Art & Culture

ohn “Coach LoVE” Solet spends much of his days surrounded by bright, colorful foam-filled equipment in Inspire Sports’ Changzhou-based gym where he works as a gymnastics coach to kids and adults and trainer to other coaches, so it was surprising to learn Mr. Solet was working on forging an artist co-op.

How does an expat become an “instant online celebrity” in Changzhou? Good looks? Exotic style? Fluent Chinese? Well, in our fair city these are not enough. Discovering interesting and timely news, tracking down historical narratives, describing places even local people have never heard of, and continuously updating and sharing this information with others: a combination of all these elements may work. 外国人在常州当“网红”？光靠颜值、异域风情、讲中文已不能溅起水花。城市里的新鲜热辣或犄角旮旯，那些本地人都不一定深入了解的，他们来给你做推荐，那才叫人惊叹

If you missed it in Shanghai, the "Meet Vang Gogh" Interactive Light & Shadow Art Show is coming to Changzhou, and SupCZ has some tickets to give away!