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On the Road in Republican China
A new book by historian Yajun Mo reveals the through-lines linking Chinese travelers, past and present
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Where is China’s “Brothers Grimm”?
The “Lin Lan Fairy Tales” was a huge project, collecting folklore for children from all across China. So why has no-one heard of it?
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How a Band from China’s Industrial Heartland Captured the Emotions of a Generation
Despite an experimental sound and just two album releases in a decade, Omnipotent Youth Society has remained one of China’s most relatable rock bands…
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How Ancient Chinese Poets Celebrated the Lantern Festival
Five ancient poems that celebrate the first full moon of a new Lunar New Year
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Rainbow Chan’s Love Song to Cantopop
Rainbow Chan remembers the beauty and cheese of the golden age of Canto and Mandopop, acknowledging its mark on her identity while also stamping it w…
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TV Show Highlights the Lives of Professional Hostesses
A popular thriller set in 1980s Taiwan humanizes the women behind a difficult and stigmatized profession
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Beyond High Fashion: Li Xiaoliang’s New Way of Seeing
Beyond a glitzy career in fashion photography, Li Xiaoliang points his lens at gritty Chinese realities and faded Western illusions
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Art of the Tiger
Fierce, majestic, tame: Depictions of tigers have changed over centuries in Chinese art
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China’s “Sex and the City” Rethinks Female Portrayal on TV
Despite its corny name, highly rated new series “Delicious Romance” is shattering years of shallow female characterization on television
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Life, Entangled: Artist Liang Shaoji on Working with Silkworms
Artist Liang Shaoji talks to TWOC about using the symbolism of silk to lay bare Earth’s evolution
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Ready to Launch: A Guide to China’s Latest Science Fiction Writers
Chinese science fiction is finally being translated into English beyond Liu Cixin’s famous Three-Body Problem
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