Photo essay: China Residencies’ 2019 cross-country tour of arts spaces

July 10, 2019 by Jason Li

Montage of our photos of people and art in China

Ahead of its sixth Crystal Ruth Bell Residency program (apply now – it’s fully funded!), the team at China Residencies took a cross-country tour around China to visit art and culture spaces new and old. Below we’re featuring photo highlights from this strip, which have been culled (with permission) from their lovely Instagram account.…

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VR malls, mobile payments and tuhao-themed parties (#cxinchina 2016 edition)

January 5, 2017 by Christina Xu

Editor’s note: Below is a selection of our favorite Instagram posts that Christina published during her 2016 trip to Beijing, Chengdu & Shanghai to research technology, youth culture and trends.

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There are VR kiosks in almost every mid-high end mall I’ve been into in Beijing and Shanghai, as well…

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An underground temple for books in Chengdu

October 26, 2015 by Jason Li

Photo of Fangsuo Book Store

From gooood:

Taiwanese designer Chih-Kang Chu was inspired by the history of Xuanzhang, a famous Chinese Buddhist monk in Tang dynasty; he resided and practiced Buddhism in Daci Temple before he went on a spiritual journey to India. Fangsuo Book Store is located at the underground level of the commercial streets, which surrounds…

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Photo essay: China Residencies’ 2019 cross-country tour of arts spaces

VR malls, mobile payments and tuhao-themed parties (#cxinchina 2016 edition)

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An underground temple for books in Chengdu