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Useful Chinese Internet Tools

Martin LeungShanghai Geeks

Agenda

• Cover main internet websites:– Google (set translator on)– Baidu– Taobao– WeChat– Free TV websites

Google

• Use Google Chrome• Turn on translation of Chinese websites

Baidu

• Music• Video• Maps

Listen to Any Music

• Go to www.baidu.com, and click on music

Listen to Any Music

• In the search bar, type name of song you want to hear

Listen to Any Music

• On next page, choose to either stream the song or download to computer.

Listen to Any Music

• Live Streaming.

Listen to Any Music

• Download to Computer

Watch Any Video

• http://movie.douban.com, type in English name of the movie you want.

Watch Any Video

• Click on the Chinese name of the video.

Watch Any Video

• Copy the Chinese name of the video

Watch Any Video• Go to http://v.baidu.com, or http://www.youku.com

and paste Chinese name into search engine.

Watch Any Video• Click through and watch video

Map any location in China• Go to http://map.baidu.com. Type an address using Pinyin

Map any location in China• Click on the “A”, and type a location in Pinyin

Map any location in China• Result shows the trip destination and

condition on the roads.

Taobao

WeChat

TV Shows

• http://tv.sohu.com/drama/us

Watch Any TV Show

• Website: http://www.shanghaigeeks.com/tvshows.html