More than 30 years after the iconic female writer’s passing,Sanmao’s former home on Gran Canaria continues to attract tourists and fans在西班牙大加纳利群岛,追寻三毛的足迹The thick blanket of cloud swiftly dissipates...More than 30 years after the iconic female writer’s passing,Sanmao’s former home on Gran Canaria continues to attract tourists and fans在西班牙大加纳利群岛,追寻三毛的足迹The thick blanket of cloud swiftly dissipates as we cruise down south from the city of Las Palmas.“It’s the trade wind.”Valentín Gonzalez,who works at the Gran Canaria Tourism Board,turns back from the front seat of the van to explain to me the peculiarities of the island’s weather,promising me even gustier air when we reach our destination,Telde.展开更多
Can young professionals change geriatric care in China,or will it change them first?投身养老服务的年轻人,能否改变行业规则?If it were up to Tang Yongqi,roller coasters of the future would be fitted with straps for whee...Can young professionals change geriatric care in China,or will it change them first?投身养老服务的年轻人,能否改变行业规则?If it were up to Tang Yongqi,roller coasters of the future would be fitted with straps for wheelchairs."Amusement parks seem to be for young people only,but if we design them to better suit the elderly,maybe they would feel less awkward going there,"the 25-year-old designer tells TWOC,"and then maybe we can all have fun together."展开更多
How(not)to handle a public relations disaster in Chinese危机公关套路大揭秘A rat’s head found in cafeteria food might have seemed like the biggest public relations scandal an organization could ever face…but somehow,...How(not)to handle a public relations disaster in Chinese危机公关套路大揭秘A rat’s head found in cafeteria food might have seemed like the biggest public relations scandal an organization could ever face…but somehow,the administration of the Jiangxi Industry Polytechnic College managed to make a disgusting situation worse.展开更多
The gallery corridor seems almost too empty for visitors to know where to rest their gaze.From afar,nothing but a few dark wooden columns stand guard of the space.Only at an intimate distance,under certain angles of l...The gallery corridor seems almost too empty for visitors to know where to rest their gaze.From afar,nothing but a few dark wooden columns stand guard of the space.Only at an intimate distance,under certain angles of light,does a flimsy fence reveal itselfextremely thin strings knotted into square grids,stretching to fill the space between the columns.展开更多
TWOC interviews performance artist Li Liao,famous for his 45-day stint on Foxconn’s assembly lines in 2012,about his new project On a Sunday morning at Shenzhen’s Pingshan Art Museum,one unimpressed visitor in shiny...TWOC interviews performance artist Li Liao,famous for his 45-day stint on Foxconn’s assembly lines in 2012,about his new project On a Sunday morning at Shenzhen’s Pingshan Art Museum,one unimpressed visitor in shiny leather shoes drags away her young child as the boy waves at a sclfie video of performance artist Li Liao,dressed in the yellow uniform of a food-delivery driver.展开更多
In 1923,Ye Shengtao(叶圣陶),an intellectual in China who had recentlybegun writingfor children,attached a note of caution to his latest submission to his editor:“Perhaps you might not find it‘childish'enough?”H...In 1923,Ye Shengtao(叶圣陶),an intellectual in China who had recentlybegun writingfor children,attached a note of caution to his latest submission to his editor:“Perhaps you might not find it‘childish'enough?”His manuscript told of a compassionate scarecrow who helplessly watches an elderly farmer,a fisherwoman,an abused wife,and a carp all suffer misfortunes in front of him,and eventually collapses in the field due to the crushing guilt and despair he felt.展开更多
A woman posirng fox photos in a Japancsc yukata robc on Suzhou’s Huaihai Strcet,a Kyoto-themed commercial district,was detained by police for"provoking quarrels,"with vidcos showing me officer shouting,Aren...A woman posirng fox photos in a Japancsc yukata robc on Suzhou’s Huaihai Strcet,a Kyoto-themed commercial district,was detained by police for"provoking quarrels,"with vidcos showing me officer shouting,Aren’t you Chinese?"bcforc taking her away. The woman tells Beijing Youth Daily that at the station.展开更多
Imagine a society where everyone leaves their doors open.Here,people care not only for their own elders and children but also for everybody else’s.Everyone is willing to contribute their labor for the public good,wit...Imagine a society where everyone leaves their doors open.Here,people care not only for their own elders and children but also for everybody else’s.Everyone is willing to contribute their labor for the public good,without an agenda or wish for personal gain.As for goods and money,people hate to see them go to waste,but no one sees the point of taking them for their own.展开更多
Pork fat,or lard,isn’t found in many fine dining or "representative Chinese cuisine" lists,yet it’s a fond memory for a whole generation that grew up in decades of food deprivation,when even a meat byprodu...Pork fat,or lard,isn’t found in many fine dining or "representative Chinese cuisine" lists,yet it’s a fond memory for a whole generation that grew up in decades of food deprivation,when even a meat byproduct was a coveted treat.Discover why essays have been written about lard-and why it’s making a comeback.展开更多
Your phone knows where you’ ve been,what you eat,how well you sleep—and it does this with information you give away,either willingly(to enjoy modern conveniences) or required by pandemic rules.China has some of the ...Your phone knows where you’ ve been,what you eat,how well you sleep—and it does this with information you give away,either willingly(to enjoy modern conveniences) or required by pandemic rules.China has some of the world’s most advanced data collection systems,with even villages employing digital technology for farming and safety,but how can it prevent the data from abuse by businesses and authorities?Some people,young and old,are opting out of smart devices entirely-but is that sustainable?展开更多
A young woman surnamed.Shi from Wuzhou,Guangxi,may have been one of the busiest people in China during the National Day holiday this October:She received 21 wedding invitations from colleagues,friends,and former class...A young woman surnamed.Shi from Wuzhou,Guangxi,may have been one of the busiest people in China during the National Day holiday this October:She received 21 wedding invitations from colleagues,friends,and former classmates,all scheduled during the seven-day break.On her busiest day,she attended five of them.展开更多
Chinese has hundreds of regional dialects(fangyan),but just 62 percent of urbanites can still speak their hometown’s dialect.Official conservation efforts,and a new trend of fangyanvideos and social media memes,have ...Chinese has hundreds of regional dialects(fangyan),but just 62 percent of urbanites can still speak their hometown’s dialect.Official conservation efforts,and a new trend of fangyanvideos and social media memes,have made some inroads with young people,but is it enough?展开更多
Fruits in individual bags.Meters of bubble wrap for one roll of correction tape.Overpackaging is a persistent annoyance in China’ s growing consumer economy,creating a trash crisis that’s only been made worse by e-c...Fruits in individual bags.Meters of bubble wrap for one roll of correction tape.Overpackaging is a persistent annoyance in China’ s growing consumer economy,creating a trash crisis that’s only been made worse by e-commerce.We unpack the reasons behind China’ s love of packaging,and the possible solutions.展开更多
Hurling oil paint onto canvas with not a hair out of place,Zhao Xiaoli has amassed millions of online followers with short videos of her violent creative process.We sit down for a frank chat with the 1990-born artisti...Hurling oil paint onto canvas with not a hair out of place,Zhao Xiaoli has amassed millions of online followers with short videos of her violent creative process.We sit down for a frank chat with the 1990-born artistinfluencer who started a firestorm in the industry about the definition of art.展开更多
A fusion of Cantonese cooking and Peruvian ingredients, chifa, the food of Chinese immigrants to Peru, has become a comfort meal and family dinner ritual in its own right in its adopted country. Several Chinese Peruvi...A fusion of Cantonese cooking and Peruvian ingredients, chifa, the food of Chinese immigrants to Peru, has become a comfort meal and family dinner ritual in its own right in its adopted country. Several Chinese Peruvians reminisce about their family history and what cuisine means to their heritage.展开更多
Eyes staring into the camera,colorful headdresses and robes-for over a century,photos of Chinese ethnic groups have mostly followed this template.Several young photographers of Tibetan,Zhuang,and other ethnicities,are...Eyes staring into the camera,colorful headdresses and robes-for over a century,photos of Chinese ethnic groups have mostly followed this template.Several young photographers of Tibetan,Zhuang,and other ethnicities,are challenging this narrative with works that reflect their communities in the modern day.展开更多
Since Beijing won the bid to host the 2008 Olympics and Paralympics, China has committed to making itself an athletic nation. Yet sports players with disabilities still struggle for funding and recognition, despite be...Since Beijing won the bid to host the 2008 Olympics and Paralympics, China has committed to making itself an athletic nation. Yet sports players with disabilities still struggle for funding and recognition, despite being at the top of their game in international competitions;and the country’s goal to build a basketball court in every village still seems unfulfilled. Now that China is hosting the Winter Games in 2022, is it finally time to make sports inclusive to all?展开更多
"Fucking you and being fucked by you are quite the same,"opens Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm,the first anthology of Chinese poet Yu Xiuhua(余秀华)to be published in English,translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain...."Fucking you and being fucked by you are quite the same,"opens Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm,the first anthology of Chinese poet Yu Xiuhua(余秀华)to be published in English,translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain.The line is tinged with novelty.The poem from which it is taken,"Crossing Half of China to Fuck You,"went viral in November 2014 when a national poetry magazine published it on the Chinese messaging app WeChat.展开更多
When Lau Kek Huat ticked the"filmmaking"box as his field of studies at Taiwan University of Arts,it was the first time he realized that filmmaking was something one could"learn."He had come to Taiw...When Lau Kek Huat ticked the"filmmaking"box as his field of studies at Taiwan University of Arts,it was the first time he realized that filmmaking was something one could"learn."He had come to Taiwan merely seeking a different kind of life.Before that,he had already completed a degree in business administration in Singapore,got hit by the 1997 financial crisis,and taught in a Chinese elementary school for four years.展开更多
文摘More than 30 years after the iconic female writer’s passing,Sanmao’s former home on Gran Canaria continues to attract tourists and fans在西班牙大加纳利群岛,追寻三毛的足迹The thick blanket of cloud swiftly dissipates as we cruise down south from the city of Las Palmas.“It’s the trade wind.”Valentín Gonzalez,who works at the Gran Canaria Tourism Board,turns back from the front seat of the van to explain to me the peculiarities of the island’s weather,promising me even gustier air when we reach our destination,Telde.
文摘Can young professionals change geriatric care in China,or will it change them first?投身养老服务的年轻人,能否改变行业规则?If it were up to Tang Yongqi,roller coasters of the future would be fitted with straps for wheelchairs."Amusement parks seem to be for young people only,but if we design them to better suit the elderly,maybe they would feel less awkward going there,"the 25-year-old designer tells TWOC,"and then maybe we can all have fun together."
文摘How(not)to handle a public relations disaster in Chinese危机公关套路大揭秘A rat’s head found in cafeteria food might have seemed like the biggest public relations scandal an organization could ever face…but somehow,the administration of the Jiangxi Industry Polytechnic College managed to make a disgusting situation worse.
文摘The gallery corridor seems almost too empty for visitors to know where to rest their gaze.From afar,nothing but a few dark wooden columns stand guard of the space.Only at an intimate distance,under certain angles of light,does a flimsy fence reveal itselfextremely thin strings knotted into square grids,stretching to fill the space between the columns.
文摘TWOC interviews performance artist Li Liao,famous for his 45-day stint on Foxconn’s assembly lines in 2012,about his new project On a Sunday morning at Shenzhen’s Pingshan Art Museum,one unimpressed visitor in shiny leather shoes drags away her young child as the boy waves at a sclfie video of performance artist Li Liao,dressed in the yellow uniform of a food-delivery driver.
文摘In 1923,Ye Shengtao(叶圣陶),an intellectual in China who had recentlybegun writingfor children,attached a note of caution to his latest submission to his editor:“Perhaps you might not find it‘childish'enough?”His manuscript told of a compassionate scarecrow who helplessly watches an elderly farmer,a fisherwoman,an abused wife,and a carp all suffer misfortunes in front of him,and eventually collapses in the field due to the crushing guilt and despair he felt.
文摘A woman posirng fox photos in a Japancsc yukata robc on Suzhou’s Huaihai Strcet,a Kyoto-themed commercial district,was detained by police for"provoking quarrels,"with vidcos showing me officer shouting,Aren’t you Chinese?"bcforc taking her away. The woman tells Beijing Youth Daily that at the station.
文摘Imagine a society where everyone leaves their doors open.Here,people care not only for their own elders and children but also for everybody else’s.Everyone is willing to contribute their labor for the public good,without an agenda or wish for personal gain.As for goods and money,people hate to see them go to waste,but no one sees the point of taking them for their own.
文摘Pork fat,or lard,isn’t found in many fine dining or "representative Chinese cuisine" lists,yet it’s a fond memory for a whole generation that grew up in decades of food deprivation,when even a meat byproduct was a coveted treat.Discover why essays have been written about lard-and why it’s making a comeback.
文摘Your phone knows where you’ ve been,what you eat,how well you sleep—and it does this with information you give away,either willingly(to enjoy modern conveniences) or required by pandemic rules.China has some of the world’s most advanced data collection systems,with even villages employing digital technology for farming and safety,but how can it prevent the data from abuse by businesses and authorities?Some people,young and old,are opting out of smart devices entirely-but is that sustainable?
文摘A young woman surnamed.Shi from Wuzhou,Guangxi,may have been one of the busiest people in China during the National Day holiday this October:She received 21 wedding invitations from colleagues,friends,and former classmates,all scheduled during the seven-day break.On her busiest day,she attended five of them.
文摘Chinese has hundreds of regional dialects(fangyan),but just 62 percent of urbanites can still speak their hometown’s dialect.Official conservation efforts,and a new trend of fangyanvideos and social media memes,have made some inroads with young people,but is it enough?
文摘Fruits in individual bags.Meters of bubble wrap for one roll of correction tape.Overpackaging is a persistent annoyance in China’ s growing consumer economy,creating a trash crisis that’s only been made worse by e-commerce.We unpack the reasons behind China’ s love of packaging,and the possible solutions.
文摘Hurling oil paint onto canvas with not a hair out of place,Zhao Xiaoli has amassed millions of online followers with short videos of her violent creative process.We sit down for a frank chat with the 1990-born artistinfluencer who started a firestorm in the industry about the definition of art.
文摘A fusion of Cantonese cooking and Peruvian ingredients, chifa, the food of Chinese immigrants to Peru, has become a comfort meal and family dinner ritual in its own right in its adopted country. Several Chinese Peruvians reminisce about their family history and what cuisine means to their heritage.
文摘Eyes staring into the camera,colorful headdresses and robes-for over a century,photos of Chinese ethnic groups have mostly followed this template.Several young photographers of Tibetan,Zhuang,and other ethnicities,are challenging this narrative with works that reflect their communities in the modern day.
文摘Since Beijing won the bid to host the 2008 Olympics and Paralympics, China has committed to making itself an athletic nation. Yet sports players with disabilities still struggle for funding and recognition, despite being at the top of their game in international competitions;and the country’s goal to build a basketball court in every village still seems unfulfilled. Now that China is hosting the Winter Games in 2022, is it finally time to make sports inclusive to all?
文摘"Fucking you and being fucked by you are quite the same,"opens Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm,the first anthology of Chinese poet Yu Xiuhua(余秀华)to be published in English,translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain.The line is tinged with novelty.The poem from which it is taken,"Crossing Half of China to Fuck You,"went viral in November 2014 when a national poetry magazine published it on the Chinese messaging app WeChat.
文摘When Lau Kek Huat ticked the"filmmaking"box as his field of studies at Taiwan University of Arts,it was the first time he realized that filmmaking was something one could"learn."He had come to Taiwan merely seeking a different kind of life.Before that,he had already completed a degree in business administration in Singapore,got hit by the 1997 financial crisis,and taught in a Chinese elementary school for four years.
