When her first documentary, The Lucky One, reached 100,000 views on YouTube and won prizes at international film festivals, He Xiaopei came to a realization.
"From that moment, I said I'm only making films now because each time we have meetings, twenty people at most come, talking about their sexy stories. And [anyone] who knows the story after, stays in this room."
She followed The Lucky One up with films like Polyamorous Family and Our Marriages: When Lesbians Marry Gay Men.
Xiaopei came on the Point to talk about her films, her inspiration, and what comes next.
You can watch The Lucky One on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/talIgb09mfk

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In this special bonus episode, it's part two of my conversation with New York Times bestselling author Paul French.
Paul talks about to me about Destination Peking, 18 true stories of fascinating people who visited the city in the first half of the 20th century.
You can buy Destination Peking directly from its publisher, Blacksmith Books: https://www.blacksmithbooks.com/books/destination-peking/?c=ab118e16eefe
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In this special bonus episode, it's part two of my conversation with New York Times bestselling author Paul French.
Paul talks about to me about Destination Peking, 18 true stories of fascinating people who visited the city in the first half of the 20th century.
You can buy Destination Peking directly from its publisher, Blacksmith Books: https://www.blacksmithbooks.com/books/destination-peking/?c=ab118e16eefe
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You can follow me on twitter at twitter.com/haigbalian. I’m balianh on Instagram. 

This week on The Point with Haig Balian, writer and historian Paul French talks to me over zoom about his new book, Destination Peking, and his new BBC Radio 3 docu-drama, Peking Noir.
Look out for the second half of the interview - on Destination Peking - next Monday.
You can listen to Peking Noir on the BBC Radio website
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000r39f
On BBC Sounds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000r39f
On Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drama-of-the-week/id422037667
Or anywhere you get your podcasts.
Download the Peking Noir script
https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/radio-drama/peking-noir
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You can follow me on twitter at twitter.com/haigbalian. I’m balianh on Instagram. 

This week on The Point with Haig Balian, writer and historian Paul French talks to me over zoom about his new book, Destination Peking, and his new BBC Radio 3 docu-drama, Peking Noir.
Look out for the second half of the interview - on Destination Peking - next Monday.
You can listen to Peking Noir on the BBC Radio website
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000r39f
On BBC Sounds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000r39f
On Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drama-of-the-week/id422037667
Or anywhere you get your podcasts.
Download the Peking Noir script
https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/radio-drama/peking-noir
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Today on The Point, musician Djang San is on the line from Kunming to talk about Beijing Underground (0:56), the new Beijing Underground compilation (3:30), and how the underground music scene in Beijing has changed since he arrived in 200 (7:07). 
Then we talk about his own music, including Mask Music (11:56), Upside Down Music (14:12), and 2400 Metres High (17:07). 
Finally, director Tony Sun joins me to discuss his new documentary, Light Chaser. 

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Djang San's Bandcamp page: 
https://djangsan.bandcamp.com
Beijing Underground: 
https://www.facebook.com/beijingunderground
To learn more about the bands on Beijing Underground Compilation 3: 
http://beijing-underground.com/whats-in-the-beijing-undergound-compilation-3/?fbclid=IwAR2s6JOUNBlj0gmZwRDbLPITD2AEyitNYBlp487CauEuqeWn2HuMHACIrtg
For information on Light Chaser (in Chinese): 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6857376/
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Today on The Point, musician Djang San is on the line from Kunming to talk about Beijing Underground (0:56), the new Beijing Underground compilation (3:30), and how the underground music scene in Beijing has changed since he arrived in 200 (7:07). 
Then we talk about his own music, including Mask Music (11:56), Upside Down Music (14:12), and 2400 Metres High (17:07). 
Finally, director Tony Sun joins me to discuss his new documentary, Light Chaser. 

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Djang San's Bandcamp page: 
https://djangsan.bandcamp.com
Beijing Underground: 
https://www.facebook.com/beijingunderground
To learn more about the bands on Beijing Underground Compilation 3: 
http://beijing-underground.com/whats-in-the-beijing-undergound-compilation-3/?fbclid=IwAR2s6JOUNBlj0gmZwRDbLPITD2AEyitNYBlp487CauEuqeWn2HuMHACIrtg
For information on Light Chaser (in Chinese): 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6857376/
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You can follow me on twitter at twitter.com/haigbalian. I’m balianh on Instagram. 

This week on The Point: travel writer and editor Megan Eaves.

Megan drops by to talk about her new series of essays, China as I have known it (1:15); how she became interested in China (5:10); her transition to writing about China (6:10); how she got her job at Lonely Planet (7:47); how travel in China is changing (10:50); how the lockdown was an opportunity for her to think about her contribution to the climate crisis (15:00). 

You can find all of Megan’s work at her website, meganeaves.com.

You can read her series of essays, China as I have known it, here: https://medium.com/@megoizzy

She’s on twitter at twitter.com/megoizzy.

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This week on The Point: travel writer and editor Megan Eaves.

Megan drops by to talk about her new series of essays, China as I have known it (1:15); how she became interested in China (5:10); her transition to writing about China (6:10); how she got her job at Lonely Planet (7:47); how travel in China is changing (10:50); how the lockdown was an opportunity for her to think about her contribution to the climate crisis (15:00). 

You can find all of Megan’s work at her website, meganeaves.com.

You can read her series of essays, China as I have known it, here: https://medium.com/@megoizzy

She’s on twitter at twitter.com/megoizzy.

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Michael Wester, the founder and CEO of True Run Media, talks about Safe and Sane, his WeChat group that has kept the city's massive expat population safe (and sane) with timely information about all things COVID-19. (00:37)

Then, American musician Eric Allen comes on The Point to talk about his eponymous new album, an intimate tour of Americana and wartime China. (20:20)

If you're in Beijing, Eric's album release show will be at Jianghu Bar on January 23.  Check this link for more details. https://www.thebeijinger.com/events/2021/jan/eric-allen-album-release-party