#Creation

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Satirical Program—Alison Fake News
DATE2022/05/11
LOCATIONShanghai

A satirical video series humorously criticizing the absurd chaos during Shanghai’s lockdown. After releasing the second episode, the creator was summoned by Shanghai police.

Short Story—Wang Zhanhei: The Letter Never Sent
DATE2022/11/22
LOCATIONShanghai

Writer Wang Zhanhei witnessed a neighbor's suicide during Shanghai’s lockdown, which inspired her to write a short story centered around the lockdown experience.

Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers: The Letter Never Sent
DATE2022/06/01
LOCATIONShanghai

During the Shanghai lockdown, the Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers created a song dedicated to ordinary heroes amidst the pandemic.

Shanghai Lockdown Rap: This Song Is Criticizing Russia’s War on Ukraine
DATE2022/04/22
LOCATIONShanghai

Although the lyrics conclude by stating that the song criticizes Russia and the U.S., the content is more directed at condemning Shanghai's lockdown policies.

A Shanghai Cartoonist’s Lockdown-Themed Phone Wallpaper
DATE2022/12/04
LOCATIONShanghai

The wallpaper parodies Haizi’s famous poem "Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms", rewriting it as "Facing Another Neighborhood, Still Waiting."

Rap Song “The Banality of Evil”
DATE2022/04/23
LOCATIONShanghai

“Why is it that they made the mistake, but I’m the one who suffers?”

Shanghai Rock Hit “Do the PCR Test”
DATE2022/04/21
LOCATIONShanghai

“I live just to do PCR tests, and even if I die—I’ll still do PCR tests.”

Viral Poems from the “2022 International Chinese Short Poem Contest for College Students”
DATE2022/04
LOCATIONShanghai

In an era marked by pandemics, lockdowns, and contested boundaries of speech, poetry has become a subtle yet powerful form of resistance.