Meet China’s elderly influencers cashing in on the Internet

Members of the Fashion Grandmas, dressed in traditional costumes on a television show in Beijing [SHINE]
Members of the Fashion Grandmas, dressed in traditional costumes on a television show in Beijing [SHINE]
SHINE | 14-May-2021

Exquisitely garbed in a traditional qipao dress, 76-year-old Sang Xiuzhu is one of an unlikely vanguard of elderly influencers storming Chinese social media with videos of glamor in the golden years. Two years ago she joined the Fashion Grandmas, whose one-minute clips and livestreams of them turning Beijing’s streets into a catwalk are devoured by millions of fans. Continue reading “Meet China’s elderly influencers cashing in on the Internet”

There’s no need to be lonesome tonight

Sylvia Chang, 68, in the film-Are You Lonesome Tonight [SHINE]
Sylvia Chang, 68, in the film-Are You Lonesome Tonight [SHINE]
SHINE | 13-May-2021 | By Xu Wei

The crime film “Are You Lonesome Tonight?,” produced by celebrated Chinese filmmaker Ning Hao, is slated for national release on June 18. The film is a program of Dirty Monkeys Studio’s 72 Transformations Film Project, which aims to foster young talented film directors and incubate innovative movies in China. Continue reading “There’s no need to be lonesome tonight”