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The Hungry Ghost Festival: The Return of the Restless Spirits

A Look into the Practices of Taoists and Buddhists During the Festival The Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival, is a significant … Read more

Interview with Zhang Yang: Up the Mountain

Zhang Yang ‘Up the Mountain’ is a documentary film about the Chinese painter Shen Jianhua and his apprentices with a focus on the simple rhythms … Read more

Interview with Zhou Zhou, director of ‘Meili’

Meili portrays an intense human tragedy and a desperate universal truth, since disasters in her life soon becomes inexorably predictable. Please read the article here: … Read more

Chinese, Taiwanese and Hong Kong films announced at the Far East Film Festival 2019

Far East Film Festival is a film festival dedicated to Asian cinema which is held annually in Udine, Italy. Please read the full article here: … Read more

Interview with Lu Qingyi, director of ‘Four Springs’

Lu Qingyi’s documentary film “Four Springs” celebrates everyday life as a unique experience. Lu Qingyi is a Chinese director from Dushan, Guizhou Province in southwest … Read more

Interview with Daniel Reid, author, and expert on Chinese tradition

Daniel Reid is an American author and expert in traditional Chinese medicine and culture. He has written numerous books and articles on various aspects of … Read more

The Milk Craze in China

Recently I have read several news articles about the current campaign in China to triple the consumption of cow milk by the Chinese people. The … Read more

The Chinese media model: China is influencing the global media to deter criticism and spread propaganda

According to a long report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), released Monday, China is using several different strategies to infiltrate and manipulate foreign media. Related … Read more

China and Italy sign trade agreements and memorandum of understanding on technology, energy, and tourism

After meeting the Italian president Sergio Mattarella yesterday, Xi Jinping will sign today with the president of the council Giuseppe Conte 29 agreements for a … Read more

The Rise of Parkour in China: A Look Back at Kunming’s Pioneers

Parkour in China: Celebrating the Skills and Spirit of Early Chinese Freerunners Through the Lens of a Photographer Parkour freestyle is a discipline that involves … Read more

Watch ‘Two Sessions’: China’s newest embarrassing propaganda rap video (with lyrics)

China is a country of great contradictions. While real hip hop artists are banned from TV, at the same time, the government promotes with a … Read more

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25 Science Fiction Movies from Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan to Watch

The best Chinese science fiction films from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in chronological order. Read Chinese Science Fiction Movies

Interview with Clare Kane, author of Dragons in Shallow Waters, the story of a young English woman during the anti-foreign Boxer Rebellion

Amidst the violence of the anti-foreign Boxer Rebellion, Nina Ward, a young China-born Englishwoman finds herself under siege alongside the city’s overseas population. Amazon China-underground: … Read more

Painting tutorial to celebrate the Spring Festival

Today is the Chinese New Year – AKA– Spring Festival!

In celebration of this 2019 Chinese New Year, Asian American artist Anita Yan Wong created a brush painting tutorial– titled ” Plum blossom and bird” in celebration of art and Chinese culture with everyone.

The artist hopes to inspire more people to learn Chinese art with fresh new ways of teaching traditional art.

Let’s pick up a paintbrush today and make a “Cherry blossom/ Plum blossom and bird” Chinese brush painting together to celebrate this Chinese New Year/ Spring Festival 2019!

Wishing everyone a joyful and creative year of the Boar/Pig!