FILM
China’s Revolutionary Youth on Screen
Three movies and one TV series to learn about the May Fourth Movement, one of China’s most important protests
BOOKS
Revisiting the Chinese Labor Corps: An Interview With Author Fan Wu
Chinese American writer Fan Wu discusses language, identity, and her motivation for revisiting the Chinese contribution to WWI in her new book “Souls…
FILM
The Female-Perspective Films Enriching Chinese Cinema
Discover five recent female-centered films and the women directors behind them
MUSIC
Wildest Dream: What Taylor Swift Means To Her Chinese Fans
Five Chinese “Swifties” explain how they fell in love with the American popstar, and what she taught them about life
TV
Podcast | How China’s Micro-Dramas Spread At Home and Abroad
What‘s it like working in China’s micro-drama industry as producers and apps spread the ultrashort format abroad?
BOOKS
Souls Left Behind: The Forgotten Chinese Heroes in WWI
Fan Wu’s latest historical fiction chronicles the often-ignored hardships experienced by Chinese laborers sent to Europe during WWI
FILM
The Rise of Female Perspectives in China’s Movie Industry
The female pioneers of China’s film industry and how they’re continuing to bring important, fresh perspectives to the big screen
BOOKS
Voice of the Masses: Su Tong’s Latest Translated Collection Reviewed
Su Tong’s new translated collection offers English-speaking readers a window into one of China’s best-known modern writers
FILM
The Enduring Allure of Old Shanghai
Why even TV shows set in the 1990s lean into aesthetics from nearly a century earlier
GALLERY
Beyond the Frame: Shuare Shizhu’s World in Wide Strokes
Shuare Shizhu blends his rural Yi heritage with bold, urban strokes informed by the absurdities of modern life
FILM
High Stakes: The Art and Agenda of Shen Ao’s Scam Trade Thriller “No More Bets”
Despite its financial success in China, the plot of Shen Ao’s “No More Bets” hamstrings the social message it wants to get across
FILM
A New Movie Takes Aim at China’s Corporate Culture
“Johnny Keep Walking!” has struck a chord with young Chinese workers who relate to its biting satire of pointless bureaucracy, lazy bosses, and the t…
