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We`ve watched Gen Z take over the Duolingo account, and more brand socials every month. Yes, this generation might be a little bit of playful and a little unhinged. But that`s not the whole story, meet Zhou Shun.

Featured in Bazaar`s recent series, Zhou Shun was born after 2000. He`s been performing Dixi for 11 years: mask on, he`s a war deity commanding armies; mask off, he`s a kid who laughs easily. Dixi (地戏), "ground opera" from Anshun, Guizhou, is a 600-year-old tradition that refuses to use a stage. In Dixi`s ritual logic, the performer doesn`t play the god, they lends the god their body.

As more Gen Z step into traditions like this, there`s friction, but there`s also something new: two generations meeting each other halfway, taking the best of both, and carrying the culture forward.

Six hundred years on, the gong is still ringing, and Gen Z is now the one keeping time.

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After the brainrot ads took over your feed, this is the quieter, prettier way China wrote itself into the tournament.

Always amazed by how beautiful these crafts are, and how smartly they blend into other cultures and trending events. Nine intangible heritage crafts made it in as officially licensed FIFA 2026 merch — from a Zhuang brocade (壮锦) football to Yangzhou mother-of-pearl inlay (螺钿) boxes now sitting in FIFA headquarters as state gifts.

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PowerPoints don’t have to be all quarterly reports and deadline panic 💻. Sometimes they can be a short and fun way to share your hottest take, your most niche obsession, or an argument absolutely nobody asked for.

Join us at THANKS FOR LISTENING, a casual PPT night inspired by PechaKucha — a “lightning round”storytelling format — happening at SUPERCRITICALITY 2.0, the first big event of the year from Hong Kong community space CRITICAL MASS. We’ve cooked up three RADII prompts centered around culture, trends, and other fun stuff to get your ideas flowing, but you’re welcome to take them somewhere unexpected. Expect five-minute presentations, lighthearted audience Q&As, cozy pillows, a projector, wine, and plenty of strong opinions.

Whether you’re presenting or just coming to cheer (or lovingly roast) from the crowd, it’s completely free — and so are the drinks. 🍷

Hit the link in our bio for all the details and sign up to present. Otherwise, RSVP via Luma link in bio to come & watch.

Flyer by: @studio.xoelle
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A basketball tournament where winners take home pigs, chickens, and eggs? It`s happening right now across China.

Welcome to the Village Basketball Association (村BA). What started as a local festival game in rural Guizhou blew up online in 2022, by 2025, the national finals featured farmer-athletes from 14 provinces. It`s gone global too: Jimmy Butler became the first NBA player to show up courtside in 2023, and Tracy McGrady followed, calling it the greatest thing he`d ever seen.

The charm of its popularity lies in its raw, authentic, and unfiltered quality. It`s a side of China that rarely makes international news. It attracts young generations across the country because it offers an unpolished view of rural China — far from the city, yet still feels like home.

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You may think you know Chinese music. But there`s a whole world beyond Mandarin, so here`s a fresh roundup of dialect-driven bops coming out of China right now.

Young artists are re-coding these regional voices into new rhythms and new expressions. For a generation raised on Mandarin, dialect is the sound of home. Putting it in a song is a way of saying exactly where you`re from.

And China`s linguistic diversity maps naturally onto genre. Sichuanese snaps for rap. Cantonese bends into melody. Some dialects just work better in certain styles, and when they do, they create instant communities: people hear their own voice and feel seen.

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