Yao lives 45 minutes from the center of Shanghai, in a newly minted gated community of prefab townhouses. Yao Jun prefers to get his entertainment on the Internet, where he can find the shows he likes almost immediately after they've aired in the U.S. He sells an entire season of the ABC program Lost for seven yuan - about $1.īut in Shanghai's most upscale neighborhoods, there's no reason to pay even that much. In the French Concession district of Shanghai, from behind a table piled high with DVDs, one such vendor laments that his business isn't going very well. Downloading has become so popular, that it's even cutting into the profits of vendors who sell pirated DVDs. More than 200 million Chinese now have access to American TV online, for example. Although the Chinese government does a good job of censoring political content online, it's been more lax about cultural matters. The only snag you may run into is, if the subtitle is only in Chinese (no Chinese+English version available), then correcting the subtitle's timing will be difficult for you if you don't understand Chinese.A screen grab from, where an army of volunteers creates Chinese-subtitled versions of English-language TV shows - within hours of their initial broadcast stateside.Ĭhina now has more people on the Internet than any other nation. (Once you get the hang of it, correcting a subtitle's timing is usually a quick and easy process). The timing of the subtitle file may not exactly match the version of the movie you downloaded, so you'll need to use a program like Aegisub to correct the subtitle's timing. (Often the subtitle package you download will have simplified, traditional, simplified+English, and traditional+English). In some cases you may only find the subtitle in simplified Chinese, in which case you'll need to convert it to traditional Chinese. Here's a list of sites that host Chinese subtitles: Another option is to torrent the movies/shows you want to watch, then download the Chinese subtitles. Thanks to /u/ShrimpCrackers for the sub design!Īs others have said, Netflix Taiwan is a easy way to stream English language movies with Chinese subtitles. r/ohtaigi - Taiwanese Hokkien Learning City/County Subs We follow the 10:1 self-promotion policy.Įvents: Conferences, concerts, & other events are accepted. :)ġ13 - Children and Women Protection Hotline We can give advice, but you should check with officials. Use the weekly stickied thread for travel advice, questions, & random comments. Missing person posts follow specific guidelines (see Missing People Wiki) This subreddit is filled with knowledgeable people who can answer your questions, but first do your homework and think about what you're posting.īe civil - No personal attacks, flaming, hate speech, baiting, trolling, doxing, etc. Environment Meetup Travel Sub Communities Sub Guidelines

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