Tag Archives: @classic

Colorful mooks for Chinese teens

Posted on 2007-12-22 by Joel Martinsen

Guo Jingming (郭敬明), Cai Jun (蔡骏), GirlneYa (郭妮), Ming Xiaoxi (明晓溪), Luoluo (落落), and Sharon (饶雪漫) publish YA magazines.

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Learning from the lives of ants

Posted on 2007-11-28 by Joel Martinsen

The book Ant (蚁呓) by Zhou Zongwei (周宗伟), designed by Zhu Yingchun (朱赢椿). Life of Ants (蚁生, aka Life of Antz) by Wang Jinkang (王晋康).

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Culture and corporate propaganda in Soho Xiaobao

Posted on 2007-11-08 by Joel Martinsen

Mid-2007 issues of Soho Xiaobao (SOHO小报), illustrating the complicated identity of in-house magazines run by real estate companies.

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The most famous junk collector in Xi’an

Posted on 2007-10-23 by Joel Martinsen

Gaoxing (高兴) by Jia Pingwa (贾平凹) is actually based on the life experiences of his friend Liu Shuzhen (刘书祯), aka (刘高兴).

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The Dazhai Spirit gets religion

Posted on 2007-10-08 by Joel Martinsen

In a Window of the South (南风窗) feature on model village Dazhai (大寨), Li Xiangping (李向平) writes about the role religion, in the form of the Pule Temple, plays in the village’s changing identity.

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Some questions about SARFT’s full-stop for Red Question Mark

Posted on 2007-09-27 by Joel Martinsen

SARFT axes Red Question Mark (红问号). He Dong (何东) responds.

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Women writers in 1940s Shanghai who were not Eileen Chang

Posted on 2007-09-24 by Joel Martinsen

Xiaojie Ji (小组集), an anthology of literature by women in 1940s Shanghai. Chen Zishan (陈子善) writes the foreword.

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SARFT’s guide to talent show etiquette

Posted on 2007-09-21 by Joel Martinsen

SARFT releases a new notice regarding talent shows (广电总局进一步加强群众参与的选拔类广播电视活动和节目的管理).

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Hai Yan: books with the reach of television

Posted on 2007-09-20 by Joel Martinsen

Hai Yan (海岩) is interviewed by Oriental Outlook (瞭望东方周刊).

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Korean history doesn’t fly on Chinese TV screens

Posted on 2007-09-17 by Joel Martinsen

SARFT puts the kibbosh on Korean historical dramas.

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