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Women in Film: Three Recent Releases
A look at the recent hits and misses in female-centric cinematic sphere
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Can Xue: The Experimental Voice of Chinese Literature
Once again, she didn’t win the Nobel Prize in Literature—but at this point, her legacy may already be secured
GALLERY
Wool and Wounds: How Art Gave a Chinese Mother Her Voice Back
Through wool and raw honesty, needle felt artist Zhang Xian captures the unseen struggles of new mothers while reclaiming her own identity
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
BOOKS
Is China on Track for Another Nobel Prize in Literature After Mo Yan?
Canadian literary critic Dylan Levi King examines how Can Xue, who has thrived outside the Chinese literary system, has emerged as a frontrunner for …
BOOKS
A Modern Look into Lin Yutang’s Timeless Classic
Celebrating the 129th birthday of modern Chinese writer Lin Yutang with a reflection on “My Country and My People” and its insights into the roots of…
ARTS
Before “Black Myth,” Other Games Tapped into Chinese Culture
From almost the very beginning, video games have drawn inspiration from Chinese literature
BOOKS
Revisiting “Monkey,” Arthur Waley’s Artful Reimagining of a Chinese Classic
With the recent release of “Black Myth: Wukong,” Canadian writer and translator Dylan Levi King reflects on the popularization of a Chinese literatur…
FILM
Like a Rolling Stone: A Stirring Meditation on Womanhood and Defiance
Based on the true story of Su Min, China’s latest box office hit reflects on the quiet endurance of generations of women and questions whether leavin…
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Red Alert: The Challenge of Bringing a Chinese Classic to Screen
Classic novel “Dream of the Red Chamber” has been subject to dozens of film and TV adaptations in the last century, but why is no one satisfied?
BOOKS
The Feminine Critique: Women and the Absent Men in Chinese Family Life
Award-winning writer Yao Emei portrays the dark, brutally honest reality of women’s struggles in Chinese families, often due to men, in her latest sh…
ARTS
Green Gold: The Rise of China’s Avocado Capital
Photographer Li Wei, better known as Dameng, captures how avocado farming transformed ethnic communities in a small southwestern village
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