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From Youku,
民工自拍MV《我想找对象 :: Farm worker makes own MTV: I Want A Partner
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Translation of select verses:
I want to find a partner
Because I am single and noble and not like others
Ladies nowadays…
Continue readingDIY MTV: Farm worker’s plea for a partner
Collaboration partner 1: 别具一格 Bieju Yige
Collaboration partner 2: Le Divan
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New exhibition of works by Ni Haifeng:
Using shreds of fabric that have been discarded after commercial factory production, the artist has collaborated with two different design teams to produce a pair of…
Continue readingLocal vs. global fashion at the Arrow Factory
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When Lyn and I started the Virtual China blog back in February 2006, it served as an online notebook and promotion vehicle for an Institute for the Future program of the same name. And indeed, some of…
The story begins with a movie called 四大天王 (Heavenly Kings), which is a Hong Kong-based movie produced by semi-famous actors about semi-famous actors starting a boy band. It’s a touch satirical. (It is also actor Daniel Wu’s directorial debut.)
The boy band itself is half-real, which means that they did go out and perform, but the songs are…
Continue readingHong Kong “artists” promotion social network
“Crazy Mouse… the very first Xbox Live Arcade game produced by a Chinese studio.
The action/puzzle title was developed by Shanghai-based Ultizen Games as part of the Chengdu Incubation Center, a collaborative initiative involving Microsoft and local enterprises in order to produce Xbox projects.”
Via Game | Life.
Gedawei.