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Emotional Economics: Why China’s Adults are Playing With Plushies Again

Designer toys are leading the growth of China’s “emotional economy,” as millennials and Gen Z seek brands that connect with their feelings

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Dec. 29, 2025

LIVING IN CHINA

Mahjong, Bread, and Blind Boxes: China’s Local Spin on Christmas This Year

From mahjong-tile Christmas trees to bread decorations that become winter treats for local sparrows, this is a snapshot of how Christmas is being cel…

The Editors

Dec. 25, 2025

ENTERTAINMENT

How Chinese Gen Z Finds Small Pleasures in Designer Toys

Discover color, fun, and emotional charm at the 2025 Beijing International Art & Designer Toy Show

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Dec. 16, 2025

TRAVEL

A Century After Its Founding, Milan’s Chinatown Faces an Uncertain Future

Chinese migrants helped shape Milan’s Sarpi–Canonica district for a century, but soaring rents, shifting urban planning, and cultural tensions are no…

Anson Zong-Liscum (安森)

Dec. 10, 2025

FOOD

Nostalgia in a Nutshell: How Roasted Nuts and Seeds Become a Staple Winter Snack in China

Once a humble household snack sold by the streetsides, “chaohuo” has now become a hundred-billion-yuan business—but for many, its real value still li…

Wang Zijing (王紫荆)

Dec. 5, 2025

ENTERTAINMENT

Refined or Flashy: Are China’s Micro-Dramas Really Evolving?

Since their conception, the micro-drama format has been in constant flux, but does a new injection of capital—boosting production values and drawing …

Zheng Yiwen (郑怡雯)

Dec. 3, 2025

ENTERTAINMENT

Why China’s Youth Are Seeking Solitude in the Wild

As a local wilderness survival contest goes viral, young people are rediscovering the allure of nature, both in their free time or via livestreams

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Dec. 1, 2025

TRAVEL

War Relics, Durian Slippers and Magical Encounters in Dongxing, China’s Southern Border

A Guangxi border town shaped by war, migration, cultural exchange, and subtropical flavors

Wang Lin (王琳)

Nov. 20, 2025

ARTS

The All-Female Opera Reimagining Freedom, Love, and Fantasy

Yue opera, originated in Zhejiang and known for its gender-bending roles and progressive stage design, is building a feminist dreamscape for a new ge…

Venla Tang

Nov. 18, 2025

TRAVEL

Qingtian: China’s “Little Europe” with a County-Town Heart

Often celebrated online for its European flair as the hometown of countless Chinese diaspora, this small mountain town’s true essence lies in the liv…

Siyi Chu (褚司怡)& Jiayu Zhang (张佳羽)

Nov. 14, 2025

FOOD

The Magic of Konjac: What’s Behind China’s Obsession with the Toxic Plant

A poisonous ancient plant, konjac has become the country’s favorite crunchy, stimulating snack—and a global sensation for its healthy yet addictive b…

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 10, 2025

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

A Tiny Rural Community’s Grand Effort to Welcome the Ancestral God | Photo Story

Despite having only six households left, the “parading of the god” ceremony in Fujian’s Weixiang village continues each year, alive with color, techn…

Hayley Zhao, Cao Ying, and Wu Cixin

Nov. 4, 2025

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