FOOD
Fruit of the South
Lychees, water chestnuts, and crispy pork…What’s not to like about this succulent Fujian dish?
AUDIO ARTICLES
ENTERTAINMENT
Lost in Animation
The golden age of Chinese animated film from “The Monkey King” to “Tales of the Effendi”
BOOKS
The Beasts Within
Yan Ge’s zoological thriller blurs the boundary between savagery and civilization
STREET TALK
On Humanity
Why young Chinese call themselves “laborers,” “balance payers,” and “tool people”
GALLERY
Gallery: AI Love You
Hyundai Motorstudio’s “AI: Love and Artificial Intelligence,” explores how technology changes loneliness, lust, and love
FILM
Master’s Return
Zhang Yimou writes “scar literature” about cinema in One Second, a film set in the Cultural Revolution
IDIOMS
Choice Chengyu: Idioms for a New Year
Learn these essential Chinese “chengyu” to ponder about the passage of time
