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2014 Best Mainland Albums: Forecasting 2015, Part Three

Our look at the year in Mainland music wraps up with one last look at some of the albums we're looking out for in 2015.

by Andrew Chin, 04 January 2015

#thesaddestessay becomes Weibo trend

A heartbreaking essay by a 12-year-old girl in Sichuan's Liangshan Mountains has captured the attention of the country's netizens.

by Andrew Chin, 10 August 2015

2014 Mainland Film in Review, Part Three

Our look back at the year in Mainland film rolls into the summer and is filled with domestic blockbusters and one foreign film that became the most successful film in the country's history....

by Andrew Chin, 31 December 2014

2014 Mainland Film in Review, Part One

Chinese cinema is enjoying a Golden Age. With yet another record breaking year at the box office, 2014 also saw a couple of art house festival favorites invade the cineplexes and a new...

by Andrew Chin, 29 December 2014

2014 Mainland Film in Review, Part Five

Our look back at the year in Mainland film ends with a look back at the Winter, where art house favorites mix with China's most prestigious films.

by Andrew Chin, 02 January 2015

2014 Mainland Film in Review, Part Two

Our look at the year in Mainland film continues into the Spring, featuring Beijing Love Story; Black Coal, Thin Ice; My Old Classmate; Coming Home and The Breakup Guru.

by Andrew Chin, 30 December 2014

2014 Mainland Film in Review, Part Four

Our look back at the year in Mainland film rolls into the fall with the year's most successful domestic film, award nominated dramas based on true events and a pair of wuxia films.

by Andrew Chin, 02 January 2015