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Spring in the Forbidden City
The Palace Museum gives an inside look on how emperors celebrated the lunar new year
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 182
Viral Week is our weekly round-up of the weekend’s trending memes, humor, rumor, gossip, and everything else Chinese netizens are chatting about. It’…
SOCIETY
The Great Unbanked
Millions have opened accounts in the last decade, but China’s banks still strive for financial inclusion
TV
Five Most Typecast Chinese Actors
Besides unoriginal plots and characters, some Chinese shows even reuse actors
TECHNOLOGY
Tech Thursday: Facial Recognition for Farms
The latest target for China’s facial recognition bonanza is livestock, and aims to revolutionize farming
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Age-Old Question
Due to a tradition known “nominal” or “fictitious age,” many Chinese claim to be a year or two older than their actual birth
HISTORICAL FIGURES
The Best of Su Dongpo
Ten classic lines from the prolific Song poet, who was born 982 years ago today
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 181
Canada Goose soars, fresher meat, steamy hot pot, Burberry ad of horrors, and mugged tourists do kung fu—it’s Viral Week
HISTORY
The A-Z of China’s Mysteries
Twenty-six weird tales and unexplained phenomena from ancient times to today
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