Huang Yongyu, Lee Yee & Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong Apostasy 最可憐一片江山   According to the Chinese calendar, the 22nd June 2023 marks ‘the double fifth’ 端陽 duānyáng, that is, the Fifth Day of the Fifth Lunar Month. Known also as Dragon Boat Festival, commemorates the ancient poet Qu Yuan 屈原 (c.… Read

Yongyu, ave atque vale

The Other China 不朽 Huang Yongyu (黃永玉, 1924-2023), artist, comic essayist and raconteur, passed away on 13 June 2023. He was ninety-nine years old. Over the years China Heritage has featured Yongyu’s work as part of our annual celebration of the Lunar New Year.… Read

Tired of Winning Yet, China? — The Band Slap Has Some News for You

The Other China 十八梗   On their Twitter account the band Slap (@1998slap) describes itself in the following way: 耳光樂隊, formed in 1998. Creators of modern fables, performers of absurdist drama, a counter-current to the mainstream, a group of rogue travellers adrift amongst the lower orders and the minjian realm.… Read

Communist Chinese Mantras — keywords and the importance of formulaic language

Watching China Watching Chapter XLI 大中見小，小中見大，虛中有實，
實中有虛，或藏或露，或淺或深。   In Watching China Watching, a China Heritage series launched in January 2018, we offer essays and reflections on studying the Chinese world and approaches to understanding the Chinese People’s Republic.… Read

In the Company of Cats

The Other China 貓片兒   In the Company of Cats is the third and final installment in our 2023 commemoration of June Fourth. See also:
  • Back When the Sino-US Cold War Began, 1 June 2023; and,
  • Other People’s Thoughts, XXXV, 4 June 2023
    • Here we spend this dark anniversary the uplifting company of the artist Lao Shu 老樹 and the raconteur Mei Liu’r 梅六兒, both of whom are based in Beijing.… Read