#Creation
content8Satirical Program—Alison Fake News | |
DATE | 2022/05/11 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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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 | |
DATE | 2022/11/22 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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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 | |
DATE | 2022/06/01 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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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 | |
DATE | 2022/04/22 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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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 | |
DATE | 2022/12/04 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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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” | |
DATE | 2022/04/23 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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“Why is it that they made the mistake, but I’m the one who suffers?” |
Shanghai Rock Hit “Do the PCR Test” | |
DATE | 2022/04/21 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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“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” | |
DATE | 2022/04 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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In an era marked by pandemics, lockdowns, and contested boundaries of speech, poetry has become a subtle yet powerful form of resistance. |