TRAVEL
Seeking Immortals in Penglai
An excerpt from “Rivers Deep, Mountain High,” TWOC’s recent book on Shandong province,
BOOKS
Give Me a Girl at Age Eighteen
Feng Tang’s once-scandalous debut has aged as badly as its adolescent narrator
SPORTS
Marathon of Mishaps
As distance-racing becomes popular with the middle class, the sport has seen increased scandals
TECHNOLOGY
Tech Thursday: 911 on 996
Tech employees are organizing against a punitive work culture, pushing at the limits of online debate
IDIOMS
Choice Chengyu: Oh Brother!
Though modern policies created a generation of only children, sibling relationships were highly valued in ancient China
EDUCATION
Tiny Fresh Meat: Inside China's Child Star Factory
Competitive parents are spending small fortunes grooming the child stars of tomorrow
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 193
JD jilts employees, facial recognition sleeps, fake iPhones returned, and Swedish-Chinese star struck from Weibo—it’s Viral Week
TECHNOLOGY
Golden Fleecers
China’s efficient “e-connoisseurs” scam businesses—sometimes with their blessing
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Label Economics
From humble beginnings sewing foreign labels onto their sweaters, Erdos feels the weight of responsibility as one of China’s oldest fashion brands
IDIOMS
Choice Chengyu: Rat’s Your Lot
In Chinese, any term with the character “鼠 (rat)” usually has a derogatory meaning.
