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An incredible Chinese tongue twister poem
Now here's a little game with Chinese words - believe it or not, this is a whole poem written in Mandarin characters and performed with words that sound almost exactly the same. 'The Lion Eating Poet in the Stone Den' is read by Daisy Harper from Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Chinese.
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