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Do you follow certain opinions where people raise you compared to you raising yourself? TrulyYourVA with Janis podcast guest Richard Blank Costa Rica's Call Center.
Janis Melillo: You, you were, you've been in Costa Rica for 22 years. What led you to start this type of business?
Richard Blank: There's really no blueprint for it, and so when I was in high school in Northeast Philadelphia, I doubled down on my favorite class, which was Spanish. So when I graduated Abington in 91. . I went to the University of Arizona and was a Spanish communication major.
Mm-hmm. , because at 18, what are you gonna choose unless you have a predestined career and you follow certain opinions where people raise you compared to you raising yourself. Mm-hmm. , I had to understand that I needed to be marketable. And versatile. And if there is a way that I could separate myself from friends, by being able to translate and to speak, I might be able to have a different career path.
And so at 27 I was given a one and a million opportunity. It was only supposed to be for two months, and I came down to my friend's call center to train and teach English, and I just fell in love with it so much. I decided to put my stuff in storage in the United States and. You know, throw my hat in the ring and try a life here.
And when you learn a business from the inside and out and you're with the people, the proletariat, you can really understand ways to enhance the experience. And so in my mid thirties, I decided to throw my hat in the ring and start my own company.
Janis Melillo: That is just so amazing to me now, internal interpersonal communications.
TrulyYourVA with Janis podcast has accepted Richard Blank's invitation to join the audience for a solid discussion regarding moving abroad and starting a company from scratch in Costa Rica. Janis Melillo discusses with Richard advanced telemarketing strategy, conflict management, interpersonal soft skills, customer support, rhetoric, gamification, employee motivation and phonetic micro expression reading.
In a now all consuming digital world, Virtual Assistant's are in such high demand. From choosing which social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Clubhouse and many others; knowing how to hire a VA is just as important as to which social media outlet you should use. Did you know that hiring a VA will actually save you money? Janis Melillo is a Virtual Assistant, Business Coach, Ghostwriter, Author, Publisher, Speaker, Podcast Co-Host.
Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose. With a mix of motivational public speaking style backed by tactful and appropriate rhetoric, Richard shared his knowledge and trained over 10 000 bilingual telemarketers. Richard Blank has the largest collection of restored American Pinball machines and antique Rockola Jukeboxes in Central America making gamification a strong part of CCC culture.Richard Blank is the Chief Executive Officer for Costa Rica’s Call Center since 2008.
Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.
Costa Rica’s Call Center (CCC) is a state of the art BPO telemarketing outsource company located in the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. Our main focus has been, and will always be to personally train each and every Central America call center agent so that we may offer the highest quality of outbound and inbound telemarketing solutions and bilingual customer service to small and medium sized international companies, entrepreneurs as well as fortune 500 companies.
We encourage you to visit one of our call centers on your next personal vacation or business trip to Central America’s paradise, Costa Rica. While you are here, we would recommend taking an extra day of your trip to visit breathtaking virgin beaches, play golf next to the ocean, try your luck at deep sea fishing, explore tropical jungles, climb volcanos or just relax in natural hot springs. Come and see for yourself why call center outsourcing in Costa Rica is a perfect solution for your growing company and a powerhouse in the BPO industry.
https://costaricascallcenter.com/en/outbound-bpo-campaigns/
https://youtu.be/WyBcKPONXhw
https://youtu.be/kJus0bLJBCI
https://youtu.be/CeaeZlgcA_Q
https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/trulyyourva-with-janis-4667344/episodes/this-is-not-your-usual-call-ce-143296088
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyv7cqXIykc
https://rumble.com/v1als7a-this-is-not-your-usual-call-center-ceo-richard-blanks-approach-to-business-.html
https://www.bitchute.com/video/fhZZj4h2ALw7/
https://anchor.fm/janis-melillo/episodes/This-Is-Not-Your-Usual-Call-Center---CEO-Richard-Blanks-Approach-to-Business---06-30-22-e1klioj
https://www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com/this-is-not-your-usual-call-center-ceo-richard-blanks-approach-to-business-063022/
https://fb.watch/gSeXAmSk5J/
I love the fact that we start with dessert first. TrulyYourVA with Janis podcast guest Richard Blank Costa Rica's Call Center.
Janis Melillo: Good afternoon everyone. I am so excited to be here today. My name is Janice, and I am the host of Truly Your VA with Janice. For those of you don't know, VA of course stands for Virtual Assistant, and I am also a podcast manager. Go figure today. I am so excited to have on my podcast. Mr. Richard Blank, welcome to the truly year BA with
Richard Blank: Janice.
Janice, I'm so happy to be here with you today and to share ideas with you and your amazing audience. Well,
Janis Melillo: wonderful. Thank you so much. So I have so many questions to ask you, and before we hopped on, you know, I did make reference to your boxes. And before we get into the, the business discussion, I understand that, uh, you have the largest collect.
Of American pinball machines in, um, I'm gonna pronounce this, rock out, juke boxes in Central America. Is that, is that
Richard Blank: so? I love the fact that we start with dessert first. Absolutely. . I am an avid collector of retro pinball machines, juke boxes. Arcade machine. So I've created a gamification culture so the agents can meet people from other departments, let off steam and hang out with their hefy in the game room, old school style.
Janis Melillo: Oh my God. I absolutely love that. So that leads me to the next question. Of course. Um, you have a business that is, I think so, is underrated in my opinion, because, Why don't you start us off before I just go any further on what led you to be where you are today? You're in Costa Rica, correct?
Richard Blank: That is correct.
In Central America. Been here for the last 22 years.
Janis Melillo: Wow, and your business
Richard Blank: is Costa Rica's Call center. We're a bilingual dedicated. Nearshore call center that deals with appointment setting, lead generation, and inbound support. And so our agents here are brilliant college educated. They're coming to the table once again with structure and discipline by speaking a second language.
Mm-hmm. . And by creating a certain sort of work culture where they're synergy and I look to promote people and we invest in them. Our attrition is very low and our production is extremely high.
Janis Melillo: Wow. So, You, you were, you've been in Costa Rica for 22 years. What led you to start this type of business?
Richard Blank: There's really no blueprint for it, and so when I was in high school in Northeast Philadelphia, I doubled down on my favorite class, which was Spanish. So when I graduated Abington in 91. , I went to the University of Arizona, was a Spanish communication major. Mm-hmm. , because at 18, what are you gonna choose unless you have a predestined career and you follow certain opinions where people raise you compared to you raising yourself.
Mm-hmm. , I had to understand that I needed to be marketable. And versatile. And if there was a way that I could separate myself from friends, by being able to translate and to speak, I might be able to have a different career path. And so at 27 I was given a one and a million opportunity. It was only supposed to be for two months, and I came down to my friend's call center to train and teach English, and I just fell in love with it so much.
I decided to put my stuff in storage in the United States and. You know, throw my hat in the ring and try a life here. And when you learn a business from the inside and out and you're with the people, the proletariat, you can really understand ways to enhance the experience. And so in my mid thirties, I decided to throw my hat in the ring and start my own company.
That
Janis Melillo: is just so amazing to me. Now internal. Interpersonal communications conflict, Like in reference to like management strategy? Yes. Must of, especially with training, how many people that you've trained, of course those skills must have been like second nature to you.
Richard Blank: Well, I believe in manners and you and I have spoken off the air multiple times.
I believe that we were raised in, in. Fashion's from our grandparents and parents. So I'm coming to the table with agents in a very strict Catholic country. So it's very family oriented, even multi-generational family. So people do live with others that influence them. And secondly, I believe in empathy and dignity.
As long as I don't treat somebody like a robot or a number, I properly prepare them and support them. Why shouldn't I get that sort of positive reinforcement where people would wanna continue to walk with? And to grow with me. And also there are things that do happen outside the office that may affect their work performance here.
So as long as we take people's personal situations into consideration, I think there's a better chance to find sort of resolutions. And also solidifying even a better relationship cuz we were able to get through certain challenges together. Right. And so I really take it from a case by case old school basis when I'm dealing with the people that work with me.
Janis Melillo: Wow, that is amazing. So you.
TrulyYourVA with Janis podcast has accepted Richard Blank's invitation to join the audience for a solid discussion regarding moving abroad and starting a company from scratch in Costa Rica. Janis Melillo discusses with Richard advanced telemarketing strategy, conflict management, interpersonal soft skills, customer support, rhetoric, gamification, employee motivation and phonetic micro expression reading.
In a now all consuming digital world, Virtual Assistant's are in such high demand. From choosing which social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Clubhouse and many others; knowing how to hire a VA is just as important as to which social media outlet you should use. Did you know that hiring a VA will actually save you money? Janis Melillo is a Virtual Assistant, Business Coach, Ghostwriter, Author, Publisher, Speaker, Podcast Co-Host.
Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose. With a mix of motivational public speaking style backed by tactful and appropriate rhetoric, Richard shared his knowledge and trained over 10 000 bilingual telemarketers. Richard Blank has the largest collection of restored American Pinball machines and antique Rockola Jukeboxes in Central America making gamification a strong part of CCC culture.Richard Blank is the Chief Executive Officer for Costa Rica’s Call Center since 2008.
Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.
Costa Rica’s Call Center (CCC) is a state of the art BPO telemarketing outsource company located in the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. Our main focus has been, and will always be to personally train each and every Central America call center agent so that we may offer the highest quality of outbound and inbound telemarketing solutions and bilingual customer service to small and medium sized international companies, entrepreneurs as well as fortune 500 companies.
We encourage you to visit one of our call centers on your next personal vacation or business trip to Central America’s paradise, Costa Rica. While you are here, we would recommend taking an extra day of your trip to visit breathtaking virgin beaches, play golf next to the ocean, try your luck at deep sea fishing, explore tropical jungles, climb volcanos or just relax in natural hot springs. Come and see for yourself why call center outsourcing in Costa Rica is a perfect solution for your growing company and a powerhouse in the BPO industry.
https://youtu.be/CeaeZlgcA_Q
https://costaricascallcenter.com/en/outbound-bpo-campaigns/
https://youtu.be/kJus0bLJBCI
https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/trulyyourva-with-janis-4667344/episodes/this-is-not-your-usual-call-ce-143296088
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyv7cqXIykc
https://rumble.com/v1als7a-this-is-not-your-usual-call-center-ceo-richard-blanks-approach-to-business-.html
https://www.bitchute.com/video/fhZZj4h2ALw7/
https://anchor.fm/janis-melillo/episodes/This-Is-Not-Your-Usual-Call-Center---CEO-Richard-Blanks-Approach-to-Business---06-30-22-e1klioj
https://www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com/this-is-not-your-usual-call-center-ceo-richard-blanks-approach-to-business-063022/
https://fb.watch/gSeXAmSk5J/
Mastering Spanish before moving to Costa Rica. Table Talk My Worthless 2 Cents guest Richard Blank
Louisiana Country Boy: If you don't, if you don't want to go in the deep, So I mean, actually, how was it, you know, making the transition? Was it, was it difficult for you? I mean, you know, I don't like to ask questions, but I don't know. I mean, was it, was it a difficult thing or did you go like, you know what, I feel comfortable with what I'm about to do.
I'm about to make this step and this is, I'm led to do this and, and this is at peace. That's it. You were just at peace with your decision. Um, and never thought about turning.
Richard Blank: I was taking it a day at a time. It was only supposed to last two months. So being here 22 years is really a godsend. But let, let's look at it a couple different ways logically.
The first thing is I, I mastered Spanish before coming to Costa Rica, so that transition was very easy for me. I could James Bond it all day long. Yeah. Secondly, I knew that I was a guest in this country, so I wasn't the loud foreigner. I wasn't expecting certain things, and I had a lot of. Keeping an open-mindedness for a new culture and tradition.
That made it easy for me because a lot of things that you hold dear in Louisiana and Philadelphia don't mean anything here, So you don't have that home court advantage. You need to show who you are and that essence and, and also, I wasn't looking for trouble. I wasn't licking my thumb and counting dollars on the side of the.
Right. I wasn't being insulting to taxi drivers of the locals. I wasn't throwing trash on the ground or being rude. So there wasn't no sort of violence, right. Or any sort of aggression. Or, or pressure naturally I stand out. I'm a, you know, we call me a Blanco, I'm an extra arrow. I look like I'm from the United States, no matter how and, and I never really volunteer my Spanish initially, depending on the situation.
Cuz I just wanna see the good faith, right? And I let them assume that I don't speak Spanish, so at least I use that to my advantage. You have to do certain things strategically, right? I don't keep the earbuds in. I'm looking around the street. I'm not paranoid. Uh, you know, I'm astute. I'm looking around.
This is not a game. I'm 3000 miles away from you and my mother, and so I, I need to take this seriously. Right? And so I was really kinda like, if you're getting through the desert, I could look in the direction of where I was going, but if you're not looking at your feet, you could sprain an ankle. You're dead.
And so I was really taking it a day at a time just to make sure I was getting positive reinforc. Acclimating Well, cost of living was good, so there wasn't pressure there earning very good money, and so my friend, a lot of things just kind of fell into place to make it easier. Now, I'm, I'm telling you the end result of it.
Trust me, there are certain times where, you know, I needed to really use my resources here to make my life comfortable. There's certain things you can do. There are local people that will assist you cut a certain line if you know somebody or get things done quicker. You know, there's a lot of red tape here with the government.
So if you have accountants and attorneys, your life can be a lot easier too, and I prefer that. And, um, but I, I guess I just didn't want the United States rat race. I could have done it, but I didn't want it. Right. And so at 27 years old, I put up the white flag and said, You can have. Let me just see if I could do something else, and fortunately, This paid off and I just didn't know.
But that's what makes life exciting. That's it. Who wants to have things planned out like school or camp? You, you really wanna have a zig and a zza every now and again and a and a mix up because it keeps it exciting. And you and I were talking earlier, it's not really about what happens to you, it's how you react to what happens to you.
And the more that even though things could. difficult. Mm-hmm. , when I can look back at it and realize that I handled myself in a certain way with good faith, yes, and with good intentions. My good friend, I can live with myself. And those are the sort of personal. Positive reinforcements that let me know that I was doing the right thing and to keep doing.
It's not for everybody. And trust me, Costa Rica is gorgeous. I don't iberia, I'm not gonna stay there for 22 years. So, um, but it's nice. It's a good cocktail. Story to tell people and and a lot of my friends from Philadelphia, when they see me and they've done exceptionally well, they've all said, Richard, I wish I tried my own adventure.
Not specifically mine, right? But all of them had something in them that they always want at least test or try before the kids, the career, the mortgage, the pressures, right? Just to take a bite outta life just to see what it tastes like. And for me, I guess it was being a little selfish. I just. . I was a romantic.
I wanted to see what could happen in this beautiful hundred years that I have. Mm. And so that's why you see me so smiling. Right now. I have a luxury trade. I married the girl, my dreams, and I'm on a podcast with a
Louisiana Country Boy: mine.
You know? And you know, but I'll say it is wonderful. It is wonderful. And you did it. You, you walked out on again, I say that you, you know, you climbed. Uh, you didn't allow the things, whatever it may have been, whether it was this whole thing, you know, that's the worst one. This whole thing in between these old heels right here telling you don't, do you, You didn't listen to that.
You know, You didn't go like, Okay, well this is the box. I gotta be in this box. You didn't and may I, I, I applaud that and that's what I tell, I say to anybody, That's what you should do. Um, no, they can't be a Richard and they can't be a Louisiana country worker. We already taken. Uh, but they can be who they are.
And man, I applaud you for what you're doing and going there and, and, and staying and sticking with it. And, because I'm sure that old thing in between here again, say you need to come on back home now. You need to go on back many a times. But you said no. Mm-hmm. . Well, yes
Richard Blank: and no. You kind of live it now.
Prior to coming here, I. W besides the schooling, Imagine the sort of work I did with the Spanish outside of the classroom, with the movies and the reading and the writing and the, and the practice. So you wield your sword. You are prepared for this. Yes. And if you live it, then it's really just a natural progression.
This was my destiny, my friend. It had to be done.
Louisiana Country Boy: That is, that is, that is, You know, I, I'll say this, What you. And I tell everybody, this is what, what you should always do. You walked in purpose. On purpose. Mm-hmm. and, And people miss that. You know, some people know when you walk in purpose, on purpose, everything that's purposed for you, you get.
You walk into your destiny, that's the only way you can walk into your destiny. You have to do it in purpose. On purpose. You, you ain't gonna trip into your destiny. You ain't gonna just back bow into it. No, no, no. It requires something from us. It requires what you did and you did it. I mean, you did it. Um, and, and again, like I say, man, I, I applaud you for it.
I applaud you. I applaud you. For, for being able to just come here and, and, and, and share, like, you know, to tell the story about it. You know, this is not okay. Lemme say that. Look here, y'all, this man right here was not born in Costa Rica. Oh. I don't know. I don't know if y'all missed it. He was not born in Costa Rica.
He took the steps before he went, He said he learned Spanish. Okay. He took the, Okay. That's, that's that thing, right? He took the steps. He was walking up, parked up here. I need to do something outside the box. This is what I'm gonna do if I want to go here, then this is what? See, when you got to Costa Rica, my opinion, I don't know, You had everything in your toolbox already that you needed to fix, whatever it was.
Richard Blank: I wish you was shining brighter than I've ever done in my entire life since that first. And I never did tell a marketing before I got on the phone.
My Worthless 2cents Table Podcast has accepted Richard Blank's invitation to join the audience for a solid discussion regarding moving abroad and starting a company from scratch in Costa Rica. Donnie Lewis-The Louisiana Country Boy- discusses with Richard advanced telemarketing strategy, conflict management, interpersonal soft skills, customer support, rhetoric, gamification, employee motivation and phonetic micro expression reading.
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Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose. With a mix of motivational public speaking style backed by tactful and appropriate rhetoric, Richard shared his knowledge and trained over 10 000 bilingual telemarketers. Richard Blank has the largest collection of restored American Pinball machines and antique Rockola Jukeboxes in Central America making gamification a strong part of CCC culture.Richard Blank is the Chief Executive Officer for Costa Rica’s Call Center since 2008.
Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.
Costa Rica’s Call Center (CCC) is a state of the art BPO telemarketing outsource company located in the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. Our main focus has been, and will always be to personally train each and every Central America call center agent so that we may offer the highest quality of outbound and inbound telemarketing solutions and bilingual customer service to small and medium sized international companies, entrepreneurs as well as fortune 500 companies.
We encourage you to visit one of our call centers on your next personal vacation or business trip to Central America’s paradise, Costa Rica. While you are here, we would recommend taking an extra day of your trip to visit breathtaking virgin beaches, play golf next to the ocean, try your luck at deep sea fishing, explore tropical jungles, climb volcanos or just relax in natural hot springs. Come and see for yourself why call center outsourcing in Costa Rica is a perfect solution for your growing company and a powerhouse in the BPO industry.
https://youtu.be/_nEDb7cvu_A
https://costaricascallcenter.com/en/outbound-bpo-campaigns/
https://youtu.be/xdxLRZ0K440
https://youtu.be/1USx0n2RMoQ
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/6g8yr6ltjMRm2HZlL5NoFf
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JOHN OLIVER AND his Last Week Tonight crew decided to do a longer-than-normal show all about museums. Which on the face of it sounds like a terrible idea, but it actually worked because Oliver’s focus was on the theft by Western colonizers of other countries’ antiquities, and today’s Western museums that are none too keen to give it all back.
Here’s a pretty upsetting fact: In 2018 a French report concluded that more than 90 percent of Africa’s cultural heritage is currently in museums — specifically, museums that are located on the continent of Africa. Countries there and around the world are today demanding the return of antiquities plundered by colonizers over the centuries, from gigantic Indian diamonds shellacked to British crowns to Chadian wood funeral poles displayed in Paris.
Oliver, who relishes being a self-loathing Englishman, aimed his sights at the British Museum, which still houses massive numbers of antiquities plundered from the many places colonized by the British Empire.
“Honestly, if you’re ever looking for a missing artifact, nine times out of 10 it’s in the British Museum,” Oliver said. “It’s basically the world’s largest lost and found, with both ‘lost’ and ‘found’ in the heaviest possible quotation marks.”
The museum was founded in 1759 with the collection of an Englishman whose money came in part from Jamaican sugar plantations worked by the enslaved; Oliver made sure to point out this means the very foundation of the museum is inextricably linked to not just colonialism but slavery. He then took apart arguments often offered by Westerners for why artifacts stolen decades or centuries ago shouldn’t be returned to their home countries today.
“It was a different time back then—everybody looted and it was totally okay!” is one argument often used, but Oliver pointed out that British Prime Minister William Gladstone responded to the British Army stealing Ethiopian treasures by saying he “deeply lamented for the sake of the country and for the sake of all concerned… that these articles… were thought fit to be brought away by the British Army.”
Gladstone said that in 1868.
“We didn’t even know how to fix a UTI without leeches back then,” Oliver said. “But we knew that raiding other countries for their shit was ‘deeply lamentable,’ which is British for ‘super fucked up.’”
Another argument is that countries are unable or unwilling to take proper care of their own artifacts, so the West has to do it for them. Oliver pointed out that Western museums — including the British Museum — have rich histories of damaging artifacts themselves.
A third argument, that the museums serve as a showplace for all the world to be able to see the artifacts, is patently stupid, since the museums are often thousands of miles away from the people whose heritage is actually on display. Additionally, museums show just a fraction of their artifacts; the British Museum’s collection numbers around 8 million objects, but only 1 percent of them are on public display.
Artifacts are still routinely bought, sold, donated, and stolen with the help of dealers, auction houses, private collectors, and, yes, museums, which sometimes serve as reputation launderers for thieves. Say an antiquities thief donates pieces to a world-renowned museum. The museum happily accepts the donation, and the thief can now say they couldn’t possibly be a thief because a major museum would never accept stolen artifacts.
That is far from true. For instance, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, which has accepted pieces from known antiquity thieves, has had nine search warrants executed against it in the past five years alone. They led to 37 pieces bring seized by authorities.
“There is so much that we need to do to reckon with the harms both past and present of colonialism,” Oliver said, “but this should really be the easy part.”
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Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities. Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai. Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022. Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.16 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities. Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai. Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022. Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.15 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities. Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai. Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022. Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.14 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities. Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai. Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022. Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.13 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities. Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai. Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022. Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.12 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities. Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai. Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022. Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.11 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities. Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai. Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022. Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.10 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities. Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai. Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022. Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.09 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities. Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai. Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022. Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.08 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities. Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai. Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022. Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.06 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities. Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai. Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022. Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.07 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities. Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai. Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022. Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.05 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities.
Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai.
Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022.
Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.04 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities.
Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai.
Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022.
Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.03 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities.
Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai.
Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022.
Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
[ TMS Live Shanghai ] The Birds of Jiading - Season 01 Ep.02 (嘉定鸟)
Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities.
Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai.
Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022.
Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
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Jiading is a district of Shanghai with about 1.5 million habitants. Historically, until 1958, Jiading was a separate city, which became later part of the administration of Shanghai. In the early Qing dynasty, Jiading was infamously known for the "Jiading Massacre", a mass murder carried out by the invading Qing force, led by defected northern Chinese bandit general Li Chengdong. Around 1853, Jiading city was also known for bandit activities.
Jiading Wetland, with its rivers and pounds, is a harmonious haven for birds of various species. Jiading is a great destination for people who love birding in Shanghai.
Video done during the lockdown in Shanghai between 14th March 2022 and 1st June 2022.
Video capture, editing, sound, Music - All recorded and composed by Nico.
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