CCTV

There was nothing I loved less about China than CCTV.  But, sometimes, after a long day of temple-roaming and noodle sucking, you need a little downtime.  In Beijing this was provided by CCTV in the form of distinctley uninformative world news, delivered in English, which I could usually only stand for about 12 minutes.  In Shenyang, there wasn't an English station, or an English speaker that we could identify.  So, I watched some sports.

When you need a hott second of familiarity sometimes its hard to get into a Chinese teen drama.  But sports are the great leveler, no commentary necessary.  Hell, I could've watched that shit on mute.  This was kind of a revelation, because I don't watch any sports at home (including the Olympics) except occassionally to turn on golf for napping along to.

Oh, but did I mention what sports were on the telly?  In order of appearance, not preference:
- Skeet shooting (world championship)
- Table Tennis (Chinese Nationals)
- Women's Volleyball (College World Finals)

I think if I can find the channel that plays these at home, I might be a convert.