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Tofu gives the discussion a real task. In an interview published through Shanghai’s government information office, chef Gao at Gui Hua Lou describes Wensi…
Read the storyWuxi’s music identity includes schools and instrument makers, not just concerts.
Read the storyArchaeological finds near Wuxi point to music long before a modern concert hall existed.
Read the storyNanjing’s Book Bars put reading beside an old city wall. It is a different way to meet a place.
Read the storySet workshops, facial capture, 3D scans and careful footage backups reveal how work moves through Qingdao’s film complex.
Read the storyAt Hunan Museum in Changsha, a real VR experience combines excavated objects, filmed actors and a fictional dinner mystery.
Read the storyThe Shenzhen Design Award for Young Talents, often shortened to SDAY, began in 2013. Its organiser describes a programme for designers under thirty-five,…
Read the storyA festival can have a regular date in one calendar and a moving date in another.
Read the storyWhen you cannot pronounce a character, its shape can still be a starting point.
Read the storyA short Tang poem can hold sound, form and hints that English cannot copy all at once.
Read the storyOne familiar character can do more work than a single English translation suggests.
Read the storyThe name points to a calendar and a season of renewal, not a guarantee of warm weather.
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