Feng Li’s Paris Street Photography is a Rare Bright Spot Amid a Dark Winter for the City of Lights 2 days ago
Listeners of the World, Unite! Why Stressed Out Students are Turning to Revolutionary Songs 4 days ago
Listeners of the World, Unite! Why Stressed Out Students are Turning to Revolutionary Songs 4 days ago
Wǒ Men Podcast: How Covid-19 has Changed Chinese People’s Attitudes to Personal Finance June 15, 2020
This week’s photo theme is, well, it’s death. Not because we’re trying to be overly morbid, but because Thursday 5 April is Qingming Festival in China, a day where families traditionally tend to the graves of their ancestors and an occasion often referred to as “Tomb Sweeping Day”.And really, how could we let this photo theme pass without featuring one of the more bizarre funeral rituals found in China, that of the casket-side pole dances. Earlier this year, we wrote thatThe Ministry of Culture last month announced a crackdown on “obscene, pornographic and vulgar performances” at funerals and weddings after stories of wild send-offs involving naked women groping mourners and pole dancing at rural gatherings made headlines.Find the full story here:Going to a Funeral in China? Try to Keep Your Clothes On, Says Ministry of Culture
Feng Li’s Paris Street Photography is a Rare Bright Spot Amid a Dark Winter for the City of Lights 2 days ago
Listeners of the World, Unite! Why Stressed Out Students are Turning to Revolutionary Songs 4 days ago
Listeners of the World, Unite! Why Stressed Out Students are Turning to Revolutionary Songs 4 days ago
Wǒ Men Podcast: How Covid-19 has Changed Chinese People’s Attitudes to Personal Finance June 15, 2020