Fujian 1

Listen to Fujian 1, a 31-year-old woman from Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 31

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 27/10/1979

PLACE OF BIRTH: Fuzhou, Fujian Province

GENDER: female

ETHNICITY: Chinese (exact ethnicity unknown)

OCCUPATION: cashier

EDUCATION: The subject holds as bachelor’s degree.

AREA(S) OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE REPRESENTATIVE REGION FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS: N/A

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH:

Subject still lives and works in her hometown. She began to learn English 15 years ago when she was a high school student.

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RECORDED BY: Xia Ling

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 03/08/2010

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ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

OK, I am Ling and from China. I am very happy to introduce my hometown to you. My hometown is called Fuzhou. Some people believe that this name … this name means lucky. Fuzhou is a middle-sized city and also is the capital city of Fujian Province. Maybe my hometown is not very rich, but he boasts a lot of historical sites because he has a 2,200 years of history. If you come to my hometown, I would recommend hot spring to you. As you know, my hometown is famous as his hot spring. Some locals, as well as tourist, like to enjoy the mineral bath. The hot spring are probably the best reason to visit my hometown, especially you want to relax your body and your mind. Beside that, because my hometown is near the sea; we have a lot of seafood, such as crab, squid, and oyster. This year, my hometown is remarked …  was remarked as a most suitable place to live. So I am very welcome. I hope you can come to my hometown; you will sense our enthusiasm. That’s all. Thank you.

TRANSCRIBED BY: Xia Ling

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 03/08/2010

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