Singing Grass is a business consultancy advising on access and development strategies for the Chinese market. We develop bespoke programmes for clients in the arts, lifestyle, cultural and luxury retail sectors to connect them to their markets.
Spotlight on Contemporary Chinese Poetry
Zhou Yaping is…"an experimental avant-garde poet, one of the main representatives of Chinese language poetry" - J.H. Prynne, British poet
If the Wheat Dies launch included an online poetry reading and discussion with Zhou Yaping and his translator Suzanne Zheng, attended by those interested in Chinese culture and publishing and international students of Chinese. There was an introduction by Paul Manfredi, Professor of Chinese at Pacific Lutheran University, author of Modern Poetry in China: A Visual-Verbal Dynamic and the event was hosted by Alicia Liu of Singing Grass.
China: Engaging Kids in China and Beyond
China’s growing international content is evolving fast!
Join us to hear Singing Grass founder and MD Alicia Liu to outline the key trends of children's content in China, and three experts from the LEGO Group, Tencent and iQIYI.com in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen to share their latest successful East / West projects.
Cloudaloud and Phoenix Publishing Partnership Launches Chinese audiobooks into UK Nurseries and Schools
Cloudaloud, the UK’s first dedicated audiobook streaming app for children, is delighted to announce a unique content partnership with Phoenix Publishing and Media (PPM), the leading trade publishing group and the second largest primary and secondary school education publisher in China.
Spotlight on Chinese Children's Content Today
Singing Grass MD Alicia Liu hosted a live discussion Spotlight on China Children’s Publishing at the London Book Fair 2022, with a focus on Chinese children’s bestsellers available in English today.
TREADING NEW TERRITORY: BRIDGING THE CULTURE GAP BETWEEN CHINA & THE WESTERN WORLD
Founder and Managing Director of Singing Grass Communications, Alicia Liu, reveals what key trends are driving change in the Chinese market, and the reason why brands find China such a tricky territory to crack.
London to New York, Dickens to Beckham: Liu tells us how her grandfather’s literary influence lead her to leave Beijing and pursue her passion to bridge the gap between China and the Western world.
UK-China Collaboration - the Inside Stories
Singing Grass Founder Alicia Liu co-hosted a China-UK Collaboration – the Inside Stories for the Animation Business Conference 2021. The one-hour video session covered 3 case studies of UK-China major co-productions, how a good story travels between the east and west, and hear expert opinions.
China on the Global Art Scene
Singing Grass is proud to be a longtime supporter of Aktis gallery, showcasing ‘China on the Global Art Scene’ for Asian Art in London 2021, featuring three of the most influential Chinese émigré artists of the 20th century: Zao Wou-ki (1921-2013), Wang Keping (b.1949) and Gao Xingjian (b.1940), as part of Asian Art in London 2021.
Social video sharing revolutionising book sales in China
The post-pandemic recovery is pushing China's tech-savvy population - 885 million digital consumers - even further online, not only for shopping, but also for entertainment, reading and learning, according to a New Media for Publishing research report. Singing Grass MD Alicia Liu sharing her insights on the phenomenal growth in social video sharing in China.