Yesterday was International Owl Awareness Day, did you know that owls are called 猫头鹰 "cat-headed eagles" in Chinese? Here's a 雕鸮Diaoxiao, a protected wild animal in Liaoning, north China, one of the largest owls in the world.
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Very happy to hear that! All the best to you both 🫰 Every bit of motivation helps me to keep going, just need some astute publishers to come along and meet my energy, I hope she can read my book some day :)
⛦Biki⛧Nhog⛥🔞@bikinhog.bsky.social · last mo.My transfemme love in France has always been a huge fan of Wuxia, and I think this will be hugely elating to her. Thank you for your hard work!
These hand made lamb plushies from northwest China in regional traditional outfits have gone viral on Chinese social media, dubbed as the next Labubus. It makes sense, next year's zodiac being the Sheep. 1/ #popculture
Everyone get in here! Latest Xueting explainer just dropped.
Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they)@xuetingni.bsky.social · 3d agoBefore Pearl Studio's new donghua All Wishes Come True makes its way overseas, here's a quick guide on the 八仙 Eight Immortals. #chinese #animation #mythology #pantheon youtube.com/shorts/c39pU...
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Just saw the film version of The Lychee Road, and loved it. I like to think it’s dedicated to all the earnest public servants out there trying to keep the world turning. Like Kazuo Ishiguro’s Remains of the Day, it’s a warning to think carefully about who and what you serve.
Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they)@xuetingni.bsky.social · 9mo agoHistorical fantasy author Ma Boyong's bestseller, The Lychee Road, told from the view point of a petty official in the 8th century, who must get 'exotic' lychees from the newly acquired southern territories (my home region) all the way to the emperor in Chang'an in the north, still fresh. 1/
Before Pearl Studio's new donghua All Wishes Come True makes its way overseas, here's a quick guide on the 八仙 Eight Immortals. #chinese #animation #mythology #pantheon youtube.com/shorts/c39pU...
Quick Guide to the 8 Immortals!
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Before Pearl Studio's new donghua All Wishes Come True makes its way overseas, here's a quick guide on the 八仙 Eight Immortals. #chinese #animation #mythology #pantheon youtube.com/shorts/c39pU...
Quick Guide to the 8 Immortals!
YouTube video by Xueting C. Ni
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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they)@xuetingni.bsky.social · last wk.Excited to be chatting about non-Western world building approaches with @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @taowong.bsky.social as part of @tbrcon.bsky.social this Friday the 31st, 5pm BST, 11am CST, join us! #sff #books #fiction #literature
Eurocentric Fantasy is all well & good but the world is big & storytelling has roots all around the globe. Join @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social Caskey Russell @omersarae.bsky.social @taowong.bsky.social & @xuetingni.bsky.social in 1 HOUR from now as they discuss Non Western Worldbuilding Approaches!
It was an excellent show, here are my thoughts, with thanks to the creators who made it possible for me to see the performance! #theatre #asian snowpavilion.co.uk/asian-pirate...
Asian Pirate Musical!! | Snow Pavilion
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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they)@xuetingni.bsky.social · last wk.Four years ago I consulted on and wrote about this musical in my article on the historical figure of Madam Ching, China's pirate queen, www.sixthtone.com/news/1010075 I'm delighted to see it coming to final fruition. Shows start today! upstairsatthegatehouse.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Halfway through this drama rn but from here on out will only be referring to it as Wild Dog & Stubborn Bones cos damn.
Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they)@xuetingni.bsky.social · 6d agoThis #Cdrama set off my radar, apart from the attractive leads, it was the name 野狗骨头 "Wild Dog and Stubborn Bones", should've been the English title, instead of the cringe Love For You. Based on 休屠城 Xiu Tu Cheng's novel, a brilliant insight into lives of China's millennials. Will be writing about it
This #Cdrama set off my radar, apart from the attractive leads, it was the name 野狗骨头 "Wild Dog and Stubborn Bones", should've been the English title, instead of the cringe Love For You. Based on 休屠城 Xiu Tu Cheng's novel, a brilliant insight into lives of China's millennials. Will be writing about it
Four years ago I consulted on and wrote about this musical in my article on the historical figure of Madam Ching, China's pirate queen, www.sixthtone.com/news/1010075 I'm delighted to see it coming to final fruition. Shows start today! upstairsatthegatehouse.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
omg DO PLEASE get in here and watch this 🔥💖🔥
Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they)@xuetingni.bsky.social · last wk.Excited to be chatting about non-Western world building approaches with @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @taowong.bsky.social as part of @tbrcon.bsky.social this Friday the 31st, 5pm BST, 11am CST, join us! #sff #books #fiction #literature
Excited to be chatting about non-Western world building approaches with @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @taowong.bsky.social as part of @tbrcon.bsky.social this Friday the 31st, 5pm BST, 11am CST, join us! #sff #books #fiction #literature
Today, Xueting's #popculture digest takes a look at upcoming Wuxia Cdramas (that I haven't talked about before). It looks like the media is no longer just focussing on Jin Yong, they've moved onto Gu Long, his younger contemporary. We're talking about a male writer active about 50 years ago, 1/
We found a fox on the street, she had passed away from a wound, so we laid her to rest in the woods, join me in wishing her a happy afterlife. #RIP
It was fantastic, on many levels, to cover Chinese post-punk electro band Stolen from Chengdu on their U.K. tour, it feels like all the work we did, musicians, promoters and writers, bearing fruit. #music #indie #popculture chinaminutes.com/2026/07/24/c...
Cacophonic: Chinese Band Stolen Live in London
Chinese post-punk electro rock band Stolen give an electric performance live in London on their Cacophonic tour.
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Thanks! I find histories of how it has been taught super interesting. This is a great Australian one.
For no reason in particular, today I was thinking about a fancast for a hypothetical Sailor Moon remake. So here goes a thread. My fancast for the role of Sailor Moon is Xochitl Gomez.
TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited) officially announced its rebranding as "TVB Limited" (無限集團), transforming from traditional television station into multimedia entertainment group. They'll expand into diverse businesses and broaden market reach across the Greater Bay Area.
I can't recommend this event enough! No travel, no hotel costs, no need to leave your bed - regardless of whether you can't or don't want to. Queer books, queer authors, queer (and experienced) organisers. Grab a ticket, wherever you are in the world!
Bookish & Queer@bookishandqueer.bsky.social · 2w agoOne week left to get your Early Bird Tickets for Bookish & Queer! Save £10 on the weekend ticket price, and be in with a chance to win one of our 6 book bundles from The Curators panel recommendations, or our special signed panelist bundle. #booksky #books #sff #queerbooks #queersff #b&q
A list of books read this year - no commentary and not all will be reviewed 1 - Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper
I think that the thing that will get me back into writing is having an Ideal Reader. I can come up with a world for my D&D game for Bug because they are a clear and excellent target audience, but I don't have anyone else for whom I want to create rn, and I do think of creating as an act of care
#WIPSnips 24. "Cacophony" From Eternal Flame: #ChroniclesOfTheRealms #SayaAshrah #NetherTouchedSareena #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #QueerWriters
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 2w agoThe #WIPSnips word for July 24th is "cacophony" My partner was watching an e-sports thing, and the announcer kept saying "cacophony of chaos" so I just had to put this word on this week. My partner was not amused because it was driving him crazy. 😂 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
It was fantastic, on many levels, to cover Chinese post-punk electro band Stolen from Chengdu on their U.K. tour, it feels like all the work we did, musicians, promoters and writers, bearing fruit. #music #indie #popculture chinaminutes.com/2026/07/24/c...
Cacophonic: Chinese Band Stolen Live in London
Chinese post-punk electro rock band Stolen give an electric performance live in London on their Cacophonic tour.
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Happy World Brain Day, a selection of my translations of Chinese #scifi that would make the perfect reads. Zhou Wen's novelette, The Girl Who Stole Life 1/ #sff
Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they)@xuetingni.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt's an immense pleasure to have my work in @asimovssfmag.bsky.social , this is a translation of Chinese #scifi author 昼温 Zhou Wen's novelette, 偷走人生的女孩 The Girl Who Stole Life, about linguistics, neurolinguistics, translation and a girl who wanted to break barriers. #SFF asimovs.com/current-issu...
