This week's Beijing Calling features young and very prolific electronic music producer Night Swimmer, who is very good at weaving nostalgic dreams that everybody has a soft spot for.

This week's Beijing Calling features young and very prolific electronic music producer Night Swimmer, who is very good at weaving nostalgic dreams that everybody has a soft spot for.

Beijing-based electronic music visionary Howie Lee visits our studio and brings with him the latest full-length album. Take a listen.

Beijing-based electronic music visionary Howie Lee visits our studio and brings with him the latest full-length album. Take a listen.

This week's Beijing Calling features young composer/pianist Xiao Ying and his new single Large Seaport, which illustrates the beautiful scenery of a seaport with color-rich musical language.

This week's Beijing Calling features young composer/pianist Xiao Ying and his new single Large Seaport, which illustrates the beautiful scenery of a seaport with color-rich musical language.

Founded in 2015, Beijing-based alternative rock band INXU has finally published their debut full album 300,000. In this episode of Beijing Calling, we’ll find ourselves in a space odyssey fantasized by INXU. I’m Li Yuan, bringing you the the latest from China's independent music scene.

Founded in 2015, Beijing-based alternative rock band INXU has finally published their debut full album 300,000. In this episode of Beijing Calling, we’ll find ourselves in a space odyssey fantasized by INXU. I’m Li Yuan, bringing you the the latest from China's independent music scene.

Over the past 3 years, we have been witnessing a strong revival of City-pop,  a pop music style originated from Japan in the late 1970s, and was strongly influenced by soft-rock, soul and jazz. Young people in China are much attracted by its taste of nostalgia, despite that most of the millennials have never experienced city-pop era. In today’s Beijing Calling, we have MarsGoku from Beijing-based band Metropolis, to introduce their EP City Coast. I’m Li Yuan, bringing you the coolest new...

Over the past 3 years, we have been witnessing a strong revival of City-pop,  a pop music style originated from Japan in the late 1970s, and was strongly influenced by soft-rock, soul and jazz. Young people in China are much attracted by its taste of nostalgia, despite that most of the millennials have never experienced city-pop era. In today’s Beijing Calling, we have MarsGoku from Beijing-based band Metropolis, to introduce their EP City Coast. I’m Li Yuan, bringing you the coolest new...

Having gained great popularity and also controversy in this summer, thanks to the TV show Big Band, Beijing-based rock outfit Penicillin is coming back with their second LP album Moments of Glory. I’m Li Yuan, bringing you the best from China’s independent music scene.

Having gained great popularity and also controversy in this summer, thanks to the TV show Big Band, Beijing-based rock outfit Penicillin is coming back with their second LP album Moments of Glory. I’m Li Yuan, bringing you the best from China’s independent music scene.

Today we have electronic music producer Shen, who is also the member of Beijing-based groove collective called Flash Beats Bone, whose music revolves around heavy grooves of all kinds, ranging from Afro-beat, funk, hip hop to experimental electronics. Recently over the month, Flash Beats Bone has released 3 singles, marking the upcoming new full album. Beijing Calling brings you the latest from China's contemporary music scene.

Today we have electronic music producer Shen, who is also the member of Beijing-based groove collective called Flash Beats Bone, whose music revolves around heavy grooves of all kinds, ranging from Afro-beat, funk, hip hop to experimental electronics. Recently over the month, Flash Beats Bone has released 3 singles, marking the upcoming new full album. Beijing Calling brings you the latest from China's contemporary music scene.

Introducing Shanghai-based funk group HOWHY, get ready and get funky! Beijing Calling brings you the latest from China's contemporary music scene.

Introducing Shanghai-based funk group HOWHY, get ready and get funky! Beijing Calling brings you the latest from China's contemporary music scene.

After years of lurking underground, hip-hop fashion and streetwear culture have finally made their way into the mainstream market. Wei Xiang, our guest in this episode, says he's lucky to witness the change. He talks about his love for hip-hop music since high school, and how he learns to produce songs with his American friends.

Watching clips on Chinese video-streaming sites can be confusing — words in different colors suddenly appear out of nowhere and fly across the screen. This is called "dan'mu" - "Bullet screen" in English. This function is wildly popular among young netizens. It allows real-time comments from viewers to fly across the screen like bullets. The dan'mu messages include jokes and snarky remarks, but also informative explanations. It all serves to help netizens socialize online.

One, one, one, one. What is that? It's November 11th! The Single Dogs' Day in China! Yep! You heard that right. And how do Chinese people celebrate this day? With a carnival of course! China is not really a nation of carnivals. Floats and marching bands are not really our thing, but we sure can shop, especially online! The Double 11 Carnival is waving right at you. Find out all about it on this episode.

A stereotypical view of Chinese parents is that they usually put more value on academic accomplishments, and are more demanding than Western parents. But nowadays things have changed. What kinds of education are popular among young parents? Listen to the discussion between Mohan and her guest Xinyu.

Li Yuan presents to you the latest cool sounds from Chinese musicians. This week's show features Chenchenchen, a multi-talented producer, introducing his new album One Man Poker and his ideas on music creation. Take a listen!

What do you say when someone wins a big prize? You probably say he or she hit the jackpot, or struck gold. We may interpret this as he or she wins a koi fish. Yes, a kind of fish! Shirley will explain it by starting with Fengshui, and digs into the phenomenon of Chinese netizens busily reposting koi fish-related tweets.

The Chinese idiom "Yuan Jiao Jin Gong" which means "collaborating with distant allies and attacking nearby enemies", taken from “Thirty-Six Stratagems”, has taken up a new meaning, describing the degree of tension between parents and their school age children when it comes to homework supervision. Is it an exaggeration to say one is dying from helping his or her child with homework? It turns out these Chinese parents aren't joking! To help or not to help? Listen and tell us what you think!

Clearly, Shirley is confused and embarassed by the mysterious acronyms that are popular among young Chinese netizens. Check out this episode and see if you are in or out.

Li Yuan presents the latest cool sounds from Chinese musicians. This week's show features electronic prodigy Howie Lee and jazz nova Xi Chenchen. Take a listen!