With a team of 13 kids, Liu Yufei has essentially created the first children’s hockey team at Weiga Ice Rink in Wuhan — the Snow Wolves. Her ultimate goal is to create an all-girls hockey team.
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RADII Voices is a series of short documentaries, looking at the unique characters, scenes, and phenomena that define modern China.
China’s Got a Batman, and He’s Purple
Shanghai-based illustrator Chen Fenda’s comic series about a little purple bat called Afu is beautifully realized. Based in a town that is also populated by by a man called Da and a tall brown otter called Ta, the series has developed into a world unto its own with its own ethical and moral laws.
Every great piece of work should have a great origin story. For Chen he found his inspiration for his small purple bat while he was living in the tiny attic of his sister’s apartment.
He tells us his story about building a comic universe based around a cute, caustic and witty purple bat.
Rebellious rapper Jinx fights for fame on her own terms
Jinx Zhou makes music on her own terms, using the internet to promote her image and her music to the world, and freeing herself from the confines of being told what to do by parents, by managers, by anyone really.
Her story started in Changsha in Hunan province, where early on she showed a fondness for performing, by entering shows in her middle school and high school. Later when she went to university in Washington on the west coast of the US, she started creating videos and music to post online.
These videos led her to take part in variety shows in China, and dropping out of school in Washington and make a move to Los Angeles. A few years later she returned to China and began blazing her trail through hip hop music circles in the country.
This is her story.
Attempting an IMPOSSIBLE violin performance (Zigeunerweisen)
27-year-old Zhang Zheyuan has toured with elite performance troupes, traveled the world, and played in Olympic ceremonies. And he’s done it all in darkness. This is the story of his journey to master Zigeunerweisen “Gypsy Airs”.
Zheyuan breaks down the three steps for him to master a piece. First, he would need to translate the sheet music into braille, and memorize the entire sheet, as he wouldn’t be able to look at sheets when he plays. Second, with the notes memorized to perfection, he can start practicing the techniques. And lastly, he can finally interpret the piece with his own creative expressions.
How One Man Built A Hip Hop Empire
The pioneering bboy (that is, “breakdancer”, to the layman) and founder of Caster Studio first honed his athletic prowess as a member of the Shanghai city gymnastics team. He trained throughout his childhood, until a sudden wrist injury cut his career short. With an uncertain future ahead of him, Danny left his life as an athlete behind until he entered university, where an unexpected encounter with the Running Man changed him forever.
RADII Voices is a series of short documentaries, looking at the unique characters, scenes, and phenomena that define modern China.
RADII shares stories from the center of Chinese youth culture.
Meet the High School DJ Who’s Taking Over Shanghai
By day, Gouachi attends high school in Shanghai. By night, the 17-year-old performs across the city’s high-octane club scene.
We followed Gouachi to the studio where her DJ career began, and to her parents’ home for an intimate conversation with the mother and daughter. Their words and insights shine a light on the cultural gap that divides generations in China, where life is changing at breakneck speeds.
