Viral Week Ep. 225
Dancing interpreters, police go viral, domestic abuse debate rages, and school outlaws “ageing woman” hairstyle—it’s Viral Week
In this sci-fi tale a soldier uses a talisman from the past to stay human—and pays a price for his decision
A beautifully illustrated book for young readers tackles China’s complicated modern history
Six of China's best biscuits to munch on
Regional ‘new’ cities vie for graduates with cushy offers, but will the ‘talent war’ end in tiers?
Dancing interpreters, police go viral, domestic abuse debate rages, and school outlaws “ageing woman” hairstyle—it’s Viral Week
The strangest and most unexpected consequences of the US-China Trade War
Expressing gratitude in Chinese
Producer Jane Zheng and actor Jim Liu talked to fans about their film "The Farewell" at TWOC's latest event
Follow a dog's travels across China in The Commercial Press's new bilingual children's series
Enter your favorite internet slang for The Commercial Press's word-of-the-year contest!
Learn the flowery lingo of China’s popular palatial conspiracy shows
An extraordinary trove presents answers from the Tang dynasty—as well as questions
Catch 40 winks with China’s public sleepers
Social anxiety and childhood traumas are driving a boom in parenting classes
An adaptive sports organization pushes the physical and societal limits of disability
The fight to stem hate speech and online abuse in China
Despite safety warnings, fans of ancient “medicinal diets” try to eat their way to health
Ethnic cures join the longstanding debate between Western and Chinese medicine
A history of cash and payment in the PRC
Students are abusing prescription drugs, touted as “brain enhancers,” with dangerous consequences
Lin Yutang’s biography of Su Dongpo presents a supernaturally complex portrait of the poet
Ancient health tips are trending—but are they nourishing or hazardous?
"Society Guidance" curator Bian Ka sits down with TWOC to discuss art in the 1990s
TV addiction now has its own slang
Artists Chen Haiyan and Tao Aimin in a cross-media conversation on the secret histories of women
Lulu Wang’s surprising Chinese-American hit interweaves compassion and disconnect