separate. Xiao long nu left her love for his sake and yang guo later found her 16 years later. (The Condor Heros)
wow! thank you i learn a lot!
I freaking love those animations
Did you guys do the drawings for these stories yourself? These are great!!
Guys what kind of camera do you guys use for video and editing software? and also the poem you forgot to add 人： 问世间情为何物 直教人生死相许
Hi, I love this video. Funny thing, as I was watching your video, the second love legend jumped out to me because I have six sister, seven include me and my seventh sister is born on the 7th day of the 7th month. lol
I was hoping you would mention the cow heard and the weaver!
Great art!! Who is the artist?
You guys are so cute!!! >.< I flippen love you guys!!!!
天上一天，地上一年，看来王母娘娘还是很疼自家闺女的。
One year on Earth equals one day for the gods and goddesses, so not that big of a deal, right?
The ancient love stories are so pure. The male characters are neither rich nor in any powerful positions. They are just ordinary people with good hearts.