We’re entering new universes in August, exploring both virtual and IRL spaces as new frontiers for social and creative scenes. Everything from gaming, e-sports, and immersive culture is a reflection of power, play, and possibility.
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The last thing you`d expect to become a romance game: Outlaws of the Marsh (水浒传), one of China`s four great classical novels. It follows 108 outlaws who gather at Mount Liang to form a rebel army against a corrupt imperial court.
Bing, a director by trade, has been sitting on the idea for eight years. She was fed up with otome games where female leads are always quiet, artsy, and waiting to be saved. Her demo went viral on Xiaohongshu, where women started debating which hero they`d date.
When the market won`t give you the game you want, you build it yourself. With a dream, a laptop, and 108 outlaws.
#radii #radiimedia #otomegame #水浒传 #chinesegaming
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The last thing you`d expect to become a romance game: Outlaws of the Marsh (水浒传), one of China`s four great classical novels. It follows 108 outlaws who gather at Mount Liang to form a rebel army against a corrupt imperial court.
Bing, a director by trade, has been sitting on the idea for eight years. She was fed up with otome games where female leads are always quiet, artsy, and waiting to be saved. Her demo went viral on Xiaohongshu, where women started debating which hero they`d date.
When the market won`t give you the game you want, you build it yourself. With a dream, a laptop, and 108 outlaws.
#radii #radiimedia #otomegame #水浒传 #chinesegaming
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In 1923, China’s first wireless station went on air from Guangdong Road in Shanghai on a 50-watt transmitter. It needed a license, a tower, and a lot of paperwork. In 2026, it needs a laptop and a corner of a room somebody‘s already paying rent on.
That’s the shift this guide is about. Across mainland China, community radio has quietly become the connective tissue of the underground. Telling the stories of Asia‘s youth culture that the world keeps missing is what RADII exists to do, so we went looking for stations that are still active, still archiving, and still reachable: 24 of them across 10 cities.
Part One is live now. Save this one for the next time your algorithm runs dry.
Email:
[email protected]
Lead Researchers & Producers:
The RADII Team
Charlie(@luuofeiyu )
Alex Lendrum(@ale_n_drum )
Tanya GK(@tansgk )
Coordinator:
Jace (@replica.psd )
Photographers:
Kirill Sokolov (@sokolll.kirilll)
Suki (@sukiwongwong_)
Special Thanks:
Chuan (@chuan_p)
echocatcher (@echocatcher)
Emily (@latherrinserepeat_)
Tim (@timothee.lft)
Walt (@w.wynnchesta)
Zean (@its_zean )
#radii #radiimedia #communityradio #chinesemusic #undergroundmusic
In 1923, China’s first wireless station went on air from Guangdong Road in Shanghai on a 50-watt transmitter. It needed a license, a tower, and a lot of paperwork. In 2026, it needs a laptop and a corner of a room somebody‘s already paying rent on.
That’s the shift this guide is about. Across mainland China, community radio has quietly become the connective tissue of the underground. Telling the stories of Asia‘s youth culture that the world keeps missing is what RADII exists to do, so we went looking for stations that are still active, still archiving, and still reachable: 24 of them across 10 cities.
Part One is live now. Save this one for the next time your algorithm runs dry.
Email:
[email protected]
Lead Researchers & Producers:
The RADII Team
Charlie(@luuofeiyu )
Alex Lendrum(@ale_n_drum )
Tanya GK(@tansgk )
Coordinator:
Jace (@replica.psd )
Photographers:
Kirill Sokolov (@sokolll.kirilll)
Suki (@sukiwongwong_)
Special Thanks:
Chuan (@chuan_p)
echocatcher (@echocatcher)
Emily (@latherrinserepeat_)
Tim (@timothee.lft)
Walt (@w.wynnchesta)
Zean (@its_zean )
#radii #radiimedia #communityradio #chinesemusic #undergroundmusic
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Just looking at these feels like you`re gonna get lost in there.
"Enter the Jade Palace…" is a new series by Efe Levent ( @cityhermitai ). You drift between faded and vibrant, sliding through lo-fi AI visual textures, jade palaces, and Chinatown malls.
What makes Levent stand out is how he layers these familiar visual tricks with distinctly Asian textures. Endless palace corridors start to feel like a shared subconscious landmark: somewhere you`ve dreamt of multiple times but can never quite name.
To catch the full story by our RADII writers, click the article link in our bio!
#radii #radiimedia #liminalspace #dreamcore #chinatown #backrooms
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Just looking at these feels like you`re gonna get lost in there.
"Enter the Jade Palace…" is a new series by Efe Levent ( @cityhermitai ). You drift between faded and vibrant, sliding through lo-fi AI visual textures, jade palaces, and Chinatown malls.
What makes Levent stand out is how he layers these familiar visual tricks with distinctly Asian textures. Endless palace corridors start to feel like a shared subconscious landmark: somewhere you`ve dreamt of multiple times but can never quite name.
To catch the full story by our RADII writers, click the article link in our bio!
#radii #radiimedia #liminalspace #dreamcore #chinatown #backrooms
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Nine years ago, a small team in Shanghai had a big idea: tell the stories of Asia’s youth culture that the world was missing.
Last Thursday we celebrated year nine at Junto Shanghai with the people who turned that idea into 5,400 articles, 400+ videos, and 300+ contributors.
The Shanghai Filmmakers Alliance came through and filled the room too. Free beer helped. So did the fact that half the people in the room had already made something with us.
Year ten starts now, and the next mixer is already in the works.
Thanks to @junto.shanghai and everyone who showed up.
#radii #radiimedia #shanghai #shanghaievents #creativecommunity
Nine years ago, a small team in Shanghai had a big idea: tell the stories of Asia’s youth culture that the world was missing.
Last Thursday we celebrated year nine at Junto Shanghai with the people who turned that idea into 5,400 articles, 400+ videos, and 300+ contributors.
The Shanghai Filmmakers Alliance came through and filled the room too. Free beer helped. So did the fact that half the people in the room had already made something with us.
Year ten starts now, and the next mixer is already in the works.
Thanks to @junto.shanghai and everyone who showed up.
#radii #radiimedia #shanghai #shanghaievents #creativecommunity
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Recently caught eyes by @tiehan1.0 ✨ Scrolling through his feed, it seems like no piece of China‘s ethnic music can hide from him: he’s folding it all into South African-born Amapiano grooves, and it fits perfectly.
For most people, discovering a genre abroad just means a new playlist add. But for Tiehan, it rewired something. Born and raised Mongolian-Chinese, he‘d always carried a soft spot for China’s ethnic sonic traditions. In 2023, while Tiehan was living in Toronto, he first heard Amapiano: the log-drum-driven house sound that had already taken over club floors from Lagos to London. It reminded him of home. Soon after, he released his Chinamapiano mixtape.
For Tiehan, music feels less like production and more like a cultural bridge. Outside of music, he also has a very unique cooking-wear collection, and this Saturday, he‘s bringing Amapiano back to Shanghai, at @heimshanghai .
Definitely an artist to keep on your radar.
#ChinaMusic #Amapiano #ChineseCulture #RADIIMedia #radii
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Recently caught eyes by @tiehan1.0 ✨ Scrolling through his feed, it seems like no piece of China‘s ethnic music can hide from him: he’s folding it all into South African-born Amapiano grooves, and it fits perfectly.
For most people, discovering a genre abroad just means a new playlist add. But for Tiehan, it rewired something. Born and raised Mongolian-Chinese, he‘d always carried a soft spot for China’s ethnic sonic traditions. In 2023, while Tiehan was living in Toronto, he first heard Amapiano: the log-drum-driven house sound that had already taken over club floors from Lagos to London. It reminded him of home. Soon after, he released his Chinamapiano mixtape.
For Tiehan, music feels less like production and more like a cultural bridge. Outside of music, he also has a very unique cooking-wear collection, and this Saturday, he‘s bringing Amapiano back to Shanghai, at @heimshanghai .
Definitely an artist to keep on your radar.
#ChinaMusic #Amapiano #ChineseCulture #RADIIMedia #radii
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