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009 h po qun Tiger Spring kui l xu hn y qng sng yu ho j Enjoy learning Chinese and it is carefree and easy.

ree and easy. d ji hozh l sh kui l zhng gu Hello, everyone! Welcome to Happy China. w sh kui l de hn ji I am happy Han Jia. w sh kui l de d ni I am happy Daniel. i hn ji Hey, Han Jia. w men jn tin q xing h fng Where are we going today? jn tin yo rng n d bo yn f Today I am going to take you to see something rare and fabulous. di n q kn kn hng zhu shung ju zh y de I am going to take you to visit one of the two uniqueness of Hangzhou, h po qun Tiger Spring. li ba hn jimn y dinzh l ti hu le Come on. Han Jia, walk carefully. It is quite slippery. n xio xn Be careful.

zh zhn lo h Is it a real tiger? zn me yngzh jin zh x x r shng ba It is so lively. n Right. yo sh mng de y kn hi y wi sh zhn de ne You will think it is a real tiger if you take a quick look. zhn di b n xi y tio You will certainly be scared. zhn de xi w y tio I will certainly be scared. zhn zi zh l sh f cbio sh y dng de y s Zhun is an adverb here, meaning certainly. w men k y shut zhn nng li We can say he will certainly come. hi k y shu gng zu zhn nng n sh wn chng We can also say the work can certainly be finished on time. w zh do I see. b gu bi rn y x hi p Maybe other people will be scared, w d ni kn dng b p but I will certainly not. n n me yu xn xn Well, you are so confident.

n mi tng shu guyu y j s y Have you ever heard of an old saying? jio zu shn me xio ni b p d lo h Calves are not afraid of big tigers. du du du xio ni b p d lo h Right. Calves are not afraid of big tigers. shn mew zn me mi tng shu gu But why haven't I ever heard of it? zh d ni kn dng yu shu cu le Daniel must be wrong. id nin gng ci shu de n j s y Hey, Daniel, what is the old saying you sh shn me li zhe just mentioned? n gji sh shn me xio ni b p d lo h Calves are not afraid of big tigers. d lio d le w zh do le Well, I see. n xing shu ch shng ni d b p hdu ba You mean Chu Sheng Niu Du Bu Pa Hu? ch shng ni d b p h Chu Sheng Niu Du Bu Pa Hu ji sh xio ni b p lo h literally means that a new born calf is not afraid of tigers. xng rng nin qng rn fi chng yng gn It's used to describe that a young people are brave and courageous.

gn y zu rn h sh qng They're afraid of nothing and dare to do everything. ch shng ni d b p h Young people are daring and dauntless. ch shng ni d b p h shu de ji sh w d ni Chu Sheng Niu Du Bu Pa Hu means calves... n ji bi d y lekn gu le h zh All right. Don't be complacent. We have seen the tiger. zh y xi w men yo q kn qun le Next, we are going to see the spring. zu All right. Let's go. zh shu k zhn qng ch The water is so clear. sh zhr de qun shu b gung kn q li Right. The spring water not only looks qng ch tu lingr qi h q li ya clear, but also tastes... w chng chng zh do le I will know once I taste it. zn me yng How is it? yu tin yu ling zhn b cu Sweet and cool. Great. ihn jiw gng xing q li Hey, Han Jia, I just remembered.

zh l wi shn me jio h po qun Why is it called Tiger Spring? sh bu sh lo h po li po q ya zh l yu hn du Is it because tigers run around? w k mi yu shu sh h po qun I didn't say it was Tiger Running Spring. zh l yng gi nin h po qun po sh g du yn z It should be Hu P o Quan. Pao has two pronunciations. nin d r shng de sh hu When it is the 2nd tone, bio sh po ki it means pawing. w de y s

n me shu zh l de qun shu Well, so it means the spring sh lo h yng zho z po ch li de was pawed out by tigers. sh bu sh lo h po ch li de Whether it was pawed out by tiger or not, y hu r n ji zh do le you will know in a moment. zh g hn ji yu b w de wi ku dio q li le Han Jia, you aroused my curiosity again. i d ni Hey, Daniel, zh dio s jing de ji sh mng h de g sh the sculpture is about the story of Meng Hu. zn me yu ch li le y g mng h de g sh

What's the story of Meng Hu about? sh zh yng de chun shu tng cho de sh hu It goes like this. It is said in the Tang Dynasty, yu g h shng xing zi zh l jin s mio a monk wanted to build a temple here. dn sh zh l qu shu qu d l hi But the water here was quite deficient. yu y tin t wn shng zu mng One night, he dreamed that mng jin shn xin go s t a god told him yu lo h po d de n g d fng ji yu qun shu that a spring would well out where tigers were pawing the ground. d r tin t xng li When he woke up the next day, gu rn f xin yu ling zh lo h zi n r po d he found two tigers were pawing the ground. t men po de n g d fng The place they were pawing ji yu y g qun shu yng ch had a spring coming out. zh me yu q de chun shu Well, it is an interesting story. zh me shu zh r de qun shu Then the spring here y sh bi shn xin zh din de ne was told by god. du ya

Right. gui b d zh shu zh me ho h No wonder the water tastes great. gui b d zh shu zh me ho h No wonder the water tastes great. hn ji w j d n shu le Han Jia, I remember you said that h po qun sh hng zhu shung ju zh y Tiger Spring was one of the two uniqueness of Hangzhou. n lng wi de y ju ne What about the other one? n lng wi y ju gn h po qun The other one is closely related to Tiger Spring. yu zhe m qi de gun x n ji sh lng jng ch It is Dragon Well Tea. w mng bi le Oh, I see. ho shu q ho ch ho ch gng xin ho shu Nice water makes great tea, and great tea reflexes nice water. n zng ji d ho Well, good summary. dng do mng tin w men ho ho q pn yi pn lng jng ch Tomorrow, we will go to taste Dragon Well Tea. mng tin q Tomorrow? gn ma jn tin b q ne Why won't we go today?

pn lng jng ch k sh yu jing ji de There is something special about drinking Dragon Well Tea. jn tin li b j le mng tin ba It is too late today. We will go tomorrow. b di w q w z j q If you don't take me there, I will go myself. pn ch yu jing ji w sh zh do de I know there is something special about drinking tea, b gu png w d ni de cng mng but I am so smart, kn kn sh y hu r ji mng bi le I will understand it once I read some books. d ni n gn ma ne Daniel, what are you doing? pn ch Drinking tea. i hn ji Hey, Han Jia. n yo bu yo xn shng w de ch y bio yn Would you like to watch my tea culture performance? n yo bu yo xn shng w de ch y bio yn ? Would you like to watch my tea culture performance? n hi hu ch y bio yn You know tea culture performance? dng rn le yo b w gi n kn kn Of course. I will show you. ho li OK. Come on.

d y b fng ch y d r b do shu First, put the tea in. Second, pour water in. d sn b jio yi jio d s b qng h ch Third, mix it. Fourth, please enjoy yourself. n yu n n me h ch de ya Who drink tea as you do? yu cu le Am I wrong again? ho le ho le zh yng ba All right. mng tin gi n qng y g zhn zhng de ch do go shu Tomorrow, I will invite a real tea culture master gi n zh din y xi to teach you. rng n y pn yi pn zhng zng de lng jng ch You will be able to drink the genuine Dragon Well Tea. ho rng w men q di OK. Let's expect mng tin de ho shu ho ch ba tomorrow's nice water and great tea. n bi wng le w men de ku ho OK. Don't forget our motto: xu zhng gu hu png yu bin tin xi Learn to speak Chinese and make friends everywhere. shng xn yu m mng h de shn hu chun shu wi h po qun zng tin le j h shn m s ci The story of dreaming about tiger adds some mysterious tint to Tiger Spring.

sh j shng h po qun yn d ch qn shn zh d ch In fact, Tiger Spring is located in a valley surrounded by mountains, d xi shu su yn cng xing h po shn ch so underground water oozes out at Tiger Spring along rock formation. yn shu ling chng z su y h po qun d hn b h The water is so sufficient that even in drought Tiger Spring does not dry up. h po qun yu tin xi d sn qun zh chng Tiger Spring has the fame of the Third Best Spring on Earth. q shu zh gn li chn hu y lng jng ch y h chng x h shung ju The water is sweet and clear. It is called the Two Uniqueness of the West Lake. yu lng jng ch y h po shu zh mi y Together with Dragon Well tea, and enjoys the reputation of Dragon Well tea and Tiger Spring water .

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