SOCIAL CHINESE
End of the Line: How to Beat China’s Scam Callers
Our guide to identifying and dealing with common phone scams
ARTS
Collecting Trends: How Middle Class Buyers Influence China’s Art Market
Young, middle class collectors are bending China’s art market to their own tastes
FICTION
Restaurant of The Thousand Arms | Short Story
Short story writer Hu Yuesheng offers a modern update on the wuxia novel
MUSIC
How Joanna Wang Redefines Mandopop in the TikTok Age
Fourteen years after debuting with a cover album, the singer-songwriter stays relevant to Gen Z with eclectic sounds and experimentation
SOCIETY
How the Pandemic Delayed the Dreams of a Beijing Bedroom Community
Lockdowns and provincial border controls frustrate commuters of Yanjiao, a well-known satellite town of Beijing in Hebei province
NEWS
53 Dead in Building Collapse and Other Trending News
Cooking and cleaning added to school curriculum, Weibo shows users’ locations, Beijing Covid-19 restrictions tighten, Changsha building collapses—it’…
ARTS
Art in the Field: Can Art Help China’s Villages Prosper?
Art festivals try to bring visual culture to China’s villages, but are they being put to good use?
ARTS
Photo Shop: Art in the Age of the Influencer
Museums in China increasingly rely on social media to bring in visitors, but there is a cost to going viral
FOOD
Spring in Yunnan Means Rice in Every Color
The Dai people of Yunnan enjoy rice in every color as part of their peacock feast
TRAVEL
Where Empires Meet: Lüshun’s Complex Colonial Legacies
Lüshun’s history of colonial entanglement attracts visitors looking for stunning photo backdrops, but its story is difficult to tell
ARTS
A Token Project: Can NFT Art Flourish in China?
NFTs are increasingly popular in China’s art world, but their dubious legal status may stop them from taking off
SOCIETY
Walking on Fire to Celebrate Harvest Season
One Fujian village preserves the tradition of celebrating the harvest with painful acrobatics
