Renjian the Livings

Renjian the Livings is the nonfiction storytelling platform under NetEase. It aims to “reconstruct life through narration.”

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ARTS

How a group of octogenarian opera singers tried to sustain their passion and a loyal community of opera lovers in a southern Chinese city

ARTS

How a group of octogenarian opera singers tried to sustain their passion and a loyal community of opera lovers in a southern Chinese city

LIVING IN CHINA

Memoirs of a Gen Z factory worker in a coastal town

SOCIETY

With a childhood spent working day and night making tofu, a young man reflects on the changes his family and the society went through

LIFE

As the pandemic ravaged China in late 2022, a family struggles with the decision to send a dying elder to overcrowded hospitals

HEALTH

A former emergency room doctor reflects on the long hours, high pressure, and lack of safety nets over his career in China’s medical system

SOCIETY

A young man recalls his family business in a small town in northwestern China, and the mother who was the backbone of the venture