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Reading: ‘The Fat Years’ by Chan Koonchung (translated by Michael S. Duke

The Fat Years (《盛世 中国 2013年》) is a book that attracts a variety of theme-demarcating phraseology. Words like “dystopia”, “scfi” and…

books, china, chinese literature, Chinese studies, discussion, featured, literature, politics, reading, review

Humor in K-pop fandoms: ‘Crack’ videos

Content Warning: The videos linked in this article contain adult languages and themes including sexual innuendo and adult language. Although…

asia, asiastudies, comedy, exo, exo-l, fandom, featured, hallyu, Korea, kpop

Team Coin (硬币) vs. Team Notes (纸币): Why do some cities in China have a preference?

  I’ve decided to write a short piece this morning on a little issue that’s been bugging me and my…

blog, china, chinesestudies, currency, money, renminbi

#MyFirstLoveHasGotMarried#

Weibo users in China have taken a nostalgic turn today due to the latest trending hashtag #MyFirstLoveHasGotMarried (#我的初恋,她结婚了#).  The topic caught…

asia, china, chinesestudies, love, relationships, socialmedia, trending, weibo

From Coffee To Kafei: An introduction to my interest in China’s cafe culture

Sipping a smooth latte with floaty guitar music trilling in the background sounds like the staple of any trendy café…

asia, cafe, cafeculture, china, chinesestudies, Coffee, discussion, international, society, trends

China’s pop culture scene: Zhang Yixing

Wandering into a local bookshop early one morning, my eyes fell on a copy of《而立24》, the debut autobiography/memoir of rising…

asia, celebrity, china, chinesestudies, culture, discussion, fame, featured, kpop, music, pop, popculture, zhangyixing

Reading: ‘The Three-Body Problem’ by Cixin Liu (translated by Ken Liu)

I was a few pages into Liu Cixin’s (刘慈欣) The Three-Body Problem when the piercing shriek of a high-street chain coffee…

apps, books, china, chinesestudies, cixin liu, culture, international, Ken Liu, literature, reading, review, sciencefiction, scifi

Dogs On The Street

In this project I snapped the many street-dogs of Hefei and Beijing that are left to wander of their own…

amateur photography, animals, china, dog, dogs, photography, street

Reading: ‘I Love Dollars And Other Stories of China’ by Zhu Wen (translated by Julia Lovell)

Recently I have been travelling through Northern Europe, but that doesn’t mean I’ve left my Chinese Studies at home, as…

asia, books, china, chinese culture, chinese literature, Chinese studies, featured, literature, novel, reading, short stories, zhu wen

Far From Horseplay

Click here to find my latest article on the rising popularity of “sadcom” Bojack Horseman among China’s youth.

asia, bojack horseman, china, comedy, television, tv

What’s On Weibo: China’s Latest Viral App Sparks Discussion on Data-Collection Methods.

See my latest article for What’s On Weibo by clicking here.

What’s On Weibo: China’s Booming Wedding Photography Industry

My latest article for news website What’s On Weibo is up and ready to read! You can find the article here.…

asia, china, chinesestudies

Highlighting China’s “Leftover Women”: ‘Feminist’ advertising in China?

Marriage can be a fierce topic, dissected, debated and fought over throughout history. Numerous dialogues including religious interpretations, LGBT rights,…

advertising, asia, china, chinesestudies, featured, feminism, leftoverwomen, marriagemarkettakeover, SK-II, socialmedia, weibo, women

Who is Bao Bao?

“Baby isn’t happy!” “You scared Baby!” Rather than China’s netizens expressing concern for multiple newborn children, China’s latest internet buzzword…

bao bao, china, chinese, culture, internet, languages, Mandarin, meme, modern culture, online, online trends, sinology, 宝宝

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