Once a sacred family obligation, the annual migration home for Spring Festival increasingly brings feelings of alienation and culture shock for China…
An exhibition in Manhattan shows the parallels in lesser-known Chinatowns around the world
Experts discuss how China’s 3,000-year-old “rites and music” tradition evolved into modern etiquette
Amid news of hidden marriages, TWOC explores China’s polyamorous past and present.
Due to a tradition known “nominal” or “fictitious age,” many Chinese claim to be a year or two older than their actual birth
With the death of its most influential master, what does the future hold for the thousand-year art of “book commentary?”
Amid accusations of racial discrimination, TWOC looks into the nightclub door policies that make or break a foreigner’s night out
With a rising tech sector and poor job prospects in their own fields, humanities grads are looking to join internet companies
Tax fraud, adultery, and #MeToo—it hasn’t been a good year for celebs
A collective lunacy about the future of commuting may have finally ground to a halt
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