BOOKS
The Chang Trap: Why Eileen Chang’s Writing Rarely Works on the Big Screen
Why is it so hard to adapt the works of novelist Eileen Chang?
NEWS
Viral Week: Missing Geologists Found Dead in Yunnan and Other Trending News
Fashion brand Dior accused of racism, China’s first F1 driver, man banned from buffet for eating too much, Shanghai cracks down on murder mystery gam…
FILM
The Mountains Sing: Yang Xiao on Documenting Guangxi’s Fading Folk Music
A new film by Guangxi-born director Yang Xiao bends an ear to the region’s dying tradition of ethnic folk ballads
LIFE
Saddle Up: Riding with China’s New “Cowboys”
Modern “cowboys” embrace the steppes of northern Hebei province as a rural escape
DIALECTS
Preserving Chinese Dialects One Wikipedia Entry at a Time
The amateurs trying to preserve Chinese dialects via Wikipedia
ANCIENT HISTORY
Strangest Laws from Ancient China
From forbidding crying to enforcing fish-naming etiquette to ink-drinking punishments—these are the weirdest laws from Chinese history
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
The Bathing Cultures Dividing North and South China
Northern bathhouses are famous for their vigorous scrubbing, while gentle massages in the South lull bathers to sleep
TRAVEL
Dancing for the Dead: Stumbling Across a Tujia Funeral
A chance encounter with the Tujia ethnic group’s funeral practices in south-central China
NEWS
Viral Week: Pet Dog Culled While Owner Quarantines and Other Trending News
Pet dog culled by virus prevention staff, livestream of “haunted” house fails to entice buyers, radio hosts have heated argument about cabbage on air…
ENTERTAINMENT
Selling My Soul for Views: Breaking in as a Female Livestreamer
A former female livestreamer shares her story of sexualizing herself to attract big-spending clients
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
The Changing Face of Yingge Dance
How the whole village works together to keep Puning’s traditional “hero dance” alive
ANCIENT HISTORY
How Ancient Chinese Buried the Living Along with the Dead
For centuries, Chinese funerals demanded living sacrifices to accompany the dead in the afterlife
