NEWS
The Ayi Industry
The modern problems of and market solutions for China’s army of domestic service workers
HISTORICAL FIGURES
Eight-Bow Friends: Stories of Sworn Brothers in Ancient China
Why do Chinese people bow down eight times when swearing to be brothers?
HISTORY
On The Trail Of The Chinese Hipster
Wenyi qingnian: Are they the depoliticized remnants of the 80s youth movement, or just pretentious?
BOOKS
Three-Body Barnburner
A look into the first installment of the outstanding Three-Body sci-fi trilogy
TRAVEL
The Bitter Coffee of Hainan
A rambling search reveals a grueling history behind the local beans
STREET TALK
Hole in the Head
Open up your ‘head hole’ and your imagination by diving head-first into these peculiar phrases
FICTION
The Cold | Short Story
“I knew they were aliens, the kind we were fighting. They were frozen solid. Just like my dad when he died.”
