Spring

TRAVEL

A Walk in Color: Chasing Spring Across China

As cities across China welcome the arrival of spring, the latest trend of “colorwalk”—where young people explore their surroundings based on a chosen…

The Editors

April 13, 2026

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Year of the Rooster or Chicken?

We are starting the year of the 鸡。Why do we assume this is rooster?

David Dawson

Jan. 26, 2017

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

How the Rooster Earned Its Spot

Why is there only one bird in the Chinese zodiac?

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Jan. 25, 2017

NEWS

Of Mice And Men

Remember the rats this Spring Festival season

Ethan Yun

Jan. 17, 2017

NEWS

The Viral Week That Was: Ep 96

Tencent’s scandal, the father of pinyin passes away, smog plans, and a tiger scare