Ruiwen Zhang (张睿雯)

Ruiwen Zhang (张睿雯) is a contributing writer at The World of Chinese. She writes about film and media trends and is passionate about telling stories of the Chinese diaspora.

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FILM

Women in Film: Three Recent Releases

A look at the recent hits and misses in female-centric cinematic sphere

FILM

Women in Film: Three Recent Releases

A look at the recent hits and misses in female-centric cinematic sphere

FILM

Box Office Blues: National Day Films Leave Audiences in the Dust

Despite a promising opening, this National Day holiday’s box office ends with another round of disappointing performances

STREET TALK

Havoc in HR: How Chinese Workers Found a New Champion in ‘Wukong’

The much-anticipated video game has birthed various memes on the tribulations of the Monkey King (and Chinese “corporate monkeys”)

FILM

Summer Fizzle: China’s Box Office Reports Steep Decline

Movie-going fatigue strikes audiences as box office revenues decline by almost half from last year’s summer season

FEMINISM, SPORTS

The Mermaid: How China’s First Female Olympian Paid the Price of Fame

Yeung Sau-king was the first female athlete to represent China at the 1936 Olympics (and also a journalist and spy), but not even medals could protect her from tabloid rumors and misogyny

FILM

China’s New Box Office Hit Brings Laughs, but Not Heart

In a bid to appease the demand for a “true comedy,” “Successor” has won over audiences with its wit and humor, but falls short in humanizing the hardships faced by children growing up in Chinese households

Ruiwen Zhang (张睿雯)

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