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Tina Xu (徐盈盈)
Tina Xu is the former culture editor at The World of Chinese. She writes across film, literature, and society, spanning from indie documentaries to diaspora communities. Her stories for TWOC received the 2021 SOPA Award for Excellence in Regional Reporting on the Environment, and were finalists in Women’s Issues and Photography.
Under Hainan’s Canopy
An extract from TWOC’s guide to Hainan explores the island’s astounding natural beauty, from lush rainforests to soaring mountains
Under Hainan’s Canopy
An extract from TWOC’s guide to Hainan explores the island’s astounding natural beauty, from lush rainforests to soaring mountains
Fan Jian’s “After the Rain” | Film Review
Fan explores the enduring trauma for parents who lost children in the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, and their attempts to rebuild their families
The Ebb and Flow of the Grand Canal
How the Grand Canal turned Hangzhou from a backwater into one of the richest cities in the world
The Myth of the Chinese Wilderness
As China aims to create 60 national parks by 2035, what will happen to the 12 million human residents inside protected areas?
The Light Inside
Director Khashem Gyal on film as a religion and how real culture is “inner” culture
Bringing the Porcelain Capital of the World into the 21st Century
How artisans in Jingdezhen are keeping alive one of China’s hottest historical commodities
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