What treasures await inside the Mingjing Yaji?

Shiyin styles Tuan Shen's hair herself.

Shiyin introduces a pair of contact lenses she finds work well for Hanfu styling.

Shiyin gives a tour of where she's staying.

Time for portraits!

Time for some food!

How do people feel about women managing the money in the household?

Does it matter who handles the money in the household?

The artist talks about how in his day conversation was more lively and people weren't looking at their phones all the time.

The artist talks about how art progresses and how that progression has to move slowly.

The painter describes how he would travel all over his city in his teenage years to observe all the different oil painters he could see.

The artist describes how he first began painting oil paintings. He copied the paintings on on poker chips confiscated during the cultural revolution.

The artist tells about the intricacies of his very dull painting process. Some people say they want to come watch him painting, but he advises against it. The magic is in the tedium.

The artist begins by explaining his daily process of painting.

An older artist explains how there were no artist studios back in his day.

The lockdown in Shanghai had many young people thinking about their past and future career decisions.

What do young people feel about living in Shanghai, in general?

Some people wanted to leave Shanghai, but it wasn't always because of the pandemic.

What were some of the thoughts Shanghai residents had during the lockdown?

How do people feel about Shanghai during and after the city's two-month lockdown?

What was the effect on people's mental health during the two-month lockdown in Shanghai?

How did people feel during the two-month COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai?

During the two-month lockdown in Shanghai, did anyone want to just "run away"?