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When China First Rocked
In her latest exhibition, veteran photographer Gao Yuan captures the blood, sweat and tears of China’s rock scene in the 1990s through intimate portraits of the people who built it
Pushed To Their Limits
Derek Tsang’s coming-of-age drama Better Days tackles hard-hitting issues troubling China’s education system – particularly school bullying – and their effect on today’s youth
Straight Outta Changchun
Through his nostalgia-heavy rhymes, rapper Dong Baoshi (aka Gem) evokes a longing for Northeast China’s rust belt in the 1990s that has stoked the memories of millions
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Examining the System
A new documentary on China’s education system reveals not only where the problems lie, but also why it is difficult to address them
Intellectual Pursuits
Ten years in the making, author Li Er’s Maodun Prize-winning Brother Yingwu explores the lives of intellectuals in a changing China and life-changing events of his own
Visions of a Lost Empire
A China-US archaeology exhibition offers a rare glimpse into the little-known and mysterious Tibetan kingdom of Tubo