DIALECTS
Fangyan Friday #12: Hacking Hakka
The dialect of China’s “guest families” is a “living fossil” of ancient Chinese
EDUCATION
Campus Debts
Despite stricter regulations, campus lending remains popular in China—and even reach high school students
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 243
Boy lost at school, Wuhan shoppers get vouchers, charity employees fight, and deaths at a construction site—it’s Viral Week
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Showers of Spring
The solar season Guyu (谷雨) marks the start of spring rain, a season of bounty and sadness in ancient Chinese literature
NEWS
Industry, Interrupted
From rotting melons to people smuggling, here are some lesser-known economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic
TECHNOLOGY
Warriors on Weibo
Social media provides solutions for Chinese justice-seekers ignored by the authorities, but may create as many problems as it solves
ARTS
Angels’ Advocates
Acclaimed documentary series on Chinese doctors gains new relevance during Covid-19
