LANGUAGE
Piecing Together New Phrases from Old
How “online language artists” combine simple phrases into their own internet language
Social Media
ENTERTAINMENT
Viral Revival: Making Traditional Clothing Cool Again
Fashion influencer Ao Luojia talks about internet fame and updating traditional “hanfu” for modern tastes
LANGUAGE
The Art of Saying Nothing
Chinese netizens have become experts at “feihua wenxue”: using superfluous language to get out of any awkward situation
LANGUAGE
Words to Sum Up 2021
Results of the annual Chinese Pandian competition reveal the hottest characters, words, and phrases of the year
SOCIETY
The Top Brand Scandals of 2021
Sexist, discriminatory, and dishonest brands that met the wrath of Chinese consumers this year
ENTERTAINMENT
The Murky Management Companies Behind China’s Biggest Internet Stars
Li Ziqi, one of China’s most popular vloggers, has fallen out with her management company—what does that mean for the industry?
SOCIETY
How Fame Ripped Apart a Historic Shanghai Neighborhood
Shanghai’s viral former French Concession is attracting hordes of tourists, whose presence is raising rents and anxiety for locals
DIALECTS
Preserving Chinese Dialects One Wikipedia Entry at a Time
The amateurs trying to preserve Chinese dialects via Wikipedia
NEWS
Viral Week: Snowstorms Batter North China and Other Trending News
Northern China sees snowstorms and lowest temperatures for a decade, another scandal for pop idol Zhou Zhennan, esports team claim League of Legends …
NEWS
Viral Week: Disney in Lockdown and Other Trending News
Shanghai Disneyland in lockdown, Lu Xun’s grandson goes viral, famous archaeologist tragically dies, Monkey King spotted getting Covid-19 test—it’s V…
NEWS
Viral Week: Gas Explosion Kills Four and Other Trending News
Famous musician detained for soliciting prostitute, four dead in Shenyang gas explosion, “love psychology” lecture oversubscribed, Beijing Covid-19 o…
STREET TALK
What’s in Chinese Netizens’ DNA?
What Chinese netizens mean when they say, “My DNA moved”
