China Acts Against ‘Big Stomach’ Eating Shows Over Food Waste
Chinese short-video platforms are now regulating online eating shows and are cracking down on so-called “big stomach kings”
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Violin Concerto "Butterfly Lovers" — Chinese Version of Romeo and Juliet has Enchanted Us for 60 Years
Butterfly Lovers is a Chinese version of Romeo and Juliet, a touching love story that is one of the four greatest folktales in ancient China. Set in the Eastern Jin dynasty (265–420 AD), the beautiful tale has existed for over a thousand years, enduring until this day.
6/6/20196 min read
Education Ministry's Proposal to "Man Up" Boys Draws Severe Backlash
A fierce online debate over traditional gender norms broke out last weekend following China’s Education Ministry’s response to a proposal on preventing the “feminization" of male teenagers.
2/2/20217 min read
China’s Art World Looks to the Digital Age
As the art industry confronts a new digital age, a show by Austin Lee in Beijing considers the relationship between art, technology and the human experience.
3/7/20225 min read
From High School Dropout to Guinness World Record Holder: How Chinese Vlogger Li Ziqi Teaches Millions to “Live with the Earth”
This is Li Ziqi, a Chinese vlogger who recently broke Guinness World Record for “most subscribers for a Chinese language channel on YouTube” with 14.1 million subscribers.
“Versailles Literature” Trending on China’s Internet: A New Way to Brag
A new, pretentious form of bragging is stirring up controversies among Chinese internet users, as some publish stories that may look like complaints, but often are just thinly-veiled ways to show off.
China’s War on Christmas: Are Western Holidays Challenging Traditional Chinese Culture?
As one of the largest manufacturers of Christmas accessories sold in the US, roughly 80%, China has mixed feelings towards Christmas and many other Western holidays.
12/25/20205 min read
2021 Chengdu Biennale: Art, City and the Future
As one of the largest and most academic art biennales after the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 Chengdu Biennale was held on Tuesday with the theme of "Super Fusion".
12/22/20214 min read
Disney Drops First Teaser for its Live-Action Remake of Mulan
Two decades after the premiere of the original Mulan, Disney released the first teaser-trailer for its live-action reproduction of the iconic cartoon.
Who Is Still Supporting Tarnished Superstar Kris Wu?
Arguments from Wu’s supporters held firm even after the superstar’s detention. They represent some of the recurring voices against China’s feminist movement in general.
4 Reasons The Farewell Deserved an Oscar
If there is one thing The Farewell and its director Lulu Wang did wrong, it was being too brutally honest, about the in-between-ness of Chinese-American immigrants, the differences between Eastern and Western culture, and the feelings that come as a loved one passes away.
1/19/20208 min read
Ten Fun Facts about Maotanchang High School — the Jerusalem of the College Entrance Exam in China
“Seven years after I graduate from my master school, I still have the nightmares, I still dream of those classes, where the teacher is shouting, those sweaty summer days. I would dream of how I didn't finish my math papers, and failed to find all the revision materials. I kinda feel it will haunt me all my life.”
5/15/20198 min read