Why Gen Z Is Turning Against Curator Cafés in China
As younger consumers favor experiences over products, “curator”-led cafés and boutiques have sprung up across China. Yet with growing pushback agains…
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…
How the original character for “bear” came to mean ability, power, and more
May 20, also known as the “Chinese Internet Valentine’s Day,” has over the years morphed into yet another shopping festival, much like the equally ma…
In a scramble to capture and retain both customers and delivery riders, the country’s three biggest delivery platforms have gone into “war mode”
Explore the character that encompasses birth, nurture, and education