{"id":10742,"date":"2020-03-09T14:40:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T06:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=10742"},"modified":"2020-03-10T11:37:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T03:37:15","slug":"twcc139-china-furnace-cities-episode-139","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/twcc139-china-furnace-cities-episode-139\/","title":{"rendered":"TWCC139 &#8211; China&#8217;s Furnace Cities, Episode 139"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1545\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]--><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10742-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC139.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC139.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC139.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC139.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?powerpress_pinw=10742-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC139.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWCC139.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/hk\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china\/id951551922?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writtenchinese.com%2F%3Fp%3D10742\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, our question comes from Donna, who asked us what it&#8217;s like to live in a city during the hot months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to ask us a question just go to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voicemail page and leave us your question<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In This Episode, We Talk About&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Nora\u2019s fact about China: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/1601177\/a-video-showed-a-parked-tesla-model-s-exploding-in-shanghai\/\" target=\"_blank\">Another Tesla spontaneously combusts, this time in China<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Hollie\u2019s news: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Would You Wait in Line with 7,000 People for Dinner?! (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s?__biz=MjM5MTcwODQ2Nw==&amp;mid=2652073882&amp;idx=1&amp;sn=ffbbb2d7c7dd17351f15581fecccec31&amp;chksm=bd56abc68a2122d00d470eb7fe704cc8e5c9075ce496b428d72ae3cf4d94d8994677fd9f993c&amp;mpshare=1&amp;scene=1&amp;srcid=0506cE2WjDhBfSgTHWudNmtA&amp;pass_ticket=mWojmVIP2ZMR%2FfAQdFsA578huY7QVBnsDyErJlu5nxIfGTa2L5MUodDiVpXbpBol#rd\" target=\"_blank\">Would You Wait in Line with 7,000 People for Dinner?!<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>Learn more about China\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Three_Furnaces\" target=\"_blank\">Three Furnaces<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinahighlights.com\/travelguide\/article-furnace-cities.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Furnace Cities in China<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"How people stay cool in cities\u2028 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/society\/article\/2103908\/hot-ways-chill-chinas-heat-wave-inspires-creative-thinking-among\" target=\"_blank\">How people stay cool in cities<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinawhisper.com\/5-smart-ways-to-keep-cool-of-ancient-chinese\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ancient China Ways to Keep Cool<\/a><\/li><li>All about <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fan_death\" target=\"_blank\">FAN DEATH<\/a><\/li><li>Our word of the week is &#8216;air conditioning&#8217; <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\u7a7a\u8c03 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/kongtiao\/5804\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u7a7a\u8c03<\/a><\/strong> (k\u014dng ti\u00e1o)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/twowhitechicks\" target=\"_blank\">You can now support us on Patreon<\/a>!<\/li><li>Check out our new &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/kit.co\/twowhitechicks\/the-ultimate-china-packing-list-designed-by-the-two-white-chicks-in-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Ultimate Packing List for China<\/a>&#8216; <em>(contains affiliate links)<\/em><\/li><li>If you have a question for us, please send us a <a href=\"http:\/\/writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\/\">voicemail<\/a> or leave us a message below! 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