Mosquito writing, a female-only, secret Chinese script, nüshu: these are all terms used to describe a written language used by the Yao minority in the Hunanese county of Jiangyong. Used exclusively amongst women since at least the 13th century, nüshu was developed as a necessity; as skills such as literacy were inaccessible to women, this melodic, monosyllabic style of writing, speaking, and singing was once their primary form of communication.
Read MoreLooking back at something as sweet and simple as the memory of 90’s Cantopop songs that my dad would sing on TV karaoke when he used to see me once a week...I still remember the sounds of the lyrics even if I don’t know what they mean.
Read MoreLooking back at something as sweet and simple as the memory of 90’s Cantopop songs that my dad would sing on TV karaoke when he used to see me once a week...I still remember the sounds of the lyrics even if I don’t know what they mean.
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