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NEWS

Viral Week Ep. 281

Hungry fare-evader, draconian schools, ancient doodles, and ears of steel—it’s Viral Week

Feb. 1, 2021

ENTERTAINMENT

Lego Sets Inspired by Chinese Culture

How the Danish toy company has captured its key Asian market with China-themed sets

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Jan. 31, 2021

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Marry Go Round

Couples in China seek equality through “double-ended marriage”

Jan. 30, 2021

GALLERY

Mountain Echoes

Young curators talk to TWOC about transcending stereotypes through art

Tina Xu (徐盈盈)

Jan. 29, 2021

BOOKS

Review: Tales of Ming Courtesans

Alice Poon’s historical novel is an evocative, socially conscious reimagining of four famous women in the late Ming dynasty

Jan. 28, 2021

LANGUAGE

Choice Chengyu: Speaking of Home

Idioms about homesickness before the Chinese New Year

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Jan. 27, 2021

FILM

Shamate Speaks

A love letter to the despised working class community

Tina Xu (徐盈盈)

Jan. 26, 2021

NEWS

Viral Week Ep. 280

Celebrity surrogacy, hostage-taker in Kunming, trapped miners rescued, and tofu-selling DJ—it’s Viral Week

Jan. 25, 2021

TRAVEL

All Roads Lead Back to Hainan

The deep roots of overseas Chinese in China’s southernmost province

Jan. 24, 2021

FICTION

District Champ | Short Story

Writer Ban Yu explores a clash of values in a northeastern factory town

Jan. 23, 2021

TRAVEL

Right to Roam

Trekking China’s old “western frontier”

Jan. 22, 2021

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 抱

Embrace the history of this clingy character

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Jan. 21, 2021

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