Mooncake madness, why MSG isn’t that bad, and the Hungry Ghost | China Tonight | ABC News
Lost in translation: how cultural understanding impacts language. Also, is the backlash against MSG rooted in racism? Plus, how to satisfy a hungry ghost and the crackdown on ‘mooncake madness.’ Watch more from #ChinaTonight: https://bit.ly/3PWEMk0 WATCH China Tonight on ABC News Mondays at 9.35pm AEST 0:00 - Welcome to China Tonight 0:35 - What’s making news in China with Sam Yang – in Mandarin! A massive earthquake in Sichuan rocked the COVID locked down city of Chengdu, China-Russia relations continue to strengthen with a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the cards 3:28 - The Mid-Autumn Festival and the history – and significance – of moon cakes 5:56 - What is the Hungry Ghost Festival? In the middle of Ghost Month, the dead are mourned – and fed – in Chinese culture, so hungry ghosts become happy ghosts 12:07 - Stan Grant chats with Annie Louey about death, ghosts and the afterlife in Chinese culture 13:53 - What’s trending in China? Residents of Hong Kong, a former British colony, are among those all around the world mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II 16:02 - Stan Grant interviews Professor Jing Han on Chinese languages and meaning-making, and working as SBS’ translator for Chinese shows like If You Are The One 23:25 - Is MSG even that bad? The food additive with a bad rep has been blamed for many malaises from headaches to diarrhoea. So what’s true, what’s a myth – and is it all a bit xenophobic? 28:54 - Stan Grant chats with Brendan Wan about his parents’ restaurant and whether attitudes about MSG are changing Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: ABC News In-depth takes you deeper on the big stories, with long-form journalism from Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, Australian Story, Planet America and more, and explainers from ABC News Video Lab. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: / newsonabc Like ABC News on Facebook: / abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: / abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: / abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia
