Hi, so this is a shot in the dark maybe, but does anyone know anything about the chinese punk scene? I'm an UK university student and was interested in seeing if this would be a workable idea for a dissertation topic. Any help is welcome!

You could start here. baike.baidu.com/view/1152078.htm
But even though punk is not mainstream back home there is/was a lot in the mainstream media about it. Not here.

I know there is a punk scene in BJ..I saw a couple shows ...I dont know much about it.

There was a punk scene in Shanghai a few years back as well, but mostly teenagers, so perhaps more fashion than hardcore.
It is also worth noting that 70s punk became almost mainstream in UK/EU/US for a short while. The hardcore still live on. However, there is not mainstream punk in China, it would not be allowed.

Thanks for the advice! I think it might be an interesting topic. Got a lot of work to do by the looks of it though.

Theres also a documentary called 'Beijing Bubble,' or Beijing something or another which is a rather shitty documentary about a bunch of pseudo-punk emo kids in Beijing. Worth watching if you are interested in the topic but otherwise not worth a second.