STREET TALK
China’s Netizens Hate Make-Up Workdays With a Passion
China’s netizens come up with creative ways to bemoan mandated workdays around holidays
HISTORY
Dice, Dominoes, and Deadly Games of Chance: Gambling in Ancient China
Discover how ancient Chinese gambled...sometimes with history-altering effects
SOCIETY
The Myanmar Brides Trafficked to China
Documentary director Wang Xiuyue follows a family of women trafficked to China from Myanmar as they seek autonomy and romance
SOCIETY
Last Bus Home: Are China’s Coach Services Doomed?
With an aging ridership and canceled routes, China’s intercity buses struggle to survive
HEALTH
Growing Pains: What’s Behind China’s Obsession With Height?
Faced with still-rampant height discrimination in society, Chinese parents go to great lengths to make their kids tall
BUSINESS
How Baijiu Reinvented Itself for Chinese Youth
China’s traditional liquor was supposed to be out of touch, but it’s proving the doubters wrong by adapting to the social media age
TRAVEL
All Aboard the Yunnan Express
Riding the rails of southern Yunnan province, where “internet celebrity” tourism and French colonial legacy collide
LIVING IN CHINA
No Empty Gesture: Interpreting for the Deaf in China
From driving classes to police detention, a young interpreter has spent over 20 years advocating for improved sign language and better services for t…
TRAVEL
Something to Celebrate: Little-Known Chinese Festivals for Spring (and Other Seasons)
The tropical island of Hainan offers a plethora of ancient and modern holidays not often celebrated in the rest of the country
SOCIETY
Why China’s Gen Z Migrant Workers Are Leaving the Assembly Line
More educated, autonomous, and aware of their rights than the previous generation, China’s newest migrant workers are ditching factory work for the d…
SOCIETY
The Aging Migrant Workers Who Can’t Afford to Retire
With a growing urban-rural gap and lack of social security, China’s first-generation migrant workers are heading back to the workplace
