TV

Podcast | How China’s Micro-Dramas Spread At Home and Abroad

What‘s it like working in China’s micro-drama industry as producers and apps spread the ultrashort format abroad?

BUSINESS

Five Mega Scandals From China’s Annual Consumer Rights Festival

From chemical rice to monstrous “water armies,” here are the most shocking consumer rights scandals revealed during China’s annual “3.15 Gala”

FOOD

Buddies With Rice: China’s Simplest and Most Loved Dishes

A new documentary series, ‘Xiafancai,’ shows why China's simplest meals are also some of its most loved

FILM

TV’s Traditional Turn

Cultural TV programs aim to ignite Chinese passion for classical knowledge

ARTS, TRADITIONAL CULTURE

[Video] TWOC Ep. 2: The Art of Painting & Calligraphy

TWOC’s new show discusses Thangka culture and whether Chinese painting should remain “pure”

ARTS, HISTORY

Father of Empires

Story of the hit TV character Dugu Xin, fashion icon and Chinese history’s most powerful father-in-law

TV

TWOC’s 5 Best and 5 Worst Shows of 2017

Sun Jiahui, author of Show of the Week, looks over the year in Chinese TV

ARTS

TV’s cultural revolution

A popular show about relics is already living up to its name of ‘National Treasure’

ARTS

China’s Got Divas

Drama factory: Petty infighting helps low-rated ‘Birth of a Performer’ reality show go viral

ARTS

Children’s version of TV classic goes viral

Audiences acclaim junior version Dream of the Red Chamber as best show of 2017