Modern Romance in China – Part 2/2
The segment of Al Jazeeera’s report on Maggie Gu’s “Romance Chinese Style” starts with the sound of violins at a wedding banquet. The narrator says, “Chinese weddings today combine east and west both...
View ArticleThe Growth of Romance in China: Part 2/2
The segment of Al Jazeeera’s report on Maggie Gu’s “Romance Chinese Style” starts with the sound of violins at a wedding banquet. The narrator says, “Chinese weddings today combine east and west both...
View ArticleExporting Romance
When I first read Tom Carter’s guest post about Harlequin Romance Invades China, my first thought was China is doomed. First, American fast food arrived and now China is having a weight problem leading...
View ArticleThe Rise of China’s Romance Film Industry
Romance is filling screens in China, and Tom Carter showed us how the Western Romeo and Juliet concept of romance got its start in China in 1995 when Harlequin (US Romance publisher) received...
View ArticleHow love is changing China one couple at a time
Five years ago Kellie Schmitt wrote, “Love & Other Catastrophes: Conquering China’s young-love taboo“, and she blew up the Western stereotype of the Chinese. In fact, at the time Schmitt was a...
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