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China is reported to have opened 382 new museums in 2022 alone. It shows no signs of slowing down.
Released in the Year of The Snake, and with clear nods to East Asian culture, Disney’s latest animated feature has smashed box office records in China.
The popular genre depicts gay male sex, but it is written by heterosexual women for heterosexual women.
Ne Zha has successfully created both an emotional and patriotic bond with Chinese audiences while boosting China’s cultural confidence.
Some of Australia’s Federation-era dragons are among the oldest surviving imperial dragons in the world.
The success of Frozen extends beyond the box office, leaving a permanent mark on popular culture.
A new series attempts to integrate traditional Chinese cultural ideas with the Communist Party’s official Marxist ideology, with mixed results.
There is a long tradition in China of associating monkeys with the mind – symbolism that has helped the novel’s most memorable character, the Monkey King, find universal resonance.
Many young women feel trapped and indebted to their families.
In social media posts during the pandemic, fans posit their idols as loyal to the nation, the people and the party state.
Citizens of former British colonies such as Malaysia and Hong Kong rented vacant fish and chip shops to start their Chinese takeaway businesses.
Chinese celebrities have become increasingly politically active on social media over the years – in part to help advance their careers.
Mei’s family run a temple to their ancestors in Toronto, depicting a rich and important tradition in Chinese culture.
It’s the year of the tiger and families will gather to share in sticky rice cakes and dumplings hoping to start the lunar new year off right.
Pronouncements made by the Chinese government often cloak a hidden agenda.
Learning a language has many benefits. It improves your thinking abilities and enhances your understanding of the world. Knowing another language can give you a leg up in university applications too.
China’s space culture is unique and deeply rooted in the country’s traditions.
Sang celebrates self-deprecation and negative emotions, its followers catapulted the unlikely and unenthusiastic singer to the finale of a Chinese boy band show.
China’s social credit system has been described as a ‘dystopian nightmare straight out of Black Mirror’ but many citizens think it will help fight fraud and bring about a better society.
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