The Red Thread: Tracing History, Tracking Trends — On a Long March
The Red Thread. China's biggest cultural drop this year isn't a sneaker collab. It's a 90-year-old, 12,500-km march. With merch.... Read More
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Tuku’s Rambunctious Rebellion Is Back… And It’s Très, Très Trashic
Tuku: "tacky cool," "too cool." Once 2018 subculture, now China's loudest autumn aesthetic--90s visuals and très, très trashique intent... Read More
China-Styled First Lady Diplomacy: Soft Power With A Hemline
China's First Lady diplomacy: Trickling trends are vain. They too shall pass, though your style shall not. A primae inter pares lookbook... Read More
The Chinese Art of Making Space Breathe: (Re)Discovering Incense
Reclaiming the art of scenting space: In bedrooms, tea rooms and creative studios across China, traditional incense is once again rising.... Read More
‘Crying Babe’? ‘Emotional Weather Board’? Bag Charms, aka China’s Quiet Young Rebellion
Welcome to the strange, wonderful world where adults treat bag charms like emotional support animals and backpacks become moving diaries.... Read More
For Love Or For Ledger: Inside China’s Heritage Gold Frenzy
Laopu Gold, waiting lists and the new language of Chinese luxury. But is the heritage gold boom about culture--or cold, hard investment?... Read More
The Heat Is On: Inside China’s Boiling-Hot Battle for Campus Labor Courses
Chinese students are logging into course selection portals, vying for a spot in the latest academic status symbol: hands-on labor courses.... Read More