China

THE FACE meets a new generation of rappers, ravers and weirdos emerging from China's smaller cities.

From drinking on streets and fumbling around in playgrounds, to blasting water from a penis-shaped pistol, photographer Wu Liewei aims to debunk Western stereotypes of his home country.

Shanghai's 44KW nightclub recently reopened, welcoming the city’s fashion-conscious ravers onto disinfected dancefloors while sending a beacon of hope to the global clubbing community.

Chinese-British photographer Alexandra Leese’s new photo series spotlights the diverse range of Asian beauty and captures coming-of-age moments and brotherly love in Du’an, a rural town in Southern China.

Heather Mowbray has lived in Beijing since 2006. Writing from inside the lockdown, she describes how COVID-19 has changed the city.

Volume 4 Issue 001: A rendezvous with the future of Chinese cinema.