An exploration of contemporary China through marginal subcultures, tiny obsessions, and unexpected connections. Not a podcast.
Chaoyang Autonomous Zone
Joined February 2021
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Two years ago, when we started this project in February 2021, we had an expiration date in mind. After two seasons, or 31 dispatches, it's finally time to say goodbye.
chaoyang.substack.com/p/good…
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Slowly but certainly over the years, women are normalizing publicly sharing #MeToo experiences, even on the street, literally. Jacney Chan's video for Sanlian Lifeweek shed light on just how prevalent sexual harassment is in the Chinese workplace.
bit.ly/farandnear21
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And we're live! @FaultsActive and the BL Canon!
We discuss #BL dramas, Xiao Zhan and Zhang Zehan's PR fiascos, #EstherYi's incredible "Y/N" and whether #Taemin is the inspiration behind Moon, the most compelling idol in the world, and so much more!
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.@FaultsActive and @emwritingnow on the "teeth-grinding and ambivalent dynamic between Chinese K-Pop fans, other non-Chinese fans and Korean celebrities," and the one weird metric that functions like the GDP of idol fandom: activefaults.substack.com/p/…
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For @restofworld, a story about how users on Xiaohongshu made Düsseldorf an unlikely destination for Chinese food in Europe, and how the quirks of a recommendation algorithm offered a glimpse of diasporic freedom. With @yancongphoto + @carwyn: restofworld.org/2023/xiaohon…
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I'm working on that, still a little bit unstable but a working proof of concept to run Wenquxing games in the browser github.com/pengan1987/jgvm
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Before the Oscar ceremony this Sunday, read @BeimengFu’s Q&A(pt. 1) with documentary filmmaker Chen Weixi, whose work “Happiness is £4 million” was shortlisted for the best short documentary film this year. farandnear.substack.com/p/in… watch the film here nytimes.com/video/opinion/10…
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New issue is out! We highlight stories ranging from on-demand deities and youthful seniors, to 12 HK photographers' look back on 2022 and tropical worlds hidden in Beijing apartments.
farandnear.substack.com/p/is…
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Blizzard’s exit from China not just leave nostalgic gamers in limbo, but shook up the underground dailian (substitute player) industry that has long feed on the giant ecosystem. My latest for @restofworld :
restofworld.org/2023/heartbr… – at Queens, NY
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Active Faults: 03. Some Radishes are More Equal than Others activefaults.substack.com/p/…
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"China is either exceptionally good, or exceptionally bad. What we believe is that the everyday realities in China—online and offline—are manifestations of global systems and trends." @ChaoyangTrap leaving with wisdom and ingenuity.
Two years ago, when we started this project in February 2021, we had an expiration date in mind. After two seasons, or 31 dispatches, it's finally time to say goodbye.
chaoyang.substack.com/p/good…
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still remember the night we hit 888 followers 💗💗 miss chaoyang miss chaoyang trap miss everyone
Two years ago, when we started this project in February 2021, we had an expiration date in mind. After two seasons, or 31 dispatches, it's finally time to say goodbye.
chaoyang.substack.com/p/good…
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i was obsessed w @ChaoyangTrap throughout the pandemic and to this day will send dispatches to friends unprompted so we can Talk About Things… so thank you all for making something beautiful! excited to see what comes next for each of you x
Two years ago, when we started this project in February 2021, we had an expiration date in mind. After two seasons, or 31 dispatches, it's finally time to say goodbye.
chaoyang.substack.com/p/good…
Our past episodes will remain online, and our Twitter account will stay somewhat active to promote the work of others.
chaoyang.substack.com/p/good…
Our outro music is “Goodbye,” by Chinese Football. Goodbye.
chinesefootball.bandcamp.com…
What about 电子词典？🥺
A Calculated Move: Calculators are Now Emulated at Internet Archive.
blog.archive.org/2023/01/29/…
