Beatrice TamagnoCHINESE SOCIAL MEDIAChicken soup for the soul: the weird universe of Tiktok wisdomSelf-help content with Chinese characteristics is the latest Douyin craze: why are Chinese users craving “Chicken Soup for the Soul”?
Amarsanaa BattulgaCINEMADo religious ghosts dream of supernatural time travel?Horror-themed escape rooms have been all the rage in China for a while, but there is simply no room for such superstition in Chinese cinemas
Will VagariPEOPLEChristian beliefs for modern Chinese minds: how come is this imported religion thriving?Christianity is the fastest-growing religion in China. Why is this dogma resonating with Chinese people?
Caterina PaivaVISUAL ARTSMao keeping track of the God of Fortune, or how Mao Zedong's iconography made space into fortuneMao’s iconography might be the most used image to represent the PRC. But what about PRC’s fortune 运?
Luis Matte Diaz LITERATUREA contemporary need of 道 (Dao) A call to go back to a more natural Dao and align with the essential things of life, rather than the ephemeral concerns of our modernity.
Beatrice TamagnoEDITORIALEditorial - Superstition in the air: belief under the Chinese sky“One person’s religion is another person’s superstition,” wrote Gibson. What does superstition mean in the Chinese context then?