Step 1
One email, one button
Your parent gets an email. No app, no password.
用中文，記錄父母的故事。Capture your parent's stories in Chinese.
A family heirloom, in your parent's own words.
Your parent replies in Chinese, by text or voice. The whole family reads every story in both languages.
One question a week, printed at the end of the year as a family book you can hold. A gift your family will remember for generations.
- Mandarin and Cantonese supported
- Stories by text or voice
運作方式
How it works
From a weekly question to a family heirloom.
You set it up in two minutes. Then, every week, stories come in.
Step 2
They reply in Chinese
By text or by voice, whichever is easier.
Step 3
A story in 2 languages
Within minutes, in Chinese and English, with room to comment.
Step 4
The book arrives
A year of stories, printed side by side in both languages.
我們的家
Our family
Built by our family, for yours.
Years ago I asked my mom if we could sit down and record her stories. She said, “Can we do it in Chinese?” I built Baohua to capture my mom’s stories across languages and cultures.
Founder-run, by a Taiwanese American family.
Luke Lin, founder · Read our story →
一則故事
A story
光陰四濺Time Flies
這張照片是我大學二年級的時候，跟三個好朋友在台北出去走走聊天時拍的。那時候我們常常相約去看電影、逛街，一起排隊等車上學，二十歲的年輕人就是這樣無憂無慮。我都不記得當時在聊什麼了，大概是天氣、功課，或者男朋友女朋友的事。光陰四濺，我們四個現在都是七十多歲的老太太了，可是年輕的時候，我們都很美麗。
This photo was taken in my second year of university, on an afternoon out in Taipei with three of my closest friends. Back then we would make plans to see a movie or go shopping, and line up together for the bus to school; at twenty, that was our carefree life. I no longer remember what we talked about, probably the weather, schoolwork, or boyfriends and girlfriends. Time flies: the four of us are all over seventy now, but looking at this, we were all so beautiful when we were young.
價格
Pricing
Start free. Pay once if you love it.
Your first story is free. Add a card to start; unless you cancel within 7 days, one $99 charge on day 7 covers the full year, including the printed book.
For your family
$99 once for the year
Free for the first story or first 7 days.
- We send your parent one question a week; they reply in Chinese, by text or voice. No app to download
- Every story in Chinese and English, for the whole family to read and comment on
- Log in to Baohua any time to read and enjoy every story, and invite family members to see them too
- A printed family book at the end of the year
A gift
$99 once
For someone else's family.
- They set up the family and invite their parent
- We email them the day you pay
- Their year starts when they set up, not today
- No account needed to buy; nothing to install for anyone
寶話的題目範例
Sample questions for Baohua
Story prompts for immigrant families.
說說您小時候最好的朋友吧。你們是怎麼認識的？一起做些什麼？
Tell me about your best friend growing up. How did you meet, and what did you do together?
您出發的時候行李裡裝了什麼？有沒有什麼東西您一定要帶上？
What did you pack in your luggage when you left? Was there anything you made sure to bring?
剛來的時候有沒有因為文化差異或語言不通鬧過什麼笑話？
Did anything funny or embarrassing happen because of a cultural difference or language mix-up early on?
說說您小時候吃過的一頓飯，您願意付出一切再吃一次。是誰做的？
Tell me about a meal from your childhood you'd give anything to eat one more time. Who made it?
說說您小時候每年都等不及的某個節日。您最期待的是哪一刻？
Tell me about a holiday from your childhood you couldn't wait for every year. What was the moment you looked forward to most?
您和您的另一半是怎麼認識的？把整個故事講給我聽吧。
How did you and your partner meet? Tell me the whole story.
您爸媽以前常跟您說的什麼話，您現在發現自己也在對孩子說？
What's something your parents always told you that you now catch yourself saying to your own children?
說說您小時候的某個夏天，那一天您真希望能再過一次。
Tell me about a summer day from your childhood you wish you could live again.
常見問題
FAQ
Questions families ask.
Can I try Baohua Stories before paying?
Yes. Your first story is free. You set up your family and add a card, we send your parent their first question, and you read the finished bilingual story. Unless you cancel within the 7 days, your card is charged $99 once on day 7 for the full year, whether or not a story was told by then, and never again automatically. Cancel from your billing page before then and nothing is charged.
What is Baohua Stories?
Baohua Stories is a bilingual family storytelling service for Chinese American families. Parents answer a weekly question, by text or voice, in their own language, and the whole family reads the story in both Chinese and English. At the end of the year, the stories are printed as a family book.
How is Baohua Stories different from StoryWorth or Remento?
StoryWorth and Remento only work in English, which excludes immigrant parents who prefer their native language. Baohua Stories interviews parents in Chinese (or their preferred language), then delivers every story in both Chinese and English so the whole family can read along.
How does my parent reply each week?
Your parent replies to a weekly question in a simple chat, by text or voice, in their own language. The family receives the bilingual story back in both Chinese and English.
How much does Baohua Stories cost?
Baohua Stories is $99, paid once, for a full year. That covers weekly story prompts, bilingual story generation, unlimited family members reading along, and one printed family book. It is a one-time payment: it does not auto-renew, and we never charge you again unless you ask for another year.
What languages does Baohua Stories support?
Today, Baohua Stories is built for Chinese American families (Mandarin and Cantonese are supported on the input side; all stories are delivered in both Chinese and English). Support for additional immigrant family languages is on the roadmap.
Who built Baohua Stories?
Baohua Stories was built by Luke Lin, a first-generation Taiwanese American founder, as a way to hear his own parents' stories in full. It is operated by Moda Labs.
Is Baohua easy enough for my mom or dad?
Yes. Your parent gets an email with one button that opens the chat, or on LINE a message they simply reply to. No app to install, no password, and nothing to type if they would rather talk: they can answer by voice.
Can I give Baohua as a gift?
Yes. Buy a year on /gift and tell us who it is for; we email them the day you pay. They create their account, set up the family and invite their parent. Their year starts when they set up, so a gift bought in December is not spent by Lunar New Year.
Who owns the stories?
Your family does. Every story stays readable by your family for as long as you keep your account, and you can email support@baohua.app at any time for a copy of everything your parent has told. We never sell your family's stories or share them with advertisers.
Is Baohua for Asian American families who aren't Chinese?
Today the parent answers in Mandarin or Cantonese, and the family reads every story in Chinese and English. Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese are on the roadmap. If your parent speaks one of those, email support@baohua.app and we will tell you when it is ready.