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FILM

8 Must-Watch Chinese Films Dominating the Summer Box Office

From a poorly made animation by a mother-son duo that became an international sensation to a Chinese take on an anti-war comedy set in the Middle Eas…

The Editors

Aug. 25, 2026

STREET TALK

Short, Absurd, and Addictive: Welcome to the Micro-Drama Nation

Micro-dramas have taken China by storm, attracting views through over-the-top content and the promise of thought-free entertainment

Aria Zhang

Sept. 23, 2025

STREET TALK

Money First, Love Later: How Young People Are Redefining the “Internet Valentine’s Day”

May 20, also known as the “Chinese Internet Valentine’s Day,” has over the years morphed into yet another shopping festival, much like the equally ma…

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷) & Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

May 23, 2025

TV

Why 1980s Hong Kong Novels Still Dominate Chinese Screens

Hong Kong novelist Yi Shu’s works are being adapted for movie and TV, but not everyone is sold on the messaging of these female-centric stories

Zheng Yiwen (郑怡雯)

Aug. 14, 2024

FILM

Beyond Fairytales: 3 “Anti-Romance” Films for Chinese Valentine’s Day

What better time than Qixi, also known as Chinese Valentine’s Day, to burst the love bubble through these poignant unromantic movies

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞), Liu Jue (刘珏), and Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Aug. 22, 2023

BOOKS

Good Romance: Chinese Novels About Love

Romantic literature that influenced several generations

Hatty Liu

Feb. 14, 2021

ARTS

Soul’s Entryway

Artist Wang Zhanwu paints a love letter to a small northern community

He Yingzi

Dec. 17, 2020

TECHNOLOGY

The Anti-Dating Sim

Feminist game gets women vigilant about PUA, but draws mixed reviews

Han Rubo

May 23, 2019

ARTS

Show of the Week: The First Half of My Life

A novel about female empowerment devolves into a show about a jealous wife in our final SotW

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

July 15, 2017

ARTS

Show of the Week: We Are in Love

The fakest celebrity-dating reality show of the season…and maybe the most successful

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

June 30, 2017

ARTS

Show of the Week: A Lifetime Love

It’s not the worst show of the season, only because there are worse shows

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

June 23, 2017

SOCIAL CHINESE

Cold Comfort

How to provide solace amid misery

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 14, 2017

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