Everyday China

Everyday China

What happens at a Han-dynasty dinner in VR?

At Hunan Museum in Changsha, a real VR experience combines excavated objects, filmed actors and a fictional dinner mystery.

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Everyday China

Why would a city give a prize to a designer?

The Shenzhen Design Award for Young Talents, often shortened to SDAY, began in 2013. Its organiser describes a programme for designers under thirty-five,…

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Who imagined “Chinoiserie”?

A European fashion for China-inspired decoration tells us as much about Europe as about China.

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What does a museum label leave out?

A short label can tell you what an object is and still leave its journey unexplained.

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Chinese food

Who gets the dish when the table turns?

A rotating table changes how shared food reaches everyone.

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Why is there a river on the board?

In xiangqi, a river changes what pieces can do.

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How did blue and white travel?

Blue-and-white porcelain became famous in China while drawing on and inspiring wider exchanges.

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Who helped write the big book of Chinese science?

Joseph Needham's famous project was built with collaborators, not one heroic discoverer.

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Who makes Lunar New Year in Britain?

A big public parade is only one way communities celebrate.

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What did Chinese students write home about?

Chinese students in Britain did more than collect qualifications; some also explained two countries to each other.

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Chinese food

Is a British Chinese takeaway Chinese?

A takeaway menu can tell a story about people making lives between places.

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Why save more than one kind of millet?

A dryland farming landscape can keep many crop varieties and kinds of knowledge alive.

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