After discovering that employees at one of China’s biggest snack companies are imbued with squirrel-related names, netizens have begun concocting the…
How the character for “harvest” came to symbolize gain, profit, and advantage
Under the looming pressure of graduation and thesis defense, students and their mentors have resorted to academic sarcasm to cope with stress
As one of the oldest professions, chefs have inspired many idioms that show wisdom beyond the act of cooking itself
As younger consumers favor experiences over products, “curator”-led cafés and boutiques have sprung up across China. Yet with growing pushback agains…
Micro-dramas have taken China by storm, attracting views through over-the-top content and the promise of thought-free entertainment
Mastering the word underpinning everything from imagination and creation to conceptualization and transformation
With recent crackdowns on foreign students in the US, the prospect of studying abroad is becoming increasingly fraught for Chinese students—but they …
Beyond the initial reactions of fear and revulsion that they often elicit, the snake’s hold on China’s natural ecosystem and the country’s language i…
Learn idioms of eloquence, trickery, and deceit—all inspired by the Battle of Red Cliffs
As fans scramble to get their hands on a coveted Labubu, discover the viral slang and memes inspired by these “ugly-cute” dolls that have taken the w…
A recent amateur football league between Jiangsu’s 13 prefecture-level cities spurred a massive tourist drive in the province—as well as a healthy do…
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