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Thread: Dashan, Mark Rowswell, the most famous foreigner in China
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[quote=LEONARDO,373208]Who is the most famous foreigner in China? If you ask an ordinary Chinese about this question, most of Chinese will answer: “it is Dashan (Big Mountain)”, a Canadian expat in China, who is so fluent in Chinese Mandrine that his accent is as unmistakable as to native speakers. As an expat, Dashan is so good at speaking Chinese. His language abilities and deep understanding of Chinese culture has helped him create a mulit-faceted career in China. Dashan first made his name by performing crosstalk “Xiangsheng 相声 in Chinese mandarin”. In the recent years, he became better known as freelance TV host for CCTV International. He hosted numerous education programs such as “Sports Chinese” and “Travel in Chinese” on CCTV9. Dashan has gained numouros titles (fames) for himself. In 2004, he was selected as one of the “Ten Most Outstanding of Beijing”. It was the first time that a foreigner has received this award, one of the highest honors granted by the Beijing authorities. The People’s Daily newspaper commented on his award that “Dashan is a foreigner, but not an outsider”. Personally, I liked watching CCTV9 and Dashan’s program. I adored his language abilities and his deep understanding of a different culture. Dashan is well-known among Chinese. Dashan is perhaps the most famous foreigner in China. How about his popularity in the West? Is he relatively unknown in the West? How many foreign expats in China know Dashan?[/quote]
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