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Los Angeles Times’ list for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and… well, just about everything else. While we still have a few weeks to go until the news of Zhao’s nominations are confirmed, it got us thinking about the history of Chinese filmmakers and their impact on the coveted awards ceremony. Without a doubt, China’s largest sweep of the Oscars occurred in 2000 with the release of Ang Lee, William Kong, and Hsu Li-Kong’s groundbreaking Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The film was nominated for a whopping six awards, including a couple of firsts such as Wang Hui-ling a...

Unless you’re planning to cuddle up on the couch and share a plate of  tangyuan dumplings with your significant other for what’s arguably the most romantic day of the Chinese calendar, then you’ll want to get out and have some fun for Lantern Festival. Here’s what’s happening in Beijing for this year’s fest, Friday, Feb 26. If you’re going to turn up on Lantern Festival, it only makes sense to do it at the eponymous club, in their new three-story digs no less. Beginning on Friday and going well into Saturday, DJs Fai.f and Mengmeng will be pumping out electronic music on the s...

Throwback Thursday: As WeChat Turns 10, We Remember the Time It Became a Literal Work of Art Jan 21, 2021 11:30 am | Add a comment | 178 reads Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 12-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and wonderful stories of Beijing's days gone by. On a cold winter morning 10 years ago today, Tencent unveiled its newest project, a humble little messaging app called Weixin. Though the company was already firmly planted in the social media sphere with its QQ instant m...

Stream: RUNRUNRUN (Bandcamp via Maybe Mars ) Why Do They Matter: Just because you name your band after a particular artist or song doesn’t necessarily mean you have to embody their sound. Heck, US-based group The Bilinda Butchers, who somewhat brazenly lifted the name of My Bloody Valentine’s guitarist, don’t wade nearly as deep into the tinnitus-inducing squall of the 80s shoegaze pioneers, instead opting for its sonically milder counterpart, dream pop. If, however, you’re capable of carrying the torch lit by your namesake without getting burned, then by all means please do. HOON by...

So Ayi Wants To Stay for CNY, Now What? Jan 15, 2021 4:30 pm | 2 comments | 553 reads Ah, the Chinese New Year holiday… The week where business in China seems to come to a halt and the annual homeward bound migration takes place all over the country. This holiday used to mean that you need to stock up on groceries because all your local shops will be closed, but not anymore. Most larger supermarkets will be open, and there’s always food delivery apps that are working overtime. While it’s time for China’s largest annual travel, COVID-19 has ...