I was scrolling through Weibo during my lunch break here in Toronto when I saw it—Zhao Yibo’s new song ‘Light Silk’ had just dropped on QQ Music. My finger automatically tapped play, only to be greeted by that soul-crushing message: ‘This content is not available in your region.’
The post described silk as this delicate yet resilient thread connecting people across distances, and damn if that didn’t hit home. Last month, my cousin in Shanghai sent me a care package with our grandmother’s handmade silk scarf inside. When I unfolded it, that familiar smooth texture against my fingertips instantly transported me back to summer evenings in our old Beijing courtyard—the scent of jasmine tea floating through the air, the sound of cicadas buzzing in the pagoda trees.
Zhao Yibo’s song talks about being ‘temporal messengers’ weaving connections through music, which reminded me of my friend Lisa’s struggle last week. She’s in Melbourne trying to watch the latest episode of her favorite Chinese variety show, but the buffering circle just keeps spinning. ‘It’s like watching paint dry,’ she complained over Zoom, ‘except the paint is my cultural identity slowly fading.’
The data doesn’t lie either—according to a 2024 Overseas Chinese Digital Experience Report, 68% of Chinese living abroad face regular geo-blocking issues when trying to access domestic entertainment platforms. But here’s the hopeful part: 92% of them still make the effort because, as the report notes, ‘these cultural touchstones serve as emotional anchors.’
I remember when Zhao Yibo first appeared on that farming reality show—my family group chat would blow up every Sunday with reactions. Now my aunt just sends me screenshots saying ‘wish you could watch this with us.’ It’s that particular loneliness of being physically present in one country while your heart’s cultural rhythm beats to another timezone’s entertainment schedule.
Anyway, I ended up asking my cousin to screen record ‘Light Silk’ and send it over WeChat. The audio quality was questionable at best, but hearing Zhao Yibo’s voice singing about silk threads connecting people across distances—well, let’s just say it hit different when you’re actually living that reality. How about you? What’s the Chinese show or song you miss most from back home?
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