Chinese Permaculture Resources

I've been in China for three years too long and am now starting my own permaculture wiki and forums in Chinese. To date, I can find very little permaculture information in Chinese and no specific information whatsoever.

I'm looking for some videos I can dub and add subtitles to, posting on the major Chinese video sites to spread the word. I would want to have links from the videos both to the Chinese forums and their original sources. Problem is, I can't get on YouTube or many other video sites, so I would need them on an FTP or some other form of direct download.

I'm also looking for anyone who writes Chinese and wants to spread the word about permaculture to the largest population of farmers in the world.

I'm already planning on using extensive links to available resources (such as permies.com) through google.translate, and am looking for other suggestions of how to get all the necessary information up on the (Chinese) web as fast, clear, and sanely as possible. Why rewrite the book? I just want to spread the word!

I would appreciate any kind of advice!

Thanks
Thomas

I wish you luck as that is a super endeavour !

Hi Thomas,

I just sent a message to a Thomas on permaculture global about permaculture in China, and I'm now wondering if you are one and the same.

Anyway, I can put some videos on dropbox. I've got a load. I don't want to post the dropbox links here because I wouldn't like to cause copyright problems for this wonderful forum. But if you can send me an email address I'll send the links to you. And, by the way, good work man.

I've just posted on this forum:

http://www.permies.com/permaculture-forums/10841_0/asia/pdc-in-china

I'm co-teaching a PDC in China in May and I have been trying to find people in China who are also interested in or are practising permaculture, though I'm not currently living in China. Not found much so far. I'm thinking a bilingual website that would act as a hub and a networking tool for permaculture in China would be good.

Sam

Hi Thomas and Sam,

I'm currently living in China, was planning to take the PDC course next year in Australia. Now that I know you guys are coming, I'm thoroughly exciting! Please keep me posted when the registration time comes. I can speak and write fluent Chinese and English if you need my help on anything.

Gebu

大家好. 我是"波比", 我打算今年冬天到台灣去學習. 我也希望給人群機會學會普門.我中文水平還很低,以後我要翻譯普門的書從英文到中文,台語,西班牙文.德文都就是我才學會的語言. 中文普門的信息在哪? 謝謝!

Bobby Eshleman wrote:大家好. 我是"波比", 我打算今年冬天到台灣去學習. 我也希望給人群機會學會普門.我中文水平還很低,以後我要翻譯普門的書從英文到中文,台語,西班牙文.德文都就是我才學會的語言. 中文普門的信息在哪? 謝謝!

中国人几乎都不知道普门。。普门是什么？
Neally,no Chinese people know普门 ,what is that?

So.... I have been living and doing permaculture work in asia for years.. but everytime I am asked.. what I say is that my heart is in china. For some reason I feel that is where I am meant to be living and working, but first I need a community of like-minded folk. No man or woman is an island I believe, and I am so tired of feeling like I am making things happen on my own. In addition to this, while I think that my chinese is passable for normal everyday chit chat, it is in no way adequate for the kind of work that I would need to be doing to be doing successful outreach. Sooo I figure one more year and I will be fluent.. I need a good reason to return so that I can make this happen. I am currently working on a permaculture project in Malaysia

Do any of you have sites that are operational and need assistance?

I do feel like I have somthing to offer this thread: I went to the bio-regional permaculture convergence in Hong Kong in November. I met a lot of people who are interested in seeing how they can be a part of a permacultural movement in china. I am ready to begin an email list, and feel that all of the people in this thread should definately be a part of it. Please send me your email if you would like to be a part of this conversation, or connect me with others who have the same idea. I know of books and other resources in chinese and can link you with people and projects in Hong Kong and Taiwan and Beijing. I am rooting for all of you, and I hope that I have the pleasure of meeting you all in the near future.

Please write with emails or contact info for anyone who would like to be a part of the china discussion group that I am compiling,
Tiffany permyfany@gmail.com