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From “Big Brother Zhao” to Emperor Taizu: The History Behind Where Winds Meet
Explore the multifaceted life of Song Emperor Zhao Kuangyin and the idioms it inspired
Let the Wind Take You: Inside China’s Latest Sprawling Wuxia World | Review
NetEase’s “Where Winds Meet” is an ambitious, free-to-play “wuxia” action role-playing game, but its dedication to maximalism may have also partly been its undoing
The Record of the Magnolia Grove | Fiction
“Junshan Island no longer exists as a physical place on Lake Dongting. It has passed through the looking glass. You can see the island in this mirror, but there is no way to row a boat over to it.”
The Last Talent: Cai Lan’s Passing Closes a Chapter in Hong Kong Culture
With the death of the final member of the “Four Talents of Hong Kong,” TWOC revisits how these cultural figures influenced generations through their writing, wit, and screen presence
The Jade Pendant | Fiction
Set against the Tang dynasty power struggle over the succession to Empress Wu Zetian, two assassins meet in a distant town. One must die—and with him, a version of royal history lost to time.
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