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Not Ruin Porn: Graffiti in the Nangang Bottle Cap Factory
An exploration of the graffiti inside the abandoned Taipei’s Nangang Bottle Cap Factory and what the underlying political and socioeconomic forces they reveal. More
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Modern China Reimagined in Famous 12th Century Chinese Painting
Chinese artist and photographer Dai Xiang recently exhibited at the 2014 Lianzhoufoto Festival, his reinterpretations of the famous Song Dynasty painting “Along the River During the Qingming Festival”(清明上河图). By inserting […] More
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Spoofs of 1970s & 1980s Chinese Propaganda Posters, Reactions
Chinese netizen reactions to spoofs of Chinese propaganda posters from the 1970s and 1980s, with arguments over how disrespectful it is to the older generation. More
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Men Cannot Understand the Hassles Women Have With Their Hair
English translation of a popular comic by a Chinese female netizen about the problems, difficulties, and annoyances women suffer with their long or short hair. More
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Derelict Cultural Revolution Era Mao Zedong Statue Relocated
Photos of an 1968 concrete statue of Chairman Mao Zedong erected during the Cultural Revolution in Chongqing now largely abandoned being relocated to a museum. More
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Mom Learns to Use Smartphone Illustrated by Chinese Netizen
Chinese netizens are moved by this cute comic/cartoon strip about a daughter afraid of her mom learning how to use a mobile phone to go online to see her Weibo. More
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“But You Didn’t” Poem Translated & Illustrated by Chinese Netizen
A comic translating and illustrating the famous poem “But You Didn’t by Merrill Glass tops Chinese social network Sina Weibo the day after Valentine’s Day. More
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Chinese Girl Spins 4 Hours Nonstop for Spring Festival Gala
Chinese netizen reactions to 15-year-old Wei Caiqi twirling, rotating in a circle, nonstop for 4 hours throughout the Spring Festival Gala television program. More
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Red Guard Betrays Family in 1976 Cultural Revolution Comic
English translation of a 1976 graphic novel of a Red Guard little girl reporting her grandfather to authorities as a Soviet spy, with Chinese netizen reactions. More
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Street Vendor Executed for Fatal Stabbing of Chengguan Officers
Xia Junfeng, a Shenyang Liaoning street peddler was put to death 3 years after injuring and stabbing to death several urban management personnel in a dispute. More
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Topical, Foreign Friends & Watermelon Wonders
A collection of jokes and humor about rich second generation, Bo Xilai’s trial, Kim Jong-un, cross-cultural misunderstandings, and amazing watermelon carvings. More
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Liu Bolin: The Invisible Man (Video)
Short video interview with Chinese artist Liu Bolin, whose photos of him carefully painted to blend into various background has made him ‘The Invisible Man’. More