Award-winning author 🇨🇳🇬🇧 :queer and geeky, writes non-fiction about Chinese cultures, curates and translates genre fiction (scifi, horror, fantasy, wuxia). snowpavilion.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mwsftiviuc2kHappy national day to my birth country. I haven't got any great nationalistic words to say- that's not my thing. But what I do want to say is this: https://youtube.com/shorts/vXKUq973gQM https://youtube.com/shorts/vXKUq973gQM?is=ei7yOMKuOZwvVXV001 Oct 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsftiviuc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mwsftiviuc2kHappy national day to my birth country. I haven't got any great nationalistic words to say- that's not my thing. But what I do want to say is this: https://youtube.com/shorts/vXKUq973gQM https://youtube.com/shorts/vXKUq973gQM?is=ei7yOMKuOZwvVXV001 Oct 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsftiviuc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mwoovx7uzc2iIt's the first anniversary of Roll for Noodles, I wish I had more episodes of season 2 to share, but while I replace that crashed hard drive and lost footage, here's the very first episode again. Thanks for being on this #dnd noodle journey with me! https://youtu.be/qTMSWBApSjA?si=kiI7Yy6-78bYbTR8 #asian #cooking #game29 Sep 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoovx7uzc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mwnpqgrg2c2vThank you! We're very much look forward to your review 😊 [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnpqgrg2c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mwjtxju7dc2aHope you had a good Mid-Autumn Festival, you can read about Chinese lunar spirits, toad, rabbit and humanoid deities such as Chang'E, in my guide to deities. #books #China #nonfiction #culture #festivals27 Sep 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjtxju7dc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mwiu66yvfs2vPacked salon on Thursday, fascinating to hear Cai Jun's literary worldview, great questions from the audience, so good to finally meet Mr Cai after working with him on Sinophagia. He's great with plot, pacing and has deep humanist concerns, I do hope to bring you his crime and mystery novels #books27 Sep 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwiu66yvfs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mwehaxziuc2dSo here are the mooncakes we made. They look so cute and tiny! Let's cut them open. #food #culture #asian #cooking #festival #chinese https://youtube.com/shorts/vY7YWtvKP2Q https://youtube.com/shorts/vY7YWtvKP2Q?si=-y_PpLN6rKsDLd5K25 Sep 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwehaxziuc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mwe2vs3zz22dI wrote this article 10 years ago, every Mid-Autumn Festival, I'm finding more people joining the celebrations! So it’s still good for finding out about the history, #culture and traditions of lunar spirits veneration, moon walking, vegetable stealing and more! https://snowpavilion.co.uk/zhong-qiu-jie-mid-autumn-festival/25 Sep 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe2vs3zz22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mwbisu6xi22lHaven't posted an author pic for a while, here you go. On my way to talk horror with Cai Jun in Soho this evening, hope to see some of you there! #books24 Sep 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbisu6xi22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mwb72q33k22dMake mooncakes with me, part 2! Now we’ve got the dough for the skins, the stuffings and the egg pieces, I'm going to be wrapping them and decking them out with these super cute molds. #food #culture #cooking #asian #festivals https://youtube.com/shorts/6Z0PoJ20Idk [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwb72q33k22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mw6wlskcj22iAs Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, I'm making our own mooncakes for the very first time! Let's start with making the skins and prepping the stuffing... #food #asian #cooking #culture #chinese https://youtube.com/shorts/7d6YfX9B32s?si=ZCgsi__uETQg-GAI23 Sep 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6wlskcj22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mw6wlskcj22iAs Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, I'm making our own mooncakes for the very first time! Let's start with making the skins and prepping the stuffing... #food #asian #cooking #culture #chinese https://youtube.com/shorts/7d6YfX9B32s?si=ZCgsi__uETQg-GAI23 Sep 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6wlskcj22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mw3zcvu5qc2gHey Folks, I need help with the pronunciation of an Icelandic writer's name! Any native-level speakers of Icelandic or adjacent languages please get in touch, thank you :) #books22 Sep 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3zcvu5qc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mw3vril3yk2gThank you so much, I do very much enjoy bringing you anthologies (and translated novels), given the opportunity, because I think y'all deserve to read amazing new speculative lit, discover different cultures and societies through their SFF💙. #books #chinese #sff [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3vril3yk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mw2fzbze6c2qWas at the studio recording a cameo today.. more on that soon!21 Sep 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2fzbze6c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/xuetingni.bsky.social/post/3mvxmq6iyos2pAs I said, we're in the era of Designed in China. Taobao's City Rider Suits just won the French Design Awards. "reimagine(s) delivery workwear from the ground up, fusing precision tailoring...smart equipment and human-centered functional design into a new... https://www.frenchdesignaward.com/award-winning-work/378520 Sep 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:u2ejt754c4hyfddtaup7cb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxmq6iyos2p