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  • This is what a champion goldfish looks like.

  • Yeah, rent for a city in northern China that's famous for its annual goldfish beauty contest.

  • Every judges pick one goldfish out of hundreds of contestants for the top price, you want a e o take a gold fish.

  • Breeders from all over China come here to showcase the price.

  • Pets.

  • Records of goldfish date back to the Jin Dynasty When Chinese people noticed that some silver cup came in red, orange and yellow variations, people eventually realized they were natural mutations and by the Tang Dynasty.

  • 300 years later, wealthy families were building gardens with ponds specifically to raise golden carp.

  • And that's how the goldfish, as we know it came to be.

  • Here in China, it is a symbol of wealth and fortune.

  • Uh, the mother, a goldfish division off China's Fishery Association, is based in the Booth Group.

  • Campaigned heavily for the local government to capitalize on this culture and started competition.

  • Uh huh.

  • Couto, uh, you're going down the road for the, uh, conducting the slaying, that dandy Don Foods all, uh, many Oh, me.

  • He is the owner of the champion goldfish you saw at the beginning of this video.

  • What?

  • You're gonna have to ensure that.

  • What do you work?

  • The mucus.

  • Your friends way asked a judge what makes one goldfish more beautiful than hundreds of others way Hangzhou, Shenzhen, tomato.

  • And not only must it look good, but a winning goldfish has to be memorable.

  • The u Shenton take a Shanley.

  • You know, you show what you could have fish that still everyone's heart this year.

  • So the training here e o a.

  • Just curious.

  • How much is this special work Now that has become a grand champion?

  • Maybe you're building left.

  • You think you thought you thought Miss, you want you can usually things you know her.

  • How do you even with major major food?

  • Yeah.

  • Put your special about Marciano guillotine, Cuba.

  • Children don't get, huh?

This is what a champion goldfish looks like.

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Meet the Miss Universe of Goldfish

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    林宜悉 posted on 2020/11/20
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eventually

US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

  • adverb
  • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • After a series of events or difficulties.
  • At some later time; in the future
  • In the end, especially after a long delay or difficulty
realize

US /ˈriəˌlaɪz/

UK /'ri:əlaɪz/

  • verb
  • To become aware of or understand mentally
  • To achieve something that you have been trying to do.
  • To understand or become aware of something.
  • other
  • To achieve or make something happen.
  • To convert something into cash.
  • To convert something into cash or a different form.
  • To understand or become aware of something.
specifically

US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

  • adverb
  • As regards a particular thing; closely related to
  • In a definite and clear manner.
curious

US /ˈkjʊriəs/

UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

  • adjective
  • Wanting to know more about something
  • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
conduct

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UK /kənˈdʌkt/

  • other
  • The manner in which a person behaves, especially in a particular place or situation.
  • noun
  • Your behavior
  • other
  • To direct the performance of musicians or a musical work.
  • To transmit electricity or heat through a substance.
  • To lead or guide someone through a place.
  • To organize and carry out.
  • To direct the performance of an orchestra or choir.
  • To transmit (heat or electricity) through a substance.
  • verb
  • To behave in a certain way; e.g. at a party
  • To let electricity or heat travel through
  • To lead or guide people
  • To direct a group of musicians in performance
  • To direct or control some process or procedure
competition

US /ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/

UK /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/

  • noun
  • Fighting against others to win something
  • other
  • An event in which people compete to win something.
  • other
  • The act of competing; rivalry for business or profit.
  • The interaction between organisms or species in which both are harmed by a shared limited resource.
  • The process of companies trying to be more successful than others by offering better products or services.
  • The act of competing as it relates to pricing and market share.
  • A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have.
judge

US /dʒʌdʒ/

UK /dʒʌdʒ/

  • noun
  • Person who decides on the results of a contest
  • Person who has the power to make a decision
  • verb
  • To reach a decision about who won a contest
  • To form an opinion after careful consideration
  • To make a decision in court
association

US /əˌsoʊʃi'eɪʃn/

UK /əˌsəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn/

  • noun
  • Organization of people with the same interest
raise

US /rez/

UK /reɪz/

  • other
  • To put forward for consideration or discussion.
  • To increase the amount of a bet.
  • To bring up (a child).
  • To construct or erect.
  • To cause something to happen or exist.
  • To collect or obtain money, resources, or support.
  • To grow or cultivate plants or animals for food or other products.
  • To cause to appear; evoke.
  • To increase the amount, level, or strength of something.
  • To lift or move something to a higher position.
  • To bring together; assemble.
  • To bring up a question or topic for discussion or consideration.
  • To bring up a child; to care for a young person or animal until it is fully grown.
  • noun
  • An increase in salary or wages.
  • Increase in a bet above another when playing cards
  • Pay increase
  • An increase in salary or wages.
  • verb
  • To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • To gather donations for a cause or charity
  • To bring up and educate a child to maturity
  • To bring a dead person to life
  • To increase a quantity, size, intensity or price
  • To lift (e.g. your hand) to a higher position
  • To mention a topic /issue for discussion; bring up
  • To increase (salary, etc.)
  • To grow or care for plants or animals
  • other
  • To increase in volume or size, especially dough with yeast.
grand

US /ɡrænd/

UK /ɡrænd/

  • adjective
  • A counter for 1000 of something
  • Great in amount, number or size
  • Being highest in status or rank; impressive