LIVING IN CHINA
After College, I Found a Dead-End Job in an Underwear Factory
Memoirs of a Gen Z factory worker in a coastal town
ANCIENT HISTORY
Death by Flaming Shoes and Hundred Cuts: Disturbing Methods in Ancient Chinese Torture
From ankle crushing to slow slicing, ancient Chinese punishments and torture were brutal
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
A Year After My Father’s Death, I Finally Made It Home to Mourn
Stories of two post-Covid homecomings to mourn loved ones and sweep the tombs on Qingming Festival
SOCIAL CHINESE
Talk Like the Client Knows Best
The secret to business success in China may be to bombard clients with courtesy, politeness, and rose emojis
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Digital Technologies are Changing Funerals and Remembrance in China
Digital tombstones, QR code epitaphs, livestreamed rituals: This Qingming Festival, Chinese are turning to digital technologies to remember their anc…
ARTS
How Ancient Chinese Poets Celebrated Qingming Festival
Four ancient Chinese poems on Qingming Festival show that the day was always about more than just tomb sweeping
BOOKS
Blood on the Tracks: The Story of China’s Greatest Train Robbery
James Zimmerman’s new book examines the sensational stories behind the 1923 robbery of the Peking Express
STREET TALK
Why China’s Educated, Jobless Grads Relate to a Pathetic Scholar
Chinese youth are identifying with the struggles of the protagonist in Lu Xun’s “Kong Yiji,” as they face unemployment and limited job prospects desp…
TECHNOLOGY
Can AI Redefine the Future of Writing on China?
Introducing your new technology for high-quality TWOC content
FICTION
Flight | Short Story
In this short story from established sci-fi author Chi Hui, the human race dreams of flight against the wishes of aggressive, legalistic alien overlo…
BUSINESS
Online Mindfulness Courses are Booming in China, But Do They Actually Work?
As meditation and mindfulness apps continue to surge in popularity, consumers struggle to get their money’s worth
SOCIETY
Fading Trades: Photographing China’s Disappearing Professions
Once common sights on sidewalks, many old professions are giving way to online apps and urbanization. Photographer Huang Ruide captures these fading …
