To celebrate the release of The Mandalorian and Grogu, here's the 2nd of my 2-parter. The first explores how Din Djarin is the model of a Xia with quests mirroring many #Wuxia tales, a lot more in the series that align with the #Chinese genre... #StarWars #fantasy snowpavilion.co.uk/the-legend-o...

Excellent text on Jia Zhangke's A Touch of Sin. I found the film fascinating when I saw it several years ago, and this text brings out so many things I missed then, and understand better today. Modern wuxia indeed

I've just received mine today and it's awesome! I ordered the hardcover version and it's so beautiful, the traditional chineese bookbinding is very nice and the paper has a very high quality! Content wise, I juste started and it's great! A amazing start of my journey to learn Mahjong! A must have!

There's a screening of Jia Zhangke's A Touch of Sin as part of his season at the Garden Cinema in London on Saturday 30th of May, I take a look at Jia's creation of the modern #Wuxia tale in the #film. www.easternkicks.com/features/jia...

Rare pink dolphins have been spotted in the waters of Shantou, in my birth region of Guangdong, delighting #Chinese tourists. This reminds of a #scifi short story I translated a couple of years ago by Nanpai Sanshu, 鲸海 Whale Ocean, published on Samovar. samovar.strangehorizons.com/2024/10/28/w...

To fantasy fans and DND nerds who want to learn or perfect your real sword fighting, 🌈URG friendly HEMA workshops this Sunday, where one of my fellow ESEA creators is instructing. londonhistoricalfencing.club/events-2/cal...

Thank you! I'm so glad you were introduced to Wuxia by these excellent contemporary writers, I'd be interested to know which ones you read/watched? There's a huge disconnect in popular cultural consciousness between the old school novels and the new stuff coming out that I'm trying to bridge🤞

Lovely article! I was recently introduced to vuxia through the works of Priest, MXTX and Meng Xi Chi. I can't understand why these authors don't get more attention here in Europe! Absolutely top notch storytelling and characters!

Glad to help! Being multicultural means you never run out of celebrations all year round :D I keep telling my publishers that Chinese festivals are a book right there that people would want, but did they listen?

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Today, my new book, on the traditional #Chinese game of #Mahjong, co-written with Joseph Brant, is published. For the new learner, players who wants to perfect their game, or the #Asian #culture enthusiasts. We hope you enjoy it! #books

When I talk about #wuxia I’m often told people have a hard time understanding it, yet my geeky friends go on a lot about old Republics, the Jedi, shadow organisations of #StarWars. Western nerds, you've been enjoying Wuxia stories, for nearly 50 years. #fantasy snowpavilion.co.uk/the-legend-o...

Thank you! There's a chapter at the end of the book on precisely that 😁 I just posted a sneak peak of the picket edition in the same thread, if that works better for you.

Oh my god, the tastefully laced red threading is so beautiful.

A sneak peak at the traditional exposed spine binding style hardback edition of our book on #Mahjong, coming out beginning of next week! If you enjoyed this, don't forget to like and follow. Here's where you can find my books: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Xueti... #game #culture #chinese #books

A sneak peak at the traditional exposed spine binding style hardback edition of our book on #Mahjong, coming out beginning of next week! If you enjoyed this, don't forget to like and follow. Here's where you can find my books: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Xueti... #game #culture #chinese #books

The past's future is so much cooler that the present's, or indeed, the present. youtu.be/U966TEFwsvQ

Great article about my Murderbot event in San Diego with @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social (in a pineapple under the sea). timesofsandiego.com/arts/2026/05...

From Dr Ainehi Edoro's Forest Imaginaries: How African Novels Think

*What Rough Beast?* is out in the world on June 15th a standalone Goatskin novella from Brackenbury Books. Cover art Goran Gligović, frontispiece Linnea Sterte amgalant.com/new-novella-...

Professor X. He can't actually cook, but ask anyone and they'll tell you in a suspicious monotone that it was the best soup of their life.

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Help me celebrate Sailing The Golden Chersonese's first month anniversary by 1) getting a copy and 2) signal boosting. :D queenofswordspress.com/product/sail...

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If you enjoyed this video, like and follow for more, here and on Insta (SnowPavilion), or check out my Youtube channel (same name). #mahjong #chinese #game

The maque have been twittering loud and proud recently. My illustrated guide to the traditional Chinese game of #Mahjong, co-written with Joseph Brant, will be out this month. 1 fan if you can see the date of release in the pic. 1/ #books #culture

It's been fantastic seeing the trailblazing Anna May Wong, one of the earliest Chinese American actresses gaining more cultural space over the last decade, this momentum has now led to a biopic by Fundamental Films, which will be bilingual, starring Xin Zhilei www.weareresonate.com/2026/05/xin-...

Thank you! Yes, John Woo was trained by directors like Chang Cheh, he even made a historical wuxia film (Last Hurrah), though he predominantly makes modern action films, these influences come through, intentionally, and he's created a whole unique style (musicals and dance were a thing for him too)

What I told you that #Wuxia is more than hanfu and swords? People tend to think it’s tied to history and escapism, but it actually explores a lot of the issues we care about today... #books #Cdrama #sff

I'm very excited to announce... RichmondCon! Come join us Saturday, 20th June at Books on the Rise for a day filled with nerditry, in the idyllic surrounds of Richmond-upon-Thames!

Happy Sunday, Xueting's #PopCulture Digest takes us to Rome, where bemused locals have recently been wondering why #Chinese tourists are flocking to the statue "Conversations: Homage to John Paul II" and having photos taken like this. 1/

It wasn't released in Feb much to our disappointment. I had no idea just how 'hidden' this 'shadow' was. Sounds like The Hidden Shadow finally emerges this month, that's what everyone's saying in China. Some more good pics, and a fresh link to my article. artreview.com/there-is-no-... #wuxia #Cdrama

When I lived in Beijing in the 2000s, the pollution was bad, and I was pleasantly surprised to see things change not long after, Jean Yen-chun Lin's book on the environmental activism of urban residential communities in the city. #books cup.columbia.edu/book/a-spark...

Xueting's Pop Culture Digest presents a mini curation from this year's Queer East #Film Festival which has just opened with events through the month. Five Interviews on self-publishing as a form of #queer expression. 1/ queereast.org.uk/programme/un...

I really love this, a lot.

Do you ever feel fragmented, like people only ever see parts of you? Welcome to my world... #identity #poc #representation #queer

Had another conversation about Pursuit of Jade this week. I remembered that its director Zeng Qingjie was the one that made Provoke, a tale of vengeance set in the Republic era, which I really enjoyed. He seems to like filming women with knives, lots of gothic elements too. #Cdrama #sff

There are 2 types of fans, one that thought Bullseye's diner fight scene in Daredevil Born Again 2 was ever so brilliant and innovative, and the other that thought, wow that reminds me a lot of Ah Jong's walk through and bullet ballet at the nightclub in The Killer. #wuxia #action #choreography

A fellow ESEA writer is working on a project for writers of mixed identity in the UK, help them by filling in this survey! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Check out Xueting's latest study on Wuxia!

Very perceptive take-aways from my talks, thank you! If you'd a talk for your organisation about Chinese cultures or genre fiction, just drop me a line, I have a range of existing ones, news ones on Wuxia, Horror, and can tailor it to the group!

@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF The Girl Who Stole Life by Zhou Wen (Translated by Xueting C. Ni @xuetingni.bsky.social ) Linguistics, mirror neurons, and mu waves; a young woman stumbles into the abyss of wanting it all.

Apparently it's #PortfolioDay? I'm a writer! I write for animation and live action, and for all age groups! I was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing this year! I put all of my skill points into storytelling! Hire me to do good words at you!

I think this is the exact reason the industry feels so fucked. The algorithm-driven models for both streamers and social media might sound like good business, but siphoning customers off into increasingly specific pigeon holes means audiences don't get exposed to unexpected things they might like.

I wrote a little about my research for Art Review last year, I'm delighted to be able to explore in more depth the salient features of female Wuxia writings and the new directions they're taking the genre. www.sixthtone.com/news/1018447 #wuxia #literature #sff #fantasy #books #cdrama

I wrote a little about my research for Art Review last year, I'm delighted to be able to explore in more depth the salient features of female Wuxia writings and the new directions they're taking the genre. www.sixthtone.com/news/1018447 #wuxia #literature #sff #fantasy #books #cdrama

Your article is neat. I've seen The Killer several times, but didn't realize it had Wuxia roots.

This parcel arrived for me from China, I kind of know what's in it but I think there might be some extras. Exciting! Let's take a look together... #books #scifi #gifts #crafts #sff

The fighting, is of course the heart of Blades of the Guardians, but does it have the soul that makes it a good #Wuxia? Amidst all this violence, is a small band of Xia trying to protect their only hope...Read my officially quoted review, go see it at the cinema! www.easternkicks.com/reviews/blad...

literally just watched this... ♥️ Shrimp Head and Little B forever ♥️