Shot Through the Heart
What does it mean in Chinese to have a “hole in the heart”?
With this year's new year screenings cancelled, we revisit five classic Chinese holiday-themed films
Chew your fingernails, save a pangolin
Internet companies are competing to gamify the new year "lucky money" tradition
Why Chinese companies give out non-cash gifts for the holidays
What does it mean in Chinese to have a “hole in the heart”?
Doctor killer sentenced, pig bungee jumps, neighbors shake the ceiling, and intrigue at the Palace Museum—it’s Viral Week
In honor of the new zodiac animal, here are the year’s top rodent stories
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!
A character for when you need to shake things up
The short story interweaves folklore with a modern setting to examine the relation between the spiritual and the secular
With growing numbers of Chinese suffering from sleep disorders, can medicine or the markets offer the best cures?
Though worth billions, China’s podcast industry struggles to turn a profit—or tell a story
A migrant community’s 14-year fight to educate its youth
China’s arts students prepare for the entrance exam of a lifetime
The hair-raising history of cuts and curls in the PRC
China’s music festivals try to find their voice
Lotus roots and osmanthus bring autumn to a sweet conclusion
TWOC interviews provocative artist "Nut Brother" on the social impact of art
Artist Nut Brother collaborates with soon-to-be-evicted migrant workers and their children for his latest performance
Once erased from history, the Chinese who built America’s first transcontinental railroad are celebrated with songs and scholarship
From "stroking fish" to "buying soy sauce," TWOC presents slang for slacking
Feng Jicai’s short stories bring turn-of-century Tianjin to life
A touring production about a “good Nazi” raises the profile of Mandarin-language opera overseas
A journey of extremes beneath the world’s tallest mountain
Two recent releases try to push the boundaries of “patriotic” filmmaking
Scenic sites are demanding irresponsible hikers pay for evacuation