ARTS
A Tale of Mint | Short Story
New city, new girl, new lies: A short story translated from Hong Kong-based writer Cheng Jiaoyang
BOOKS
The First Real China-Watcher
A look at musings from Arthur Henderson Smith’s “Chinese Characteristics”
ENTERTAINMENT
The Economy of the Internet Celebrity
Understanding the obsession with making and breaking online celebrities
HISTORICAL FIGURES
The Short and Weird Life of Tan Sitong
He was a fighter, a philosopher, a romantic poet, a dreamer, and, finally, one of China’s most celebrated martyrs
CHINESE CHARACTERS
On The Character: 育
The character that starts following you the moment you’re born
ENVIRONMENT
China’s Uneasy History With Nuclear Energy
As a solution to air pollution and climate change, nuclear power is attractive to Chinese authorities—but what about the public?
