I.M. Pei’s work speaks for itself:

- The Louvre Pyramid, Paris
- Javits Center, New York
- East Building, National Gallery, D.C.
- Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong

The exhibition "I.M. Pei – Life is Architecture" is currently on view at Shanghai’s PSA, closing on July 27.
#Shanghai, #IMPei

Strawberry Music Festival in Beijing, May 3, 2025

A decade ago, going to a music festival in China was mostly about punk, rock & roll, and cathartic pogo. These days, festivals are mellower. And it’s more about going to somewhere new to unwind, kick back, and enjoy good music.

Strawberry Music Festival in Beijing, May 3, 2025

One of the good things about music festivals is that they remind you there’s still room for dreams and longing—even in their commercialized form.

Strawberry Music Festival in Beijing, May 3, 2025
Band: The Landlord's Cats 房东的猫

Liang and Lin's exhibition are currently showing in Shanghai's Q-CAN Art Museum till April 18th.

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The Foguang Temple discovery was a game changer — first Tang Dynasty wooden structure ever found in China.

Liang's find shut down Japanese scholars who dismissed China's ancient buildings as just “art subjects” and believed that no Tang Dynasty wooden structures remained.

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In the midst of 1930s war-torn China, Liang and his wife Lin Huiying still hunted down and documented China's most important ancient buildings. One remarkable find was the 1937 discovery of Foguang Temple in Shanxi, built during the Tang Dynasty

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Img: Model of Foguang Temple

Pop Mart's Roboshops are kind of like modern Japanese capsule toy machines with a tech upgrade. But the formula hasn’t changed much: cute characters + mystery element >> potential collecting addiction. (8/8)

Gachapon work mechanically: insert coins, turn a crank, and receive a random toy in an egg-shaped capsule. The toys are often palm-sized characters from Japanese anime — Pokemon, Gundam, Evangelion, and more. (7/8)

One more nerdy food for thought: If you grew up in China or East Asia, chances are you have probably seen or bought small toys from gachapon (capsule toy machines by Bandai). (6/8)

How do they sell? Pop Mart has 450+ retail stores across 30 countries and 2,300+ Roboshops — fancy vending machines with touchscreens, usually in subway stations and malls. (5/8)

Before Labubu, Pop Mart had Molly (their first hit character). They’ve since expanded to famous series like Harry Potter, Minions, and The Little Prince. (4/8)

Behind Labubu’s success is Pop Mart, a Chinese toy company that funded in 2010 and made blind boxes cool. They work with artists to create unique designer toys. Labubu itself was created by artist Kasing Lung before partnering with Pop Mart. (3/8)

We got a Labubu doing a bird dog pose. Labubu has blown up China and in Southeast Asia, thanks to K-pop star Lisa using it as bag accessory. Pop Mart (the toy maker) opened their first Labubu store in Thailand last July, hitting record sales of RMB 10M ($1.4M) on day one. (2/8)