Jiayun (Jenny) Feng is the Society and Culture Editor at The China Project. Born and raised in Shanghai, she is a bilingual journalist committed to reporting on China-related issues with a global perspective.
It’s been more than five years since Canadian athleisure brand Lululemon, known for its yoga pants, entered the Chinese market. But one specific product — workout leggings — never took off until this summer…alongside the rise of an alternative sport.
Shanghai is a city that likes its coffee. From fashionable cafes to serious roasters, hundreds of new spots have sprung up this year, pushing the local coffee scene to a new level of vibrancy. Here are eight standouts.
Once a beloved makeup brand in China — known for its affordable products and glamorous image in advertising campaigns — Maybelline’s business model in the country is being tested by growing local competition and rapidly changing demands from increasingly sophisticated consumers.
Patriotic messages spread like wildfire on Chinese social media yesterday amid Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. “All wars cost heaps of money and many lives. But at the same time, it’s so humiliating to let the U.S. keep testing our red lines. What a dilemma!”
More than 30 environmentally conscious artists and designers join forces at “CanU,” a new exhibition in Shanghai that aims to educate, engage, and empower people about sustainability in fashion.
An An, the longest-living male giant panda in captivity, died at the age of 35 at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park this week. Now eyes are on whether the remaining two pandas at the zoo will successfully breed and bring new cubs to the city.
The six-year wait for new music by Taiwanese pop superstar Jay Chou is finally over. His latest album and promotional activities have become bona fide cultural phenomena in mainland China, rejuvenating Mandopop listeners’ interest in the singer-songwriter’s decades-long career.
“Train Station in the Forest” is the name of a recently completed architectural project to transform a transportation center in Zhejiang province into a multifunctional shared space that showcases the idea of living in harmony with nature.
“I’m all for designers taking inspiration from different cultures and sharing the unique beauty of them with their customers. But by calling the skirt an iconic silhouette it invented, Dior is misleading its customers around the world.”