Touchdown Beijing

The quarterback is in the shotgun. He reads the defense and calls an audible, sending the tailback to the line up scrimmage, wide-left, while shouting “Red 32!” before finally catching the snap from the center.

A screw loose

Once a symbol of the industrial age, the metal screw seemed cold and merciless, a connotation vividly depicted in Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times. But now, in the information age, screws have taken on a whole new meaning in the hands of four young Chinese designers, who brought them to life in the form of LSF & LSM, two innovative sculptures. Their names are abbreviations for Chinese Luo Shi Fu and Luo Shi Mu, which loosely translate to “Sir Screw” and “Madam Screw,” respectively.

Young Entrepreneurs Land on the Roof of the World

Many first-time visitors to Lhasa are surprised to discover that the city is abundant with cafés, bars, pubs and youth hostels. Each of these places possesses its own distinctive features, while also effusing a strong Lhasa flavor. Many of the proprietors are not locals. Looking at their faces, I cannot help but wonder how these young people became attached to Lhasa, why they chose to settle down in the city and how they view their international clientele. I am eager to learn the answers.

Pride beyond Prejudice

It was not long ago in China that just uttering the word ‘homosexuality’ was commonly considered to be a shameful act. Today, however, subjects concerning same-gender relationships are addressed on TV, on the Internet and in magazines.

Spider-Men

In the popular Hollywood film series based on the Spider-Man character, a costumed Peter Parker swings and leaps through a forest of skyscrapers. Possessing superhuman strength and the spider-like ability to cling to any surface, the fictional feats performed by the superhero have entertained millions.

Alleyway Acclimation

International visitors and expats are now commonly seen on the streets and in the businesses of Beijing. Yet, I was still surprised when I came across dozens of foreigners chatting in Chinese in the courtyard of a winding hutong (a narrow lane).

Bugged

Since 2001, Tang Zhiyuan has obsessed on the art and science of capturing the smallest of many-legged and winged critters – digitally. During those eight years, Tang’s passion for photographing the various denizens of the kingdom of insects never waned and, indeed, the creeping-crawlers and flitting-flyers remain a big part of his life...

Work out West

Beginning in September, with the arrival of cotton season, hundreds of thousands of workers, mainly from the provinces of Henan, Gansu...

Upon the Wind

Spring will not be the only thing in the air this May in Miyun County, Beijing. Floating along with the warming air currents will be colorful hot air balloons...

Park Song

Professor Gao, now retired, typically rises early on Sunday. For her, weekends are days full of happy anticipation. Her son...

The Way of the Vegetarian

The old Chinese saying goes: “Food is the most valuable thing under heaven.” Thirty years after reform and opening up to the outside world...

Strength and Spirit
Wenchuan Earthquake Survivors in Rehabilitation

In recent months, the Physically Handicapped Rehabilitation Center of Sichuan Province (PHRCS) has held several farewell parties for some of those who survived last year’s May 12 Wenchuan Earthquake...

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