FILM
Super Eight
More diverse than their predecessors, the latest generation of Chinese filmmakers still face struggles of their own
BOOKS
Flight of Fantasy
Fantasy series’ last-minute disappearance was the latest high-profile “postponement” in Chinese entertainment
ARTS
Gallery: Tradition in a Digital World
Beijing exhibition gives digital makeover to ancient Chinese culture
MUSIC
The People’s Squeezebox
Once the nation’s most popular instrument, the accordion accompanied many of China’s revolutionary moments
BOOKS
Give Me a Girl at Age Eighteen
Feng Tang’s once-scandalous debut has aged as badly as its adolescent narrator
ARTS
The Wandering Earth
What does the success of The Wandering Earth spell for the future of Chinese cinema and sci-fi?
ARTS
Five Most Bizarre Opera Houses
As Chinese cities compete to build the world’s next iconic opera house, here is TWOC’s Top 5
DESIGN
1,500 Years of Tie Dye
Tie dye pioneer Zhu Xinwei’s new book breathes new life in a traditional Chinese craft
BOOKS
Interpreting ‘The Deer Park’
An analysis of 19 translations of Wang Wei’s classic poems has just been translated—back into Chinese
ARTS
Mapping Chinese Memories
Artist Qiu Zhijie tackles both world and Chinese history at new exhibit
