Streetball, a rowdy variant of basketball, shot to mainstream fame with reality series Dunk of China in 2018. China's "godfather" of the sport, Wu You, reveals how it rose from near-extinction in 2008 wh...Streetball, a rowdy variant of basketball, shot to mainstream fame with reality series Dunk of China in 2018. China's "godfather" of the sport, Wu You, reveals how it rose from near-extinction in 2008 while retaining its grassroots reputation展开更多
Ten years ago, a skinny Chinese-Canadian teenager arrived at the Vancouver stop of Global Auditions, a televised talent-search organized by South Korea's SM Entertainment, and earned himself a spot in one of Korea...Ten years ago, a skinny Chinese-Canadian teenager arrived at the Vancouver stop of Global Auditions, a televised talent-search organized by South Korea's SM Entertainment, and earned himself a spot in one of Korean pop's most successful boy bands to date. Kris Wu may have since abandoned EXO and its kitschy music to pursue his passion for rap in China, but his story is still a model to thousands of young Chinese hoping to make a career in the global cultural phenomenon that is K-pop.展开更多
Blue skies, white yurts, and galloping steeds: Modern movies and songs imbue the grasslands of Inner Mongolia with escapist longing, but rural isolation, poverty, and environmental problems create a predatory industry...Blue skies, white yurts, and galloping steeds: Modern movies and songs imbue the grasslands of Inner Mongolia with escapist longing, but rural isolation, poverty, and environmental problems create a predatory industry for tourism scams. Is it still possible, or wise, for urbanites to book an arcadian vacation? Or do the grasslands truly belong to the past?展开更多
The famous liquor-making town of Maotai is one of several reasong to visit the intoxicating southern province of Guizhou "Every wisp of a breeze,it brings a tipsy feeling," begins "I'm in Guizhou Wa...The famous liquor-making town of Maotai is one of several reasong to visit the intoxicating southern province of Guizhou "Every wisp of a breeze,it brings a tipsy feeling," begins "I'm in Guizhou Waiting for You,"a 2013 ballad by Zhang Chao that has since become an unofficial anthem for the southwestern province.展开更多
文摘Streetball, a rowdy variant of basketball, shot to mainstream fame with reality series Dunk of China in 2018. China's "godfather" of the sport, Wu You, reveals how it rose from near-extinction in 2008 while retaining its grassroots reputation
文摘Ten years ago, a skinny Chinese-Canadian teenager arrived at the Vancouver stop of Global Auditions, a televised talent-search organized by South Korea's SM Entertainment, and earned himself a spot in one of Korean pop's most successful boy bands to date. Kris Wu may have since abandoned EXO and its kitschy music to pursue his passion for rap in China, but his story is still a model to thousands of young Chinese hoping to make a career in the global cultural phenomenon that is K-pop.
文摘Blue skies, white yurts, and galloping steeds: Modern movies and songs imbue the grasslands of Inner Mongolia with escapist longing, but rural isolation, poverty, and environmental problems create a predatory industry for tourism scams. Is it still possible, or wise, for urbanites to book an arcadian vacation? Or do the grasslands truly belong to the past?
文摘The famous liquor-making town of Maotai is one of several reasong to visit the intoxicating southern province of Guizhou "Every wisp of a breeze,it brings a tipsy feeling," begins "I'm in Guizhou Waiting for You,"a 2013 ballad by Zhang Chao that has since become an unofficial anthem for the southwestern province.
