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Moutai

The legend of Moutai

Posted on 6 February 20217 February 2021 by Flying Sesame Editor

How did a fiery throat-burning liquor become an elite drink and an instrument for speculation? Check out our in-depth report behind China’s Moutai mania.

76 days

76 Days in Wuhan, gone but not forgotten

Posted on 25 January 202126 January 2021 by Flying Sesame Editor

Review of Oscar-nominated documentary “76 Days”. A raw and harrowingly truthful recount of Wuhan’s tragic lockdown at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Folding Beijing

Folding Beijing revisited, fantasy or reality?

Posted on 11 January 202116 January 2021 by Flying Sesame Editor

A revisit of Hao Jingfang’s Hugo-winning Folding Beijing in an ever more polarised world. This time elevated by Ken Liu’s first-class English translation.

Day and Night

Decode Netflix Chinese detective drama Day and Night

Posted on 29 November 202016 January 2021 by Flying Sesame Editor

No details is too small. If you worry that you may have missed something or have a burning desire to dig deeper, I hope this piece will help you sleep better.

The Longest day in Chang’an

Fact v.s. Fiction: the real stories behind the characters in The Longest Day in Chang’an

Posted on 14 July 202016 January 2021 by Flying Sesame Editor

Adapted from author Ma Bo Yong’s book with the same name, most characters in The Longest Day in Chang’an actually appeared in real history. And here are their stories.

The longest day in Chang’an review

Review: The Longest Day in Chang’an

Posted on 14 July 202016 January 2021 by Flying Sesame Editor

Epic Chinese thriller unravels action-packed 24 hours in 8th Century Tang China, a hidden gem of Amazon Prime’s Chinese content which deserves a wider audience.

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