FILM
Cinema for Spring
With this year’s new year screenings cancelled, we revisit five classic Chinese holiday-themed films
TECHNOLOGY
The Great Hongbao Race
Internet companies are competing to gamify the new year “lucky money” tradition
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Nuts for the New Year
Why Chinese companies give out non-cash gifts for the holidays
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 231
Doctor killer sentenced, pig bungee jumps, neighbors shake the ceiling, and intrigue at the Palace Museum—it’s Viral Week
FICTION
The Apparitions | Short Story
The short story interweaves folklore with a modern setting to examine the relation between the spiritual and the secular
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Round the Clock
Not every profession in China gets time off during Spring Festival
