Chinese Storyteller Eric Shepherd (Ohio State University '95, '98, '07)

[sieuo0osieu]

真棒



[Kuzco1425ah]

你很厉害。

[oikkyporky]

Wonderful performance!

[ashleyli0607]

太牛了~

[mistermarcus1979]

That was awesome, does anybody know what kind of instrument that is he's playing?

they are like chinese bones?

[xiebode]

@mistermarcus1979 Thank you. They are called "Mandarin plates". They are made of brass and are used in a number of traditional Chinese storytelling genres.

[mistermarcus1979]

@xiebode Thank you Friend... Where Can I find them to purchase them?

that is really neat, i didn't know my culture had such instruments!...

i couldn't not find any links to them on line!

[xiaoliu8488]

Where did you learn your Shandong dialect? It was amazing!

[mach2k2000]

说的太好了！

[TeaPhanatic]

Wonderful! Thank you, Eric. I first encountered this form of storytelling in Jingshan Park, Beijing, two years ago: it was mesmerizing! I hope to track down more sources of information in English about this art form.

[tracedj]

wa kao... that's sum authentic shandong accent.  Good job n' keep it up!

[yarmo28]

Nihau! Sorry, I didn't understand a word, but I did view it all. I especially liked the rhythmic cadence of the story. I've been invited to Taiwan and am trying to learn as much Chinese as possible in a short time. I want to appear at least a bit polite, i. e. not totally ignorant.

[huiyenten]

ni de zhong wen hen hao.

[Chaodragon07]

LOL...the moment he started speaking chinese his voice became girlie

[echen65]

說得好標準!! Amazing

[Tyamna]

Sounds like an interesting story... Wish he provided a translation for those of us that can't speak Chinese.

[soulofthedivineone]

你怎么说话得这么好？？

[ctt004]

說得真好.真標準.令我汗顏不已.

[Deralict55]

realy wonder what sparked his interest in Chinese story telling that he would go to this length of training and practice

[daopeng]

WOW好厲害!!!

[love3785]

wow! you are talking so good, i can't hear that you are form american.  how long you have been studying kuaiban?

[haitiancutie101]

he studied under his master for a year, or maybe a year and a half lol...he says that it was intense. But he's been performing kuaiban ever since, so several years.

[thr333zy]

lmao yo that sick

he's like that white guy from tvb

[kiryu2000]

im chinese and i cant understand shit he is saying holy crap!(this is why people cant talk trash behind white people)

[openlc555]

Well, he's not speaking Mandarin. Like he said, he's performing Shangdon kuaishu, therefore he's speaking in Shangdon dialect.

Good performance. Probably takes a while to practice. Have to give him credit for the patience and hard work to perfect Shangdon dialect.

[aminkamalk]

I don't speak or understand Mandarin but sure that was very entertaining.

[KrazeDiamond]

Fudge...I'm a Chinese and I can't even speak Mandarin as smooth as he does...and he rhymes perfectly! Btw, I say the ancient Chinese invented the very first rap. lol

This guy is good.

[guaraniab]

That was beautiful. I'm so glad you posted this video. I know no Chinese but it was deeply satisfying to watch and hear you tell that story so lyrically with such obvious respect for ancient traditions. Bravo! Thank you!

[wenshian3]

太強了~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[mradoniszhao]

Ohhh my God! It's awesome! Where south Florida you at? I'm from Orlando. I'm from Beijing, but lived in Qingdao for about 4 years, which is a big city in Shangdong. You should know it.

[leezhieng]

强！

[cairokid1]

Eric is so gifted...AND he practically saved my life during a near-riot inside Ohio Stadium.

[Sunrichard0001]

DUDE...you are awesome.

[patchin1]

OMG... I need to sit down for a while.

Being able to speak different dialect/accent is the most difficult part in language learning.

[BelloSanshou]

太棒了 兄弟 俺是山东银 这个故事 我姥爷经常给我讲

[onlycool]

awesome!!!

[Tristazhao]

hes so cooool！！！

and the tales so funny~

[EternalShinigami]

Awesome.

[Kwaters06]

XIE LAOSHI! that's my Chinese professor! I love him!

[gimplar]

That's my Chinese prof! He's an awesome guy and a wonderful teacher. I'm honored to have him teach me Chinese. :) AND i didnt even know he did this...took me a few minutes to stop laughing out of amazement.

[rikrolanyu]

Man, I am so amazed by this man. If i don't see his face, I definitly think that he is from ShanDong Province.

[davidstighansen]

If I hadn't seen his face, I would have thought that he was from the Shandong Province.

[fenger8]

Storyline isn't all that impressive, it's about a guy learning how to write, quit learning when he thought he knew enuf, which came back to bite him when asked by another to help write a letter.

What I am impressed is how Eric captured the local dialect (I'm guessing he learned the dialect from whoever he learned the story from) pretty vividly. I can tell when he spoke mandarin vs. the local dialect (not sure if it's Shangdong or not), though I'm not sure if Eric did it intentionally.

[optikali]

It was in fact intentional. He speaks standard Mandarin as well as a number of regional dialects.

[davidstighansen]

he learned the local dialec from a lifetime of study, not just from one person.

[mywhatsaccount]

i wish i could understand the story. it looked like a lot of fun! brass plates are sweet!

[psalmnineteen]

with my *limited* knowledge of chinese... something about a little girl talking to a man (her uncle?) and something about her name.

i know, that was just too, too informative.

maybe i'll have my sister translate it for me and let you know.