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Send us a textIf China has some issues exporting its music & film, did you know that video games

Send us a textASCENSION has been nominated for an Academy Award in the feature documentary category.

Send us a text At the intersection of KOLs and metaverse lies the niche world of “virtual idols”—ani

Send us a textThe 2022 Winter Olympics is about to start in Beijing, with around 2900 athletes and p

Send us a textFinishing our “Dark Series” on China’s guilty pleasures, we tackle gambling, one of th

Send us a textIn this special episode, we review our top 5 stories from this past year, and make a f

Send us a text A mix between the boardgame Cluedo and LARP (live action role-playing), jubensha is t

Send us a textIllegal drug usage among China’s adult population is one of the lowest in the world: 0

Send us a textChina had just 25 museums in 1949, and around 350 at the start of the reform era in 19

Send us a textShort-video app Quibi failed in just six months after launching in the US, so it’s too

Send us a text Pornography has been banned in China since 1949. Yet 80 percent of young men (18 – 29

Send us a textChina may have 5,000 years of history, but now it has to compete for clicks and eyebal

Send us a textThough streaming is on the rise, film festivals are still an important channel for cre

Send us a textA bonus episode where we will delve into the making of the movie Leap, which came out

Send us a textThe Communist Party of China celebrating its 100th year anniversary this year, driving

Send us a textWith a market that will quadruple between 2013 and 2025, China’s animation industry is

Send us a textIn February 2021 China’s cinemas sold more ticket than the USA—a result of the COVID-1

Send us a textNot far from the Forbidden City lies Temple Dongjingyuan (Temple 东景缘), formerly knowed

Send us a textIf you are on this side of the Great Wall, you might have seen their shops and vending

Send us a textMiddle Earth is now joining The World of Chinese magazine podcast network.The World of