How Hong Kong’s once-iconic beauty pageant evolved through decades of cultural shifts, media scrutiny, and changing definitions of beauty
Hong Kong novelist Yi Shu’s works are being adapted for movie and TV, but not everyone is sold on the messaging of these female-centric stories
As competition in cities increases, a small but growing contingent of Chinese youth are returning to the countryside to till the land and look for in…
Three-Body’s epic scale and its fiercely guarded fan base present challenges to adaptations
Three movies and one TV series to learn about the May Fourth Movement, one of China’s most important protests
Insider anxiety, regulatory scrutiny, and widespread criticism challenge the micro-drama industry in sustaining its billion-dollar saga
Ghosts might be restricted on Chinese screens, but there are plenty of monster films to watch this Zhongyuan Festival
A TV director traveled all around China filming traditional breakfasts, and became a morning meal convert in the process
China’s long quest to produce a great crime novel
Ten years ago, TFBoys spurred a boom in Chinese boy bands. But now fan fatigue, investor apathy, and the pandemic threaten to burst the pop star bubb…
Do female characters in Chinese cinema and TV pass the Bechdel test?
A popular thriller set in 1980s Taiwan humanizes the women behind a difficult and stigmatized profession
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