Category Archives: China

Through TikTok, China Is Showing Us the Power of Comedy

Posted on May 20, 2020 by agogo22

As China enters its eighth week of quarantine, people across the country are turning to Tik Tok for a comedic reprieve.

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A Retired Bike-Share Bicycle Upcycled to a Beetle-Shaped Mobile Library

Posted on April 25, 2019 by agogo22

Seeking to provide a new use for China’s enormous surplus of bike-share bicycles, LUO Studiorecently designed a mobile library in the shape of a winged beetle. The studio’s founder Luo Yujie was inspired to create “Shared Lady Beetle” by a friend who teaches … Continue reading →

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Why 50 Million Chinese Homes are Empty

Posted on December 16, 2018 by agogo22

China’s housing bubble has left 50 million homes empty and put its government between a rock and a hard place. This includes a paid sponsored promotion which had no part in the writing, editing, or production of the rest of … Continue reading →

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An Aerial Tour of an Abandoned Chinese Fishing Village by Joe Nafis

Posted on April 22, 2018 by agogo22

The small fishing village of Houtouwan on the Chinese island of Shengshan has been abandoned since the 1990’s. Due to increased competition with nearby Shanghai and a depleted fishing supply, residents were forced to find work in other towns, leaving … Continue reading →

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Year of the Dog kicks off silently in Beijing under firework ban

Posted on February 16, 2018 by agogo22

Happy Year of the Dog from MSS!

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Big hands oh big hands, let it be bigger and bigger

Posted on January 16, 2013 by agogo22

Big hands oh big hands, let it be bigger and bigger from RAY on Vimeo. Animation: Lei Lei Music: Li Xingyu Story: Kweichee Lam Running time: 6mins This story takes place in a city, in which all of the citizens … Continue reading →

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Place Your Orders: Zhejiang Man Selling “Chinese Noah’s Arks”

Posted on November 11, 2012 by agogo22

Editor’s note: The following was translated and edited from a report that appeared on QQ.com’s financial news service. It concerns an entrepreneur named Yang Zongfu from Zhejiang Province who, partly inspired by the disaster film 2012, invented a globular all-purpose … Continue reading →

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