As China revises its law on violence against minors, debate lingers over whether physical discipline is still an acceptable parenting method
Photographer Yang Xin takes free “funeral portraits” for elderly people in remote villages, and learns about their attitude to life and death
China is increasingly trying to tackle light pollution, a side effect of urbanization with severe consequences for human health and the ecosystem
How to talk about (and to) your four-legged friends in Chinese
On a seedy street in a small town, a 50-year-old woman struggles to chase her literary dreams as she makes a living by cutting hair
China’s rural land is seeing a building boom as villagers exercise their homestead rights—but is it sustainable?
A TV director traveled all around China filming traditional breakfasts, and became a morning meal convert in the process
In the early 20th century, China tried to ban its millennia-old lunar calendar in the name of modernity—with mixed success
Covid, current events, and cursing: What stories caught the attention of our readers in an eventful 2022?
From climate change to picnics to testing kiosks, these were the photos that captured the mood around China in 2022
In a year that saw Covid frustrations and viral trends, here are the words and phrases netizens invented to talk about it all
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