EDUCATION
China’s Weirdest University Finals
The unexpected and unfair questions of this finals season
TRAVEL
Dream Factory
More than just a film lot, the vast Hengdian Studios embodies both a history of China and its future
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Soul Searching
In his masterful book, Ian Johnson goes in search of Chinese spiritualism—and finds it everywhere
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
China’s New Christmas Traditions
Alpacas at the mall, mail to China’s North Pole—here’s how everyone celebrates
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
How to be a “Buddha-like youth”
Practice being Zen like a burnt-out Chinese millennial
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Viral Week Ep. 140
The Macao Parade, stadium death sentences and a tragic rooftop death: It’s Viral Week
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Into the Heavens
A growing number of monasteries allow serious students to ascend to spiritual nirvana—even if only temporarily
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Beijing: The Board Game
Here’s you play Beijing’s new signage regulations, (loosely) inspired by Monopoly
