Sophia Cao

Sophia Cao is an undergraduate business student at Baruch College in New York. She is interested in Chinese culture and contemporary art, with a particular emphasis on multimedia.

China’s First Tibetan Language Movie Premieres in Qinghai – Xinhua News Agency

From Xinhua News Agency via China Net (link): Silent Holy StoneÔºàÈùôÈùôÁöÑÂòõÂë¢Áü≥Ôºâ, China’s first movie in Tibetan language and written and directed by a Tibetan, premiered on Thursday in Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province. The 102-minute movie tells the story of a young Lama who returns to home for New Year holidays from his […]

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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles – Philippa Hawker

From The Age (link): Chinese director Zhang Yimou‘s Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles(ÂçÉÈáå˵∞ÂçïÈ™ë) is a project conceived by the director especially for its star, the veteran Japanese actor Ken TakakuraÔºàÈ´ò‰ªìÂÅ•Ôºâ, now in his mid-’70s. It’s a work that makes the most of the actor’s resolute, poignant impassivity, immaculately controlled and conveyed throughout the movie. […]

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Lowest common denominators out – Wang Yong

From Shanghai Daily (link): This is not to say that no celebrities are good. There are many world-class actors, singers and dancers who deserve our profound respect for their shining character. They are not just good performers on the stage, they are good persons in life. The same can hardly be said about many of […]

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China: Don’t learn Chinese for business opps, learn it for this book – John Kennedy

From Global Voices Online (link): For unavoidable reasons known to all, or at least presumed, Lifeweek editor Wang Xiaofeng, one of China’s most entertaining bloggers”known to many for a hoax [#026] pulled in March this year which brought many bloggers’ scorn”mysteriously killed off his widely-read Massage Milk (also known as Wears Three Watches) in early […]

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