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Choice Chengyu: Idioms for a New Year

Sayings about years and the passage of time

By Hatty Liu January 1, 2021

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Choice Chengyu: Idioms That Go Boom

Shattering sayings on explosion and destruction

By Hatty Liu November 5, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Operatic Expressions

Dramatic figures of speech born from Peking Opera

By Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧) October 23, 2019

Sci-Fi Luminary Chen Qiufan on AI and Chinese Literature Abroad

Renowned Chinese sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan discusses his book “AI 2041,” humanity’s AI future, and how he gets published overseas

Over Drawn: The Dilemmas Facing China’s Booming Online Comics

China’s wildly popular online comics struggle to reproduce the magic of the 1990s

Crowning Glory: China’s Floral Headdress Tradition

From the women of Xunpu to ancient emperors, the floral hairpin has been a cherished tradition among both men and women for centuries, serving as decorative ornaments and symbols of authority

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations Through the Ages

Mid-Autumn Festival was only made an official holiday in 2008, but people have celebrated it for centuries

Threads in the Cosmos

Author Tang Fei spins a yarn about alien sheep and intergalactic ties that bind

Elastic Girls | Short Story

A tale of Old Shanghai, fluid identities, and the unreliability of memory