https://www.scmp.com/rss/502078/feed The latest news on Li Ziqi, Chinese video blogger, internet celebrity and entrepreneur, including celebrity news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Chinese internet star Li Ziqi has found herself in a right pickle after unwittingly launching a cultural clash between Korea and China - all over a video of her making what appears to be kimchi. The 19-minute video titled, ‘The Life of a White Radish,’ has prompted an online war of words between people from the two countries – who both claim to own the dish of pickled vegetables. The 30-year-old vlogger – who has a combined social media following of 58 million fans on Weibo and YouTube – posted... https://www.scmp.com/food/online-superstar-reignites-cultural-clash-over-kimchi/article/3117682?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/online-superstar-reignites-cultural-clash-over-kimchi/article/3117682?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:10:46 +0000 It’s 9 pm in Beijing, and fitness blogger Liu Shaodong is glued to his phone in his cramped 200-square-foot studio apartment. He’s watching a live feed of a farmer hawk cured beef in Heilongjiang Province, over 800 miles away. With one click, Liu adds 200 grams of salted topside to his shopping cart. Seconds later, the farmer is weighing the order right before Liu’s eyes. The fitness blogger is not alone. Thousands of others are also tuned into the stream on Taobao Live, a Chinese app that... https://www.scmp.com/culture/china-rural-influencer/article/3096519?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/china-rural-influencer/article/3096519?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:55:39 +0000 Chinese online star Li Ziqi has become one of the most famous internet celebrities in the country by sharing videos of her rural life. She picks ingredients from her farm, constructs furniture by hand and cooks a vast feast, providing a respite from busy urban living for her tens of millions of fans worldwide. https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-online-star-li-ziqi-provides-escape-urban-life/article/3043874?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-online-star-li-ziqi-provides-escape-urban-life/article/3043874?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Dec 2019 10:00:06 +0000 For years, Chinese internet celebrity Li Ziqi has been dazzling legions of fans with her fairy-tale-like depictions of life in rural China. Her videos, which are uploaded to YouTube and Chinese social media, show her performing seemingly mundane farm work against scenic mountain backdrops, set to light, airy music and soothing ASMR. For her more than 50 million fans in China and eight million more abroad, her ethereal videos are meditative and show a side of China that is fast... https://www.scmp.com/culture/li-ziqi-chinese-media-culture/article/3041801?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/li-ziqi-chinese-media-culture/article/3041801?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:39:26 +0000 On screen, Li Ziqi’s life seems to defy the rules of reality. With 58 million fans worldwide, the Chinese internet celebrity is famous for her videos where she performs the work of a farmer with the grace of a fairy. In one video, she picks flowers on horseback in a red cape, invoking the image of Red Riding Hood. In another, she builds a bamboo furniture set using traditional Chinese techniques. While the videos have a cinematic quality to them, it’s her deep knowledge of food, nature, and... https://www.scmp.com/culture/exclusive-behind-scenes-li-ziqi/article/3027104?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/exclusive-behind-scenes-li-ziqi/article/3027104?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Sep 2019 06:39:55 +0000 Corn is originally from the Americas, but it was introduced to China in the 1500s and quickly became a staple crop, particularly in northern parts of the country. Cornmeal is the most popular way to process corn. The kernels are ground into flour, which is used to make all manner of dishes, from bread and cake to chips and porridge. Although most corn in China today is used as animal feed, at its height in the 1940s, about two-thirds of China’s corn was consumed by people. In this exclusive... https://www.scmp.com/food/li-ziqi-traditional-chinese-corn-dishes/article/3025990?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/li-ziqi-traditional-chinese-corn-dishes/article/3025990?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Sep 2019 05:36:56 +0000