ChinaNauts

Community-based online magazine about contemporary China. Instagram: chinanauts_

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@ChinaNauts is a magazine whose goal is to publish careful, deep, well-structured, and enjoyable analyses of contemporary China from a global understanding.

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A call to go back to a more natural #Dao and align with the essential things of life, rather than the ephemeral concerns of our modernity.

#Literature

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Menstruating has never been easy. Most cultures have long associated it with sickness and impurity. Exceptions exist, but #China is not one.

#Gender

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Our editorial team went to #Zhujiajiao #朱家角 last December. Imagine how surprised we were when we found an #AI fortune-telling machine?

#ChangingChina #Superstition #Religion

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“One person’s religion is another person’s superstition,” wrote Gibson. What does #superstition mean in the Chinese context then?

Read our December 2021 editorial here. #Editorial

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The idea of ayi #阿姨 opens the possibility to work on different contemporary Chinese issues. But none is probably as significant to China as the dynamics that came to be with the massive migration.

#ChangingChina

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Where can you find ayis #阿姨 on the streets of #Shanghai? The park? The wet market? Take a deep dive into these middle-aged women's lifestyles.

#VisualArts

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Square dance is a common sight in many Chinese cities. However, some residents see it as a problem. Where did this controversy come from?

#People #广场舞

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When winter comes, so do padded coats. That time of the year when your around-the-block ayi #阿姨 takes a morning walk in her floral PJs!

#VisualArts #东北 #大妈 #土 #潮

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"The willingness to move the limbs depends on whether they have a specific use. Without a purpose, the limbs and even the soul could atrophy."

You can read the short story, "Getting Old with a Social Role," on our website.

#Literature

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Double Eleven, or #双十一, is the biggest shopping festival on the planet, and it is targeting women. Why is that problematic?

#Gender #Alibaba #feminism

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There is a reason why @HowieLee_'s gigs are packed with trendy youngsters singing along to every track, and it says something about today’s #China.

#ChangingChina

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The war epic The Battle at Lake Changjin #长��湖 made the headlines for its box office performance in 2021. But how good is the film itself?

#Cinema

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Quarreling "damas" (#大妈 or #aunties) is a sensation on #Bilibili. What does bringing this marginalized group into the spotlight say about #China?

#ChineseSocialMedia

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Last November, we aimed to showcase who the ayis #阿姨 that you would so often interact with in #China are, what realities they experience, and what culture they bring to life.

Let’s discover together the many faces of the multifaceted ayi! #Editorial

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Collecting objects without real utility has been associated with wealth. But why are Chinese youngsters spending a fortune on #Popmart toys?

#ChangingChina #盲盒 #BlindBox

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#Macau is the only place in #China where #casino gambling is legal. How did a #gambling economy shape the change of landscapes in Macau?

#VisualArts

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In #China, #gambling is not only a matter of money but a social activity echoing community life. Yet, for how long in rapidly changing China?

#People

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"Hard is it to be both a #Marvel fan and a patriot in China." Politics triumphs pandemic as a greater danger to #Hollywood interests in #China.

#Cinema

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"Reproduced videos" (再生产视频), bullet comments (弹幕), and some of the best that #Bilibili, Chinese YouTube, has to offer...

#ChineseSocialMedia

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With the #COVID19 outbreak restricting all kinds of social gatherings, Chinese players have gone online to satisfy their betting needs. But what is the social and legal status of online #gambling in #China?

#ChangingChina

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