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FEMINISM

China’s Most Infamous Online Beauty Contest Gets an Unexpected Winner

Does a Go player’s crowning as “Hupu Goddess” signal that men in China are choosing brains over looks?

Hayley Zhao

Oct. 16, 2023

STREET TALK

Scent of the Office: What Does Hard Work Smell Like?

Chinese netizens have a new term to describe their exhausting office culture—“work smell”

Aria Zhang

Oct. 13, 2023

ARTS

How Women in Small Towns Got a Taste For Gold

Women in China’s lower-tier cities and towns are increasingly buying gold accessories for investment and prestige

Ana Padilla Fornieles& Zairenjian Living

Oct. 13, 2023

FOOD

Community Canteens For Seniors Take Off Among Chinese Youth

Young Chinese turn to government-funded canteens for the elderly amid food safety scandals and the rising cost of meals

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Oct. 12, 2023

ANCIENT HISTORY

How Did Ancient Chinese Advertise?

Slogans, music, celebrities, and rhymes all helped ancient Chinese advertise their wares for sale

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Oct. 11, 2023

MODERN HISTORY

Acrobats, Tai Chi, Kids: What Makes a Chinese Opening Ceremony?

From celebrations of workers at the 1959 National Games to vast displays of technological prowess during this year’s Asian Games, China’s opening cer…

Dylan Levi King

Oct. 10, 2023

ANCIENT HISTORY

A Trip in Time: How Did People Travel in Ancient China?

​Historian Duan Zhiqiang explores road dangers and the emergent travel industry in China’s Ming and Qing eras

Story FM& Ana Padilla Fornieles

Oct. 5, 2023

STREET TALK

Brand Mashups Sweep the Chinese Internet

Kweichow Moutai and Luckin Coffee have captured netizens imagination with a viral “baijiu” and coffee concoction

Aria Zhang

Oct. 3, 2023

FILM

How New China’s Movie Industry Began in the Northeast

Changchun Film Studio went from puppet-state propaganda to the beating heart of Chinese film

Hatty Liu

Oct. 1, 2023

LANGUAGE

Will ChatGPT Really Kill the Chinese Translation Industry?

Four translators and interpreters talk about the impact new technologies like generative AI are having on their work and future career prospects

Roman Kierst (小罗)& Sam Davies

Sept. 30, 2023

HISTORY

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations Through the Ages

The Mid-Autumn Festival became an official public holiday only in 2008, but it has been celebrated for centuries

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Sept. 29, 2023

FOOD

Prepared to Fail: Cafeterias and Restaurants Face Backlash for Pre-Made Meals

A school canteen scandal has Chinese consumers rethinking their growing demand for pre-prepared and ready-to-eat meals

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Sept. 28, 2023

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