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Americans Drive on the Left and Other Truths I’ve Learned
[…] you can come to China and impress everyone by saying you caught a fish THIS BIG. “Americans Drive on the Left and Other Truths I’ve Learned” was originally published at small town laowai on May 8, 2015. Header image courtesy of Traffic (are you ready?) by Marianna, on Flickr Text images courtesy of small town laowai
Nian
A Film Review
Nian Director: Lulu Wang Production: Apple Languages: Mandarin (English subtitles) Runtime: 11 mins 57 seconds Release: 2021 Available: YouTube To kick off the Chinese New Year season, Apple has released their latest short film, Nian, describing it as “a Chinese New Year legend reimagined as a contemporary coming-of-age story”. The film is directed by Lulu Wang […]
Plastic China
A Film Review
Plastic China Directed by Jiuliang Wang, CNEX, Beijing TYC, Oriental Companion Media China, 2016 1 hour, 22 minutes in duration Yi dialect and Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles Film is available on iTunes and Amazon. Trailer is available on YouTube. The film Plastic China is a documentary about life in plastic recycling towns in China. The […]
Mr. Zhang Believes
A Film Review
Chi (癡) / Mr. Zhang Believes Reviewed by Hannah Lau Directed by Qiu Jiongjiong, All Ways Pictures China, 2015, 134 minutes Mandarin Chinese, subtitles in Chinese and English Trailer can be viewed on YouTube. Traditionally, film festival pieces are known to push boundaries and be more artistically daring than your average blockbuster affair. But […]
The 2023 Regulations for Religious Activity Site Registration
What the Party Doesn’t Want You to Know
In 2023, the Chinese government issued new regulations on the registration of religious activity sites—the first update of these rules in over 15 years. What do they actually mean? How different are they from the earlier ones? What do they tell us about the church-state relationship in China today? What can we learn from […]
Supporting Article
How China’s Religious Affairs Bureaucracy Works
The author helps us to understand the workings of the religious affairs bureaucracy first by following the story of an aspiring pastor, then by viewing them historically. The Chinese Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement Association, China Christian Council, Religious Affairs Bureau and United Front Work Department are all discussed along with how they interact, lines of authority and the role of guanxi.
Is It Time for a New Approach to Leadership?
It was with a note of sadness that I read the thoughtful essays by Jerry An and LI Jin in the 2019 summer issue of ChinaSource Quarterly. I have deep respect for the way the Chinese church has taught us in the west the meaning of perseverance, courage, sacrifice, and commitment. My prayer has always been that the church in the west might equip […]
Ocean Heaven
A Film Review
Ocean Heaven Reviewed by Hannah Lau Ocean Heaven Directed and written by Xue Xiao Lu Produced by EDKO Film China, 2010, 94 minutes Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles Available on iTunes and Amazon. Trailer can be viewed on YouTube. Ocean Heaven, a film that takes place in Qingdao, China, is about a father dying […]
Faith and Generosity
Will the Church in China Make the Connection?
Generosity is an unequivocal characteristic of the life of a follower of Jesus Christ. It is the joyful life that flows freely and richly from a heart that has been set free by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the way Christians bear the image of the God who "so loved the world that He gave "
The Climbers
A Film Review
The Climbers Directed by Daniel Lee China 2019 Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles 122 minutes in duration Available on iTunes and Amazon. Trailer available on YouTube. If there was ever something worth doing right the first time so that you don’t have to do it again, climbing Mount Everest would probably be it. The […]