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STREET TALK

Talking to Tyrants

Overbearing men are a class of Chinese slang of their own

By Tan Yunfei (谭云飞) February 9, 2020

Can One of China’s Most Famous Authors Shed His Reputation for Misogyny?

Jia Pingwa’s ‘The Sojourn Teashop,’ now with a new English translation, is a bold experiment for an author often lambasted for his characterization of women

Blood on the Tracks: The Story of China’s Greatest Train Robbery

James Zimmerman’s new book examines the sensational stories behind the 1923 robbery of the Peking Express

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

Inside the Secret Files China Still Keeps on Every Worker

Every Chinese worker has a “dang’an” (personnel file), but hardly anyone ever sees inside them

Elastic Girls | Short Story

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

Fantastic Five | Short Story

A time-bending tale of love and life from author Li Hongwei