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Comment “RADII” below to join our newsletter and never miss content like this again! Every year, nearly half a million people walk across Taiwan for a goddess born over 1,000 years ago. Mazu(妈祖) is Taiwan’s sea goddess, a folk deity believed to protect sailors and grant blessings. Her followers carry her wooden statue on a palanquin for up to 9 days straight, stopping at temples, sleeping on floors, and eating food handed out for free by strangers along the route. What’s interesting is that more young people are getting involved. The pilgrimage has always been about faith. But for a new generation, it has also become a way to express and present themselves. “I didn’t expect to see so many young people joining the pilgrimage,” said 28-year-old fashion designer, who traveled from Taipei to take part in the pilgrimage. “People used to think Mazu worship was something for rural elders. But look around…that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.” #Radiimedia #Radii #妈祖 #AsianCulture #GenZ

Instead of asking AI how to become a Chinese baddie, we made you the ultimate guide. Our A–Z round-up of everything we obsessed over in 2025: the bistros that wrecked our wallets, the apps that practically raised us, the fits that took over our XHS feeds, and the memes that simply refuse to die. Don’t miss the full breakdown, click the link in bio or comment “RADII” below and we’ll send it straight to your inbox. #radii #radiimedia #ChinaCulture #TrendingChina #AsianYouthCulture

Your grandma’s mahjong set wouldn’t survive 2026. Mahjong (麻将) is a game where each tile carries a specific pattern, and just like playing cards, every pattern has its own meaning. Nowadays, the tiles stay the same, but instead of a bird’s pattern, Twitter swoops in to replace it. Instead of the classic East, West, South, and North (东南西北), you get Pokémon. Instead of 發 (prosperity), you get coins from Mario. Apparently, every brand has something to say about mahjong now. Swipe through to see the coolest mahjong we found >>> #Radiimedia #Radii #GenZChina #麻将 #mahjong

The New Year Gala - China’s largest televised event, comparable in cultural weight to the Super Bowl - has long been a showcase of diverse performances celebrating the past year. This year’s event took an unexpected turn, leaning heavily into the world of technology. Robots from industry leaders including Noetix Robotics, Unitree Robotics, MagicLab, and Galbot took the stage, showcasing a surprisingly diverse range of performances: from martial arts, choreography…and even sketchy comedy. Swipe through to see some of the interesting footage we found >>> #Radiimedia #Radii #ChineseRobot #Chinese #SpringGala

Comment “RADII” below to join our newsletter and never miss content like this again! Photographer Michael Wolf spent years documenting life in Hong Kong’s dense urban spaces. But one of his most fascinating projects? “Bastard Chairs.” These are the chairs he found on Hong Kong streets, all broken, and abandoned. Instead, they’ve been given second lives through whatever materials were on hand: tape, rope, wooden slats, electrical wire. Each one is a makeshift repair job, a hybrid of old and new, broken and functional. #Radiimedia #Radii #MichaelWolf #BastardChairs #HongKong

This might be Beijing’s most serious fashion moment. If one piece of clothing could explain Beijing, it’s the black puffer. If you didn’t know, now you know. Follow RADII for more content like this! #radiimedia #radii #Beijing #BlackPuffer #chinagenz

Tom Felton just saw the Draco Malfoy CNY trend and decided to bless us all. In China, Draco’s name is “Ma Er Fu” (马尔福), “Ma” meaning Horse, “Fu” meaning Fortune. So for the Year of the Horse, he’s accidentally become an unofficial good luck mascot. And now? The man himself joined in. Felton posted, embracing his fate as China’s most unexpected CNY symbol. The internet? Fully losing it. Happy Year of the Horse indeed. #Radiimedia #Radii #TomFelton #DracoMalfoy #ChineseNewYear

Your morning bus ride feels like an action movie scene, and your bus driver is a wuxia novel character. The unique experience is only in Xiangyang buses — the birthplace of wuxia culture. They made their buses into a wuxia ancient-style theme, blending Chinese kung fu fiction and old stories. And there’s even a throne at the end of the bus. Not just the decor, the bus drivers also dress up as famous Chinese fiction characters — Guo Jing (郭靖) , Huang Rong (黄蓉) ... It’s like your childhood fiction characters have now come to life, waving at you when you hop onto the bus. Now you can have a unique theme park experience during your everyday commute, and the follow-up question everyone’s asking is: who will take the throne? #Radiimedia #Radii #wuxiao #射雕英雄传 #chineseculture

We went to The Wang Contemporary’s (@thewangcontemporary) Chinese New Year opening in Chinatown. 20,000 red and gold paper planes drifted down from the building’s central oculus, each printed with a single English noun drawn from a 5,000-word archive. You pick one up. You unfold it. You see what word found you. The three-day performative installation, 20,000 Variations On A Paper Plane In Flight by MSCHF (@mschf), marked the debut of The Wang Contemporary — a new cultural platform founded by Ying and Alexander Wang, rooted in Chinatown with a global vision. Housed at 58 Bowery, a landmarked 1924 building newly reimagined as a space for creative capital, the institution positions itself as a vessel for Asian and Asian-American creativity, a stage for performance-like the one by young Chinese opera singer @kakathire during the event- public art, and a community hub for both local neighbors and international audiences. “This project is personal — it’s rooted in my family, in Chinatown, in watching my mother think in decades rather than seasons. But it’s also new territory. It’s not about product; it’s about permanence,” Alexander Wang tells RADII when we asked him of the intentions behind this new initiative. Check out the spectacle of The Wang Contemporary above, and let us know what your creative endeavor is for the new year. #TheWangContemporary #MSCHF #aapi #AsianAmericanArt #RADIImedia

Tattooer and painter JAX (@jax_tattooer) sees his city the way he approaches his art, raw, unfiltered, and shaped by punk rock and vintage movies. His Shanghai isn’t found in the places where authenticity lives. It’s dive bars that feel frozen in time, perfect noodle bowls from no-frills joints, and the ritual of training with a good teacher. It’s cold beer with good people, and endless exploration on two wheels. This is the city as he lives it, drawn from punk, played on film, and always in motion. Follow @RADII_media for more ultimate city guides across Asia. #RADIImedia #Radii #Shanghai #CityGuide #PunkRock

Comment “RADII” below to join our newsletter and never miss content like this again! These days, most hongbao arrive with a notification sound. A WeChat ping. An Alipay transfer. Digital confetti on your screen. But before the QR codes and group chats, there was the physical red envelope, 红包 (hóngbāo), 利是 (lai see), ang pau (âng-pau), crisp paper, gold foil stamping, embossed characters, textured stock you could actually feel. Originally rooted in Chinese New Year and special occasions like weddings and graduations, the red envelope tradition began in China and spread across Southeast Asia and diaspora communities worldwide. The money inside mattered. But so did the design. Are you team digital transfer or team paper hongbao? #radiimedia #angpao #hongbao #laisee #design

Everyone is hungry during the New Year so ESENES (@esenes.ww) knew exactly what to drop. The brand behind those viral Cufant clogs and “Loose Screw” hats is back at it, this time with a limited-edition accessory that looks good enough to eat. Made from genuine translucent leather with a “dumpling filling” canvas lining inside, it’s playful, irreverent, and undeniably ESENES. With only 150 pieces to exist, dropping 2/20 for $150, this might be hard to get your hands on. >> Click the link in bio to read the full story. #Radiimedia #Radii #ESENES #DumplingBag #CNY