An audience with the Son of Heaven could be a minefield of ritual, ceremony, and etiquette for China’s court officials
As the diamond market plummets, young Chinese people are finding new alternatives to symbolize their love
How a mural artist invents and builds deities inspired by the spiritual customs of Quanzhou
Every Chinese worker has a “dang’an” (personnel file), but hardly anyone ever sees inside them
A tale of Old Shanghai, fluid identities, and the unreliability of memory
Clouds swirl permanently over Yunnan’s remote Nujiang region, where old Christian communities meet an abandoned government outpost and one of Asia’s …
A language guide to how Chinese celebrities and companies handle public relations crises...and often make them worse
The death of an influencer at a weight loss camp throws the spotlight on China’s unregulated and dangerous weight loss industry
Despite coming to Hengyang only 30 years ago, “lufen” has already become a symbol of pride for the locals who grew up with it
Despite being a small county-level city 300 kilometers from Shanghai, Yiwu has 10,000 foreign residents from over 100 countries
After a recent scandal, street photographers face backlash for invasion of privacy and targeting young women
While reconciling with her own trauma, 32-year-old An Chi hopes to bring feminist ideologies to her small hometown
Or add: Theworldofchinese
