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The Eight Model Plays

A brief look at the Eight Model Plays that epitomized Communist drama during the Cultural Revolution.

by Tom Lee, 11 June 2015

Book Review: Xu Zechen - Running through Beijing

People's Literature editor and award-winning writer Xu Zechen walks on the wild side with 'Running Through Beijing'.

by Aelred Doyle, 24 February 2015

Book Review: Gary Bowerman - The New Chinese Traveler

In the latest Palgrave Pocket Consultants Series, experienced journalist Gary Bowerman examines the Chinese Travel Revolution.

by Aelred Doyle, 24 February 2015

Book Review: Jack Livings - The Dog

Paris Review writer Jack Livings presents his first collection of short stories, all set in China.

by Aelred Doyle, 23 February 2015

Book Review: Liu Cixin - The Three Body Problem

China's most famous sci-fi book 'The Three Body Problem' is the first in its genre to be translated into English in three decades.

by Aelred Doyle, 23 February 2015

Book Review: Mo Yan - Frog

A look at 'Frog,' the latest novel by Nobel Prize winning author Mo Yan

by Aelred Doyle, 18 February 2015

5 Things: Jim Bennett on working with Jackie Chan

A That's weekly series where we ask a Shanghai-based somebody to tell us 5 Things specific to their life.

by Ned Kelly, 02 September 2014

Book Review: The Birth of Chinese Feminism

Aelred Doyle from That's Online reviews The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory, the first English language discussion and translation of fearless early...

by Aelred Doyle, 10 November 2013

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