On the eve of the 1997 handover, violence is rampant as the British Hong Kong government has joined forces with the triads to cause chaos in Hong Kong. The gang leader, Lam Yiu-Cheong assigns his ...

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 story of a young prostitute who is trying to give her infant son a good start in life, fighting against the prejudices of others and the attentions of a pimp. The story of a young prostitute who ...

Staceyann Chin is a well-known LGBTQ+ rights advocate, spoken-word poet, and performer, originally from Jamaica. She moved to New York City in 1997 after being raised by her grandmother. In 1998 she ...

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 Pompeii Lakshmi, an artifact of Indian art, discovered in 1938 amidst the ruins of Pompeii, which had been preserved since its destruction in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Interestingly ...

Take a step into the lesser-known parts of China and explore the fascinating cultures and traditions that lie beneath the surface. This collection of documentaries and clips offers a captivating ...

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 ...

Paul Bevan is a Sinologist, historian, and literary translator. He lectured in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture at the University of Oxford from 2020 to 2023 and was previously the Christensen ...

China has a long recorded history of various dance forms. The oldest Chinese character for “dance”, 舞, found in oracle bones, depicts a dancer holding oxtails in each hand. Dance in China encompasses ...

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 ...

Hasu August is a writer and photographer born in 1968. She studied photography in Japan and management science in the United States. After working in multinational corporations for over two decades, ...