Debra Liu traces Daoist ritual, ordination, and sacred mountain life from Brisbane to Beijing in Into the Mountains, published by Earnshaw Books.

Emily Cheng is an artist, professor and curator, born in New York City. She received her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and attended the New York Studio School. Her renowned artworks are large ...

Bonan Li is an independent fashion designer, who pursued education at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology and furthered fashion studies at Parsons The New School. She has a variety of ...

Staceyann Chin is a well-known LGBTQ+ rights advocate, spoken-word poet, and performer, originally from Jamaica. She moved to New York City in 1997 after being raised by her grandmother. In 1998 she ...

Haige Wu is an artist, illustrator, sculpture and painting, who explores topics of identity, feminism, and regional culture by fusing traditional skills like carpentry, glass art, rock painting, and ...

Twelve exclusive interviews in Planet China 17 highlight women’s voices on gender equality, leadership, and progress for International Women’s Day 2025.

The Hidden World of Shenzhen’s Streets in Lijia Zhang’s Lotus. Lijia Zhang’s novel Lotus delves into the life of a young woman navigating the complexities of modern China, drawing inspiration from the ...

Lijia Zhang’s Journey from Missile Factory to the Tiananmen Protests “Socialism Is Great!”: A Worker’s Memoir of the New China is a firsthand account of China’s economic and social transformation in ...

Hasu August is a writer and photographer born in 1968. She studied photography in Japan and management science in the United States. After working in multinational corporations for over two decades, ...

The legend of the secret room found on the chest of the Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan and other stories. The Leshan Giant Buddha (樂山大佛T, 乐山大佛S), also known as the Lingyun Giant Buddha, whose full ...

Susan Wan Dolling discusses themes of friendship and love in Tang poetry. My China in Tang Poetry is a collection of translations and readings of Tang dynasty poetry by Susan Wan Dolling, offering new ...

Andy Kirkpatrick is a British author and academic specializing in linguistics, Chinese rhetoric, and intercultural communication. In the mid-1970s, he studied in Beijing and Shanghai, arriving shortly ...