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Regaining Consumers’ Trust on RED, Instagram-like Chinese Social Media
How did 小红书 (RED) go from a trustworthy user reviews platform to a doubtful app full of heavily edited pictures and false advertisement?
Daiane Chen


The passengers of their youth
Quality or quantity? Fast race or endurance? When talking about children, I prefer to reflect on each step rather than the end of the race.
Luis Matte Diaz


Negotiating beauty standards in Xinjiang
Minkaohan Uygurs are often stigmatized as ignorant of their own culture. Through beauty standards, they aim at redefining their social role.
Lisa Ernst


Up in the sky: how did air travel develop in China
From a government monopoly to a thriving industry. How did China’s civil aviation become so big, and what are the post-pandemic prospects?
Gustavo Fiorello


Mainland cinema’s journey to the west and back
I like mainland cinema. You like mainland cinema. But do we like the same mainland cinema? Same film, different versions.
Amarsanaa Battulga


The night I went to Inner Mongolia
Years ago, for two or three months, I was a full-time passenger.
This is the story of how I traveled from Zhejiang to Inner Mongolia.
Beatrice Tamagno


From Passenger to Pasajero: When ambiguity in language translates a new eye into Shanghai
Shanghai is the vessel by which one travels the journey that Shanghai proposes, one into China's economic and technological development.
Caterina Paiva


Delicious Romance 爱很美味:Did we finally get a feminist Chinese drama? And LGBTQ+ representation?!
Delicious Romance was released in November 2021 and got raging reviews on Douban, the Chinese IMDB. Why is it praised by Chinese audiences?
Beatrice Tamagno


Editorial - Away we go: being a passenger in China
Every year for CNY, tens of millions of Chinese are on the move to visit their families. What does it mean to be a passenger in China?
Beatrice Tamagno


Chicken soup for the soul: the weird universe of Tiktok wisdom
Self-help content with Chinese characteristics is the latest Douyin craze: why are Chinese users craving “Chicken Soup for the Soul”?
Beatrice Tamagno


Do religious ghosts dream of supernatural time travel?
Horror-themed escape rooms have been all the rage in China for a while, but there is simply no room for such superstition in Chinese cinemas
Amarsanaa Battulga


Christian beliefs for modern Chinese minds: how come is this imported religion thriving?
Christianity is the fastest-growing religion in China. Why is this dogma resonating with Chinese people?
Will Vagari


Mao keeping track of the God of Fortune, or how Mao Zedong's iconography made space into fortune
Mao’s iconography might be the most used image to represent the PRC. But what about PRC’s fortune 运?
Caterina Paiva


A contemporary need of 道 (Dao)
A call to go back to a more natural Dao and align with the essential things of life, rather than the ephemeral concerns of our modernity.
Luis Matte Diaz


Between stigma and taboos: the sorrows of being a menstruator in China
Menstruating has never been easy. Most cultures have long associated it with sickness and impurity. Exceptions exist, but China is not one.
Beatrice Tamagno


Artificial “fortune-telling” intelligence and how to never underestimate religious pragmatism
Our Editorial team went to Zhujiajiao 朱家角. Imagine how surprised we were when we found an AI fortune-telling machine?
Caterina Paiva


Editorial - Superstition in the air: belief under the Chinese sky
“One person’s religion is another person’s superstition,” wrote Gibson. What does superstition mean in the Chinese context then?
Beatrice Tamagno


Shanghai’s migrant ayis: Some of the many problems of being one
Kaixin Guoguo is a Sichuanese migrant ayi working in a top university in Shanghai. However, she doesn’t have a contract.
Caterina Paiva


Portraits of Shanghai ayis: an immersion in the life of middle-aged women
Where can you find ayi on the streets of Shanghai? The park? The wet market? Take a deep dive into middle-age women lifestyles!
Isa Cheng


Dance like no one’s watching? The quarrels with dancing ladies in China
Square dance is a common sight in many Chinese cities. However, some residents see it as a problem. Where did this controversy come from?
Gustavo Fiorello


From Dongbei ayis to Supreme: A visual history of China's most (in)famous floral pattern
Winter is coming, and so are padded coats. The time when your around-the-block ayi takes a morning walk in her floral PJs is back!
Beatrice Tamagno


Getting old with a social role
The willingness to move the limbs depends on whether they have a specific use. Without a purpose, the limbs and even the soul could atrophy.
Luis Matte Diaz


Is Double Eleven perpetuating the patriarchy? Femininity and consumerism in China
Double Eleven is the biggest shopping festival on the planet, and it is targeting women. Why is that problematic?
Beatrice Tamagno


Listening to contemporary China’s heartbeat through Howie Lee’s rhythm
There is a reason why Howie Lee’s gigs are packed with trendy youngsters singing along every track, and it says something of today’s China.
Will Vagari
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