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
BUSINESS
Tea Total: Is China’s New Social Media-Fueled Tea Craze More Than Just a Fad?
Once shunned by Chinese youth as old-fashioned and overly formal, tea-drinking is becoming cool again
FILM
Pushing Technical and Narrative Boundaries in Chinese Animation With “Deep Sea”
Despite room for improvement in the script, Tian Xiaopeng’s “Deep Sea” brings Chinese animation to a whole new level
LIFE
Transforming China’s Search-and-Rescue Sector, One Dog at a Time
Follow a father-son duo who trained some of China’s first internationally certified search-and-rescue dogs, and dream of having a dog for every city
FICTION
Spring Days Past | Short Story
In Shen Shuzhi’s depiction of waning village life, a “left-behind” child comes to terms with loneliness growing up with his grandmother
