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Once the pandemic fades away, will China’s livestreaming music industry survive?
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Nü Perspectives: Striving for Better Female Characters on Chinese Screens
Do female characters in Chinese cinema and TV pass the Bechdel test?
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The Rouge Street Blues: A New Translation Breathes Life into China’s Rustbelt
A translation of Shuang Xuetao, one of China’s brightest millennial writers, finally brings one of the country’s new generation of authors to English…
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Famous Chinese Artists Are Embracing NFTs. Can Crypto-Natives Catch Up?
In the Chinese NFT world, reputation and connections prove just as important as in the offline traditional art scene
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Slang to Take You Down Memory Lane
A wave of nostalgia has swept through China’s entertainment world, as netizens coin new slang for old stars
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How China’s Popstars are Cashing in on Esports
The marriage of Chinese musicians with the hottest esports games means everyone’s a winner
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Coloring Outside the Digital Lines: Why Chinese NFT Artists Look Abroad
Regulations and low quality in the Chinese digital scene has led the brightest of the nation’s crypto-artists to pin their hopes on international mar…
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Collecting Trends: How Middle Class Buyers Influence China’s Art Market
Young, middle class collectors are bending China’s art market to their own tastes
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How Joanna Wang Redefines Mandopop in the TikTok Age
Fourteen years after debuting with a cover album, the singer-songwriter stays relevant to Gen Z with eclectic sounds and experimentation
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Art in the Field: Can Art Help China’s Villages Prosper?
Art festivals try to bring visual culture to China’s villages, but are they being put to good use?
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Photo Shop: Art in the Age of the Influencer
Museums in China increasingly rely on social media to bring in visitors, but there is a cost to going viral
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A Token Project: Can NFT Art Flourish in China?
NFTs are increasingly popular in China’s art world, but their dubious legal status may stop them from taking off
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