What did the Chinese netizens watched and praised on Youku in 2009? Here is a selection from Kaiser Kuo’s top 10 on Buzz.Youku.com
Xidan Girl
In January, a video of a young girl singing in Beijing Xidan pedestrian underpass was uploaded and quickly, the Xidan Girl phenomenon was born. BBS and blogs were buzzing about the girl named Ren Yueli. She finally went on Dragon TV singing contest “Oriental Angels” but didn’t win. She is reported back at Xidan again.
TVCC on Fire
We all know how much the Chinese fancy fireworks and firecrackers for Chinese New Year. On February 9th, I received some calls from friends around town who were witnessing a huge fire taking over Beijing Television Culture Center (TVCC) also known as the Mandarin Oriental Hotel-to-be. Within 20 minutes, fire was up to top and lasted several hours, taking the life of one firefighter and injuring seven others. The building, aslo designed by renouned dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, still stands reminding us the tragic incident.
Solar Eclipse
Many people traveled to Shanghai to watch the total solar eclipse on July 22nd, only to find rain and clouds. Nonetheless, I found the light over Shanghai absolutely stunning during the eclipse. The video is taken in Wuhan where the view was clearer.
Michael Jackson’s tribute
All of us remember where we were and what we were doing when the King of Pop died on June 25. This video is one among the numerous homages by Chinese netizens to the greatest artist of our times.
PRC’s 60th Year Anniversary
Keywords : China, PRC, Anniversary, Beijing, Parade, 100 000 participants. Well, just a large-scale reminder of where we are.
Thai Boxing vs Chinese Kung Fu
This video featuring the match opposing Muay Thai boxers and Chinese Kung Fu fighters was watched by more than 10 million people in 1 day : China won, of course.
Looking forward to 2010′s China most buzzed videos,
B.andtheCity
