ENTERTAINMENT
Curtain Calls
From sex scandals to fighting tax fraud: Where are these star CCTV hosts now?
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 173
Plagiarizing professor, police dog repeatedly “stolen,” period holiday, and Western medicine in TCM toothpaste—it’s Viral Week
LIVING IN CHINA
In-Law Wars
Traditionalists are upset, as Xinhua reveals maternal grandmothers offer more childcare than paternal grandmothers
BOOKS
Whistling ‘Dixie’
Historians are still uncovering a doomed American wartime mission to meet Maoist rebels and broker an alliance
LIFE
Why Ghost Stories Haunt Chinese Campuses
From bodies in Peking University's Nameless Lake to countless haunted dormitories, Chinese universities are hotbeds of urban legends and tales of the…
SOCIETY
Building Character
“Characteristic towns” are China’s latest rural development strategy, but can every village truly be special?
GALLERY
Of Malls and Museums
From promoting luxury brands to upping the footfall in shopping malls, commercial influences are prompting questions about the future of art in China
NEWS
Viral Week: Ep. 172
Chinese Rocky defends title, university students become college students, sick leaves are refused, and there’s a (rare) happy ending to official’s po…
BOOKS
Ming Matters
On the 650th year of this famous dynasty’s founding, a leading historian examines why its legacy endures
TECHNOLOGY
Gaming the System
Alipay’s environmentally conscious “Ant Forest” allows young Chinese to combine mobile payment with fighting pollution
ARTS
The Greatest Sayings of Lu Xun
Ten quotes from the 20th-century literary giant that tackle past—and present—Chinese society
