Xu Beihong: ‘Horse Painter’ in a Field of His Own
A modern artist who transformed Chinese painting with his vivid portraits of history, horses, and wartime resistance
A modern artist who transformed Chinese painting with his vivid portraits of history, horses, and wartime resistance
In “Imperial Twilight,” historian Stephen Platt shows how flawed decisions led to full-blown conflict between two mighty trading partners
The publication of Roseanne Lake’s “Leftover in China” was greeted with controversy over attribution, but how well does the book address its topic?
From the last emperor’s autobiography to the reminisces of Lang Lang and Mao’s bodyguard, here are some of TWOC’s favorite memoirs
A master of “vocal acrobatics” makes sound effects with his mouth, and describes how to train for this 2,000-year-old art
A singular museum in north China offers a rare insight into its musical history
“Rap of China” hopeful on why she refuses to conform in an increasingly stifled hip-hop industry
Netflix remake of beloved teen drama slammed for slavish devotion to “socialist values”
How Chinese blockbuster ‘Us and Them’ illustrates the streaming giant’s Asian expansion