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And Finally

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A very retro look

Traditional Han Chinese clothing is getting trendy
Jan 17, 2020 (WiC 479)

Su Yan is a twenty-something woman who likes to dress up in hanfu – traditional Han Chinese clothing. She is not alone. Millions of young Chinese now don these free flowing outfits – most as a hobby, some as their day-to-day ...

Bruce Lee’s daughter battles a Chinese fast-food chain for using his image
Jan 10, 2020 (WiC 478)

The kung-fu master Bruce Lee did not like the idea of “crystallisation” – by which he meant entrenching stereotypes. Hence he gave his own martial art style an unconventional name: Jeet Kune Do, or the “the way of the ...

Stars that won’t shine

Michelin gets another mauling, this time for restaurant rankings in Beijing
Dec 6, 2019 (WiC 477)

One of the best things about living in Beijing is the food. China’s capital has 30,000 restaurants ranging from one-dish noodle joints to flaunt-your-wealth private dining clubs. It’s a city that never leaves you hungry. But all that ...

Unfinished business

What Greenland’s Wuhan skyscraper says about the broader economy
Nov 29, 2019 (WiC 476)

Last year 143 buildings over 200 metres in height went up worldwide. The majority of these skyscrapers, 88, were, once again built in China. The Americans – in second place – completed construction of 13, according to the US-based Council of ...

The right address

Why a coffin-sized Beijing residence is pricier than Manhattan real estate
Nov 22, 2019 (WiC 475)

A “studio nestling in the historic alleyways of central Beijing”, might be how a Western estate agent would describe a recent listing at 121 Lanman Hutong. By contrast, Alibaba’s auction site described it as an old, one-bedroom, ...

A new headmaster

A school in Zhejiang tests ‘brainwave’ monitors
Nov 15, 2019 (WiC 474)

Focus 1 is a wireless headband that claims to offer “real-time brain wave visualisation”. According to its website, the brand employs an “optimised, NASA-inspired” algorithm. Whether it is actually capable of monitoring ...

Too much transparency

Government orders safety review after building binge of glass bridges
Nov 8, 2019 (WiC 473)

There are 2,300 of them across China: they’re transparent, rather terrifying and, if the reports are to be believed, not totally safe. Glass-bottomed bridges – many of them suspended across scenic ravines – were supposed to be a terrific ...

(Sub)contract killing

Five hitmen sent to jail, following outsourcing farce
Nov 1, 2019 (WiC 472)

Shrewd but ruthless, the hitman is typically an anti-hero in the cinematic world, spawning movies such as 1994’s Léon: The Professional and 2007’s No Country for Old Men. But hired killers in the real world don’t ...

A little less love for Dior

French fashion house the latest to apologise for a faux pas in China
Oct 25, 2019 (WiC 471)

In 1947 French fashion designer Christian Dior unveiled his first collection. It was noticeably different to the boxy, functional outfits worn by women at the time. The aesthetic was dubbed the ‘new look’ and such was its popularity that the ...

Time to disband

Why iQiyi’s popular boy band broke up after barely a year together
Oct 18, 2019 (WiC 470)

When British boy band One Direction announced that it would go on an indefinite hiatus, die-hard fans were heartbroken, even when the four members insisted that they weren’t breaking up. “Literally retching at the fact 1D are splitting up, ...

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