SOCIAL CHINESE
A Not-So-Modest Proposal: How to Pop the Ultimate Question to Your Loved One
Learn the best (and worst) ways to propose in Chinese
SOCIETY
The Tall Task of Solving China’s Childcare Shortage
China is encouraging couples to have more kids, but affordable childcare remains a tall order
POETRY
Another Kind of Wheat | Poetry
A fresh poetry translation from Cang Bai on the humble wheat crop
SOCIETY
Work to Live, Live to Work: Capturing Workers’ Moments of Joy
Photographer Xin Ting captures workers at their happiest
ARTS
The Young Fiber Artists Tying Themselves in Knots
How an artist couple tugs at the loose threads of society—by working with their own hair
FILM
Can ‘Hero’ Save the Pandemic Film Genre in China?
A film from late 2022 offers something different from the maudlin sentiment of mainstream Chinese films about the human toll of Covid-19
SOCIETY
Kinder Cities: Can China Make Urban Life Friendly for Children?
How China is reimagining its urban landscape from the perspective of its youngest residents
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
On Her Porcelain Throne: How a Little-Known “Toilet Goddess” Became an Icon for Powerless Women
Hold your breath for one of China’s most underrated goddesses, a murdered concubine who became a patron of toilets and injustices against women
FOOD
Luscious Lanterns and Doughy Delicacies from Shandong
From green radish lanterns to animal-shaped bean dough lanterns, there is so much to be discovered in the world of edible Lantern Festival parapherna…
FOOD
On a Spring Roll
Spring rolls are considered a classic Chinese food, but did you know they actually come in many varieties across the country?
CHINESE CHARACTERS
On the Character: 数
Learn about this character for numbers, counting, and much more
