The accomplished actor and playwright lived through the Cultural Revolution, and was exiled to a labour camp. Later, he was restored to his place, and went on to serve as …
Recorded and filmed as Ryuichi Sakamoto was dying of cancer, Opus – the Japanese film composer’s posthumous album and documentary of the same name – is clearly meant to be …
The relationship between the Edinburgh-born former diplomat and the 13-year-old Puyi began in 1919, with Johnston not only tutoring the boy, but trying to convey to him the world beyond …
Scouted as a 14-year-old girl in Shanghai, Chen’s path could have been very different. “I remember thinking that if I could leave high school then I wouldn’t be assigned to …