John and Jared answer a listener’s question about the rivalry between China’s two most famous cities: Shanghai and Beijing. They discuss culture, history, and language, and even provide one additional view from a mystery correspondent!

The guest interview is with William White, a professional simultaneous interpreter in Chinese with decades of experience and stories.

Links from the episode:

• “What are the differences between Shanghai and Beijing?” (Quora.com)
• “Shanghai vs. Beijing” (Sinosplice.com)
• “Beijing vs. Shanghai” (Versus.com)
• Heaven is high and the emperor is far away (Wikipedia)
• ARC: Advanced Readings in Chinese (Substack)
• Yangshuo County (Wikipedia)
• The China in Africa Podcast
• Bio of interpreter William White

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