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A Festival of Lights: How Lanterns Illuminate the Yuanxiao Festival Across China
From cyberpunk horse installations to “My Little Pony”-inspired lanterns, here’s a glimpse of how the Lantern Festival is lighting up every corner of the country
Where Heroines Take the Reins
There’s no better way to celebrate the Year of the Horse than with Xiaxi’s all-female horse-themed parade
Going North: How Russia Became the New Frontier for Young Chinese Travelers
Seeking adventure off the beaten path, young Chinese travelers are increasingly heading to Russia—only to encounter a range of logistical hurdles, cultural barriers, and in some cases, fatal accidents
5 Places to Experience Chinese New Year at Its Best
From the “birthplace” of Spring Festival to a town glowing with fish-shaped lanterns and parades, here are some ideas for your Chinese New Year getaway
5 Folk Celebrations That Ring in the New Year
From a tower made of colorful steamed buns to the annual pork feast, here are some of the traditional new year celebration rituals that’s still alive across China
Two Days in Wuhai, the Small Coal-Mining City Dubbed “China’s Dubai”
Once ridden with air pollution, the northwestern Inner Mongolia city is reinventing itself as a desert-lake tourist destination
2025 in Chinese Gaming: Hits, Flops, and What’s Next
Even without a blockbuster like 2024’s Black Myth: Wukong, China’s gaming market continued to grow robustly in the past year, fueled by exciting new titles and a more stable regulatory environment
Come Out and Play: The Collective Reclaiming China’s Cities Through Games
Pushing back an increasingly online world, Shanghai art-game collective “rect repair” wants people to put down their phones and rediscover life in the city
Let the Wind Take You: Inside China’s Latest Sprawling Wuxia World | Review
NetEase’s “Where Winds Meet” is an ambitious, free-to-play “wuxia” action role-playing game, but its dedication to maximalism may have also partly been its undoing
Xiaohan, or Minor Cold: When Winter Tightens Its Grip
The beginning of January has for millennia marked the beginning of Minor Cold in China, but questions remain as to how best to convey this ancient season to the English-speaking world
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