FILM
What Does ‘Upcoming Summer’ Say about Youth and Love?
A “controversial” teen summer movie tackles coming-of-age and (possible) LGBT themes
FOOD
Keeping Cool With Hainan's ‘Qing Bu Liang’
A “lifesaving” summer dessert from China's southernmost province combines coconut milk, ice, and everything nice
FOOD
The Tastes of a Ningbo Summer
Minute snails, stinky water melon, and "ghost buns," are just some of the tasty treats in this seaside Chinese city
SOCIETY
Swipe High: Inside Shanghai’s Elite Speed-Dating World
A dating platform matches high earners who have everything—except love
FILM
The Light Inside
Director Khashem Gyal on film as a religion and how real culture is “inner” culture
HISTORICAL FIGURES
Rediscovering Zhang Qian
How a low-ranking Han dynasty courtier came to be known as the founder of the Silk Road
NEWS
Viral Week: Animals imitate tourists and other trending news
Sex scandal at Alibaba, family of 16 in quarantine, and the Olympics close with breakthroughs for Chinese athletes—it's Viral Week
STREET TALK
New Slang Coined by the Tokyo Olympics
Mysterious Oriental Power? YYDS? The Olympic Games has invented new language among netizens
SPORTS
Faster, Higher, Stronger Chengyu
Learn some idioms in Chinese frequently used to comment on the Olympics
HISTORY
Four Olympic-Worthy Sports from Ancient China
Could China take the gold in pot-tossing and horn-clashing?
SPORTS
How China Ended 30 Years in the Olympics Wilderness
In 1984, the PRC defied a Soviet boycott to attend its first Olympics in 32 years
