Zhang Enli turns the ordinary into the poetic—painting of tangled wires, plastic buckets, and empty rooms with a quiet intensity that borders on spirituality.

Your body is not your limit. Zhang Huan pushes the boundaries of physicality by using his own body as a canvas. From enduring extreme discomfort to challenging the limits of endurance, he explores ...

The last few weeks have seen Harvard’s admissions process on trial.But the case — brought by Affirmative Action opponent Edward Blum and being tried by the Boston Federal Courthouse at the moment — is ...

The first snow of 2002 Came a little later than before Stopped at the second-rate car on the eighth floor And took away the last fallen yellow leaf So begins Dao Lang’s “The First Snow of 2002,” the ...

Lyrics: High upon the mountain side, floats a cloud so white There lies Kangding town, bathed in silver moonlight Moonlight shines bright, over Kangding town. Lovely maiden with a sweet smile, Li the ...

In a quiet part of Kuala Lumpur ’s Sentul, a suburb within the northeast part of the Kuala Lumpur city center, sits an old railway depot that has found a new purpose. Sentul Depot used to be one of ...

As the Palace Museum prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2025, large-scale renovations are underway, shrouding parts of Beijing’s historic Forbidden City in bold red barricades. While the ...

China is in the throes of a silent crisis that’s reshaping its future: kindergartens are disappearing at an alarming rate. Over 20,000 of these institutions—mostly private—have been rapidly closing ...

In every city, there is a stylist who becomes the go-to for models and influencers in need of a transformative hairstyle. In Singapore, that stylist is none other than Junz Loke. Known for his ...

Xiaohongshu, aka RedNote, the Chinese app that went viral earlier this year with a flood of TikTok refugees, has recently drawn up major ecommerce plans. Launched in 2013 as a shopping guide app, the ...

China’s national football team is making headlines again—for completely the wrong reason. The team failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the sixth consecutive time. China’s only appearance in ...

Bringing different narratives that complicate the Chinese experience is a strong motivation for Huilin’s programming approach. For the filmmaker, the films that are part of Nooks & Crannies are the ...