Teahouse
Kirill Hwan’s ‘Teahouse’ series presents a photographic ethnography of a village teahouse in China’s Zhejiang province
Passing Parade
In this photographic series, Henry Hu focuses on the stolen moments in between
Aesthetician Tells You Why Artists Need Team Vitality
Xia Chengan examines how collectivism functions in Chinese corporate culture
Laser Rain
Laser Rain discusses “Tuwei”(土味), which describes rural aesthetics that fail to meet the tastes of the urban mainstream in China; these aesthetics are frequently used in video app Kuaishou(快手), a rural version of TikTok
I no longer knew Xinyu, and her red boots
Two girls are born in a Chinese village. New in poetry, by Ruobing Sabrina Zhao.
Pickled Pork Tongues
New fiction set in the heart of China, by Ruobing Sabrina Zhao.
A Zoologist had to Move to Kunming, Yunnan, China.
New in fiction, by Arthur De Oliveira.
I Swim Under the Bridge While They Drive on the Highway
Siqi just messaged. She told me how beautiful Yaxi highway is. Yaxi highway... of course I know Yaxi highway. It is the road connecting Chengdu to the beautiful town of Xichang. It’s where heaven on earth hides, according to the travel advertisements on TV...
China doll
Tzy Jiun Tan's poem tackles orientalism, sex, relationships and transactions.
Same, but Different—Finding Home in Paris
Tzy Jiun Tan writes about finding sanctuary in a small Chinese restaurant in Paris, while navigating dating, discrimination, homesickeness, and trauma.