The beauty of it will enthrall young and old, but the subtleties of this story appeal best to adults.
National Ballet of China
Tag: Beijing
The Pulse of Protest
A distilled movement reveals itself: these are citizens throwing petrol bombs toward a distant enemy.
Smile! You’re on camera!
As a foreigner, how do you deal with getting stared at 24/7? My policy is – no matter how hungry, tired, alienated or desperate to find a proper toilet I might be feeling – smile! Especially when you’re on camera.
Oh, China!
Daily life in China can be strange, infuriating, illogical and altogether baffling. “Oh, China!” is sometimes the only thing that can be said.
Beijing Dance / LDTX Studios
A morning at Beijing Dance / LDTX Studios It’s the first rainy day since my arrival in Beijing. I am met, somewhat sodden, at Dawanglu station by a young Chinese woman named Jade. Clutching our umbrellas, exchange our thoughts about London, the city we’ve both left recently, and Beijing, where we’re both newly living. Jade [...]
On Equality
‘Equality is in the eye of the beholder’ – Linda Grant. For some women, perhaps those of my grandmother’s generation, it must seem like we – the women of generation Y – have got everything women could hope for. That the women’s movement has finished its’ job. That we can do ANYTHING. My grandmother truly [...]
On Choice, Contraception and Woman Power
What if choosing the contraception that best suits you was not an option? The Pill revolutionised sex. There’s no denying it. Margaret Sanger probably wouldn’t believe how widespread the oral contraceptive she dreamed of has become. But that’s not to say it’s actually the best or most suitable method out there for you. There are [...]
Where Did You Come From, Where Will You Go?
When I booked tickets to head home for the long Easter weekend, I was looking forward to taking a ‘breather’ – I hadn’t left the big city in over 3 months and missed the countryside. So besides baking, drinking ridiculous amounts of tea and hanging out with my family, I took a long bike ride, [...]
Zhēn de Gender 