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    • China’s Urban Lingerie Movement And One Nation’s Exploration Of Femininity
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      • China’s Revised Gender Genetics: Canonizing Handsome Girls and Pretty Boys
      • A Shanghai LGBTQ Raconteur: About GenderF*ck Androgynous Aesthetics
      • From Sub To Super: The Socio-Politico Power Of China’s Artistic Underground Scene
      • China’s Tattoo Art: From Gender And Hip-Hop Taboo To Millennial Craze
      • China’s Original TǔKù (土酷) Culture — Touristy Vibes At Tiananmen
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      • Beijing X Underground: the Ultimate Clash or Two Peas in a Punk Pod?
      • China’s EDM Scene: The Pounding Sub-Bass Source That Sends Heads Spinning
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    • About Mutual Visual Exposure: Laurent Hou Tells The Tale Of His Shaanxi Series
    • SHIN! Youth: About Capturing China’s Brazen Post-95 Street Cult
    • Beijing Photographer Ulysses Wu Does Not Conform To 2018. Bring On 2019
    • Visual Artist MA TE: The Politics Of Society And Urban Humanity In Tomorrow’s China
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Category: China Millennials

Smoking Hot Advertising: China’s Sexual Liberation, From Cigarettes to Lelo Rabbits

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Sex sells. From 1930s calendar girls to actress Zhou Dongyu in 2020, explore the first and second coming of China's sexual revolution. Through advertising.

Elsbeth van Paridon -- China Fashion| Urban Culture Groupie China Millennials, Urban Lifestyle, Urban Society Leave a comment August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 6 Minutes

Hot Pot Hot Facts: Dip into Some Sizzling Chinese Heritage

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Archeological evidence shows that hot pot existed already in the Zhou dynasty (周朝; 1046-256 BC) and was a coveted dish during nobility banquets. Fast forward to China's millennials, we bring you the hot pot hot facts.

Elsbeth van Paridon -- China Fashion| Urban Culture Groupie China Millennials, Urban Lifestyle Leave a comment August 24, 2020 5 Minutes

A Shanghai LGBTQ Raconteur: About GenderF*ck Androgynous Aesthetics

FeaturedPhotography by Irina Kovalchuk for Temper Magazine, 2019. All rights reserved

Far from the conventional urban Chinese background, increasing public curiosity stumbles across the highly individual views of Shanghai's vibrant LGBTQ community.

Elsbeth van Paridon -- China Fashion| Urban Culture Groupie China Millennials, shanghai, Subculture, Urban Society Leave a comment July 16, 2019July 21, 2019 7 Minutes

China’s EDM Scene: The Pounding Sub-Bass Source That Sends Heads Spinning

FeaturedBerlin-based Chinese DJ BB Deng via IG: @bb.deng.music, 2019. All rights reserved

Once a country dominated by pop (and though it still has a dominant position in the market), it seems China’s music scene is becoming more diverse. Rave 'n Roll!

Elsbeth van Paridon -- China Fashion| Urban Culture Groupie China Millennials, Music, Subculture Leave a comment February 28, 2019March 2, 2019 5 Minutes

SHIN! Youth: About Capturing China’s Brazen Post-95 Street Cult

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SHIN! Youth street photography emphasizes the attitude and personality of China’s youngsters and urban trendsetters -- aka the post-95s.

Elsbeth van Paridon -- China Fashion| Urban Culture Groupie China Millennials, Photographers, Subculture Leave a comment January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 5 Minutes

Beijing Photographer Ulysses Wu Does Not Conform To 2018. Bring On 2019

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Lang Jingshan (郎靜山 in Chinese| August 4, 1892 – April 13, 1995) was the first Chinese photographer to take artistic nude shots. China's millennials have now taken up the torch.

Elsbeth van Paridon -- China Fashion| Urban Culture Groupie China Millennials, Photographers, Urban Society Leave a comment December 29, 2018December 29, 2018 1 Minute

China’s Tattoo Art: From Gender And Hip-Hop Taboo To Millennial Craze

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Tattoos have been engraved in Chinese culture for a long time, yet for most of that history, they were stigmatized.

Elsbeth van Paridon -- China Fashion| Urban Culture Groupie China Millennials, China Tattoo, Subculture Leave a comment December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 7 Minutes

Welcome To China’s Urban Jungle

A nation decides to alter its political system as to open up and become more appealing to the outside world. In the process, the nation becomes more susceptible to global influences.

Elsbeth van Paridon -- China Fashion| Urban Culture Groupie China Millennials, Urban Lifestyle Leave a comment November 26, 2018November 28, 2018 2 Minutes

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@thehotpotlab : "Our favorite installation, Bubbles, is also the most significant one inside our exhibition. These giant orange metallic balls symbolize the boiling bubbles in a Sichuan hot pot, famous for its spicy taste. The metallic texture of the material is chosen for its luster to mimic the boiling broth.
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