Li Jie, a lawyer, is taking divorce proceedings to try to get custody of her daughter. As she is working hard to earn a better life for her daughter, she hires a baby sitter, Sun Fang, to watch her ...

A superb package of shorts by four leading East Asian directors: Ann Hui on a male-to-female sex change, Kim Tae-yong on an emotional imposture, Gu Changwei on pregnancy in China and Tsai Ming-Liang ...

Mythical ancient China. Born from some magic stones that fell to Earth a long time ago when Goddess Nüwa mended the sky, Sun Wukong, aka Monkey King, lives on Flower-Fruit Mountain, where he leads a ...

The White lotus (Bailian Jiao, 白莲教) was a Buddhist political and religious movement that believed in a universal female divinity, the “Unborn Old Mother” who would gather all of her children towards ...

Educated at prestigious institutions such as Marlborough College and New College, Oxford, Mark O’Neill embarked on a career as a journalist, spanning cities like Washington DC, Manchester, and Belfast ...

China-underground.com and CinaOggi.it are two sites dedicated to Chinese culture and represent a virtual bridge between Asia and Western countries. Since 2002, China-underground has organized cultural ...

Traditional Chinese music, with its origins tracing back to the Neolithic age, represents a fundamental aspect of Chinese culture. Unlike Western music which often focuses on harmony and counterpoint, ...

The Dark History of the Chinese Fishing Vessel Lurongyu 2682: Mutiny, Murder, and Deception. In the depths of the South Pacific Ocean, aboard the Chinese squid-jigging trawler Lurongyu 2682 (鲁荣渔2682号) ...

Serving tea is and was a formal process even involving tea ceremonies in the Orient. It had been made art and still is one. Let’s dive into the art and meaning of tea in one of the most ancient ...

The Artistry and Craftsmanship Behind the Sanhu’s Unique Sound. The Sanhu (三胡), a unique Chinese musical instrument, was developed in the 1970s based on the traditional Erhu (二胡). It is characterized ...

The Rawap’s Journey from Kashgar to Courtrooms of the Qing Dynasty. The traditional Kashgar version of the Rawap has an overall length of 130 centimeters and is commonly found across the north and ...

From Hong Kong to Canada, Alice Poon’s experiences and love for Chinese history and mythology have culminated in her captivating fantasy novel, “The Heavenly Sword.” Drawing from her background, Poon ...