Dazi Culture: From Fitness and Foodies to Gossip and Travel… Chinese Gen Zs Seek Companions Elsbeth van ParidonMay 6, 2023 China's Gen Zs seek new ways to connect with others and share their hobbies. And today, they’re doing so through online dazi culture.... Read More China Urban CultureChina's New YouthChinese Society0 Comments
Trending: Embracing Buddhist Vibes, Battling Eating Disorders and Spring Cleaning Elsbeth van ParidonMay 1, 2023 Trending in China Fashion and Urban Culture: Embracing Buddhist vibes, battling eating disorders and spring cleaning that wardrobe... Read More China Urban CultureChinese SocietyTrending1 Comment
The Color Red: From A Beast To Zhang Yimou Elsbeth van ParidonOctober 1, 2022 Ravishing red is all the rage as China celebrates its 73rd birthday on October 1, 2022. But what does the color mean?... Read More Chinese CinemaChinese SocietyVisual Arts0 Comments
Close-Up: China’s Lipstick Game and Its Lasting Impression Elsbeth van ParidonSeptember 28, 2022 The question on our Maybelline Superstay lips is… What are the “undertones” of lipstick in China—past, present and future?... Read More China's New YouthChinese SocietyClose-Ups1 Comment
Flipping Through China’s Minority Lookbook: Uyghur Style Elsbeth van ParidonSeptember 11, 2022 Hot-to-trot oversized silver accessories, exuberant embroidery : We're in Kashgar, south Xinjiang. Yep. We're going (well, "went") there.... Read More China's New YouthChinese Societyminority0 Comments
China’s Body-Positive Influencers: Q The Curves! Elsbeth van ParidonMay 13, 2022 From WeChat to Douyin and Weibo, more and more Chinese influencers refuse to conform to social media’s perception of the perfect body.... Read More China Urban CultureChina's New YouthChinese Society0 Comments
MT-BC Xingyu Yao and Music As The Shorthand of Emotion Kate KologrivayaApril 8, 2022 Xingyu Yao: entrepreneur, composer and board-certified music therapist. Music as creative expression, medicine, and a catalyst for social change.... Read More China's New YouthChinese SocietyUrban Dwellers0 Comments