Tao Zhang: Is alternative meat the recipe for a healthier planet?
A Chinese saying goes, "There's no pleasure in eating without meat." And the data backs that up: every year, China consumes 26 percent of the world's meat and 45 percent of its seafood — numbers that could grow alongside rising incomes. Impact investor Tao Zhang shows why getting Chinese consumers to switch to plant-based alternatives is vital t...
Shunan Teng: The Chinese myth of the immortal white snake
The talented herbalist Xu Xian had just started his own medicine shop where he created remedies with the help of his wife, Bai Su Zhen. One day a monk named Fa Hai approached him, warning him that there was a demon in his house. The demon, he said, was Bai Su Zhen. Xu Xian laughed. How could his kind-hearted wife be a demon? Shunan Teng traces t...
Shunan Teng: The Chinese myth of the white snake and the meddling monk
Xu Xian had just received an invitation to the opening ceremony of a new temple. His wife, Bai Su Zhen, warned him not to attend, but Xu Xian, a devout Buddhist, felt obligated to make an appearance. What they didn't know was that these invitations had come from Fa Hai, the monk determined to separate them. Can the young lovers ever escape the m...
da zheng: Laboratory of low-tech art and artists
Laboratory of low-tech art and artists In today's information age, art and technology are closely linked. Artists began to use technology as a means to create. The combination of technology and art has indeed stimulated more artistic expressions and interactive cross-domain traits, emphasizing expression and content. Interactivity brings cross-d...
Lina Li, Shi Tao Zhang: Je suis désolée, une conversation entre une mère immigrante et sa fille
"Je suis désolée, une conversation entre une mère immigrante et sa fille" is a slam poem about the inter-generational trauma that immigration instills within a family. It explores the effects of this trauma on both the mother and the daughter of such a family, and it is based on the speakers' personal experiences.