”Beijing 北京”

Directed by Jiaqi Tang, the video artwork for the song ‘Beijing 北京’ is a vivid exploration of our multifaceted relationships with childhood, identity, and our different experiences within the city of Beijing. It starts off by portraying the sibling Ersha Island 二沙岛 walking into a building, blurring the lines between reality and imagination, and follows dancers Weichu Huang and Xin Ji who embody the emotional turbulence of falling in and out of love with Beijing. This city, a paradox of belonging and disconnect, beauty and difficulty, filled with both opportunity and struggle.

Ersha Island: @ershaisland

Jiaqi Tang: @untitled_peace

Xin Ji: @xin_with_ji

Featuring Weichu Huang: @weichu.huang

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https://www.ratworldmag.com/read/niu-gold-mountain-2024-beijing-

Niu Gold Mountain
The Migrant Diaspora is often defined by the narrative of the search for a better life, an experience shared by Asian and Pasifika immigrants to Aotearoa. Niu Gold Mountain is a collection of collaborative video works that brings these histories together through over 20 different creatives. Chinese immigrants sought their "New Gum San" in the gold mines, and Pasifika immigrants searched for their "Land of Milk & Honey”. All My Friends explores these concepts in the present day. What are the aspirations of this generation's Asian and Pasifika artists? What do they see as their Niu Gold Mountain? Niu Gold Mountain will include video works from 2023, and 2024. Both graciously funded through Creative NZ x Foundation North, and initially exhibited at Studio One (Toi Tū).

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