Guest guest Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 I hope you will forgive me this off-topic post, but I thought that you hard-working professionals might be interested in this piece of entertainment. My wife introduced me to the dae jeung geum series- in Chinese da chang jin ´ó³¤½ñ, the Great Chang Jin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dae_Jang_Geum It is a TV-series about a little girl that will become the Korean emperor¡¯s personal doctor. She studies the art of cooking and (Chinese) medicine like no other. And if that doesn¡¯t win your heart, I¡¯m sure her noble character will. This is the first time that I have watched a series that features Chinese medicine. It was an enormous success in Asia these last few years. The whole series lasts about 54hrs, so be ready to spend some time in front of the telly for this one. Some of the script reminds me that we¡¯re still watching a TV drama, but in general this is an uplifting story, highlighting aspects of traditional Asian customs that, I believe, are of interest to all of us studying and practicing Chinese medicine. For those that speak an Asian language it is also a great way to get to know some ancient expressions. We¡¯re watching it in Cantonese with English subtitles. Subtitles could be better though. The series has been called mouthwatering because of the prominent role that food plays in it. If that is how you feel now after this little introduction, I¡¯d like to point out that Amazon carries this series, but that I bought it from an online store from Hong Kong http://www.mallkee.com/ which sells the whole series for 29.99 USD, including shipping. The quality isn¡¯t exactly blu-ray though. Don¡¯t know how it compares to the one that Amazon carries (about 300 USD I believe). All right back to work now :-) Tom. Tom Verhaeghe Stationsplein 59 8770 Ingelmunster www.chinese-geneeskunde.be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 You can get high quality (not blue-ray though) dvds through http://www.yesasia.com/global/1003949287-0-0-0-en/info.html This is the best price for the authentic box set... good subtitles and picture quality. There are 3 volumes and it broke all the records in Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. All Chinese and Korean people know about it. You can learn a few things about cooking too, not much about medicine though. Dae Jang Geum is a true story about the first and only woman in Korean history to be both the head chef and chief medical physician for the king. Enjoy. K. On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Tom Verhaeghe < tom.verhaeghe wrote: > > > I hope you will forgive me this off-topic post, but I thought that you > hard-working professionals might be interested in this piece of > entertainment. > > My wife introduced me to the dae jeung geum series- in Chinese da chang jin > ´ó³¤½ñ, the Great Chang Jin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dae_Jang_Geum > > It is a TV-series about a little girl that will become the Korean emperor's > personal doctor. She studies the art of cooking and (Chinese) medicine like > no other. And if that doesn't win your heart, I'm sure her noble character > will. > > This is the first time that I have watched a series that features Chinese > medicine. It was an enormous success in Asia these last few years. The > whole > series lasts about 54hrs, so be ready to spend some time in front of the > telly for this one. > > Some of the script reminds me that we're still watching a TV drama, but in > general this is an uplifting story, highlighting aspects of traditional > Asian customs that, I believe, are of interest to all of us studying and > practicing Chinese medicine. For those that speak an Asian language it is > also a great way to get to know some ancient expressions. We're watching it > in Cantonese with English subtitles. Subtitles could be better though. > > The series has been called mouthwatering because of the prominent role that > food plays in it. If that is how you feel now after this little > introduction, I'd like to point out that Amazon carries this series, but > that I bought it from an online store from Hong Kong > http://www.mallkee.com/ > which sells the whole series for 29.99 USD, including shipping. The quality > isn't exactly blu-ray though. Don't know how it compares to the one that > Amazon carries (about 300 USD I believe). > > All right back to work now :-) > > Tom. > > Tom Verhaeghe > > Stationsplein 59 > > 8770 Ingelmunster > > www.chinese-geneeskunde.be > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 It can also be viewed online in Chinese with English and Chinese subtitles. ´ó³¤½ñ (this is the Chinese name for the series) tudou.com also has a CM series of lectures, e.g., É˺®ÔÓ²¡ÂÛ £¨in Chinese with Chinese subtitles) David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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