Interview with Joanne Leung: LGBTQ rights in Hong Kong
JOANNE LEUNG is Hong Kong’s first openly transgender politician and rights activist that energetically fights for the LGBT community. Joanne Leung Wing Yan founded Transgender … Read more
Interview with Helen Zia on the need for equal rights for all
HELEN ZIA is an award-winning author, journalist, and scholar who has covered Asian American communities and social and political movements for decades. Helen holds an … Read more
Lin Jun Liang: Art from Inside Out
LIN JUNLIANG is a modern artist. He was born in Hualien, Taiwan. He studied at the National Taiwan University of Art, Department of Multimedia and … Read more
The Grotesque Mini World of Hairy Monkeys, 20+ images
Hairy monkeys (毛猴) are a unique traditional handicraft of the old Beijing made with cicada shell and magnolia bud. The art of the hairy monkeys … Read more
Interview with Lance Crayon: The origins of graffiti in Beijing
Chinese graffiti. LANCE CRAYON is an American filmmaker, from Texas, that began working in Beijing for China Radio International and Global Times as a story … Read more
Facts, History & Combatants of the Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion: Understanding the Combatants and Conflicts The Boxer Rebellion was an armed insurrection in China between 1899 and 1901 against the increasing foreign … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine Animals: a list of species threatened by TCM
The millennial traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was the cause of the death of more than 90% of the rhinos in the last 40 years. Among … Read more
Chinoiserie: Chinese cultural influences in eighteenth-century Europe
Chinoiserie In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, China exercised a considerable influence on European culture. Since the first encounters almost immediately began a vast Jesuit … Read more
A Brief History of the Green Gang, the Shanghai’s Triad
The Green Gang The Green Gang (青帮, Qing Bang), founded as an association of boatmen, was one of the most important Chinese criminal organizations operating … Read more
Interview with RongRong & Inri
Rong Rong & Inri are a Chinese and Japanese photographer, that founded and run together Three Shadows Photography Art Centre ( 三影堂摄影艺术中心) in Caochangdi. Three … Read more
The Triad in China and Hong Kong
History & Facts of the Chinese Triad. The term Triad designates several branches of underground societies and mafia organizations in southern China, in Hong Kong, … Read more
Interview with GuiGuiSuiSui
GUIGUISUISUI is a two-piece journey into sound and performance. Man and woman, East and West, past and future, side by side blending electronic and 8-bit … Read more
Chinese numbers: Symbols and Counting with Images
Chinese numbers and symbols Chinese numbers: Whether you’re going to China you’re bound to use numbers. Related articles: Chinese tattoo symbols with images and meanings, … Read more
Interview with Manya Koetse: sinologist & founder of What’s on Weibo
MANYA KOETSE is a China social trend watcher and the editor-in-chief of What’s on Weibo, a website providing social, cultural & historical insights into an … Read more