For Chinese urban youth, Halloween is more than just putting together the scariest outfit with a Chinese twist, whether it’s hopping vampires from 1980s Hong Kong films or supernatural beings from ...

This was the question posed to British-American film director Christopher Nolan by the Chinese podcaster Zhong Shu, real name Zhuge Yiyang, during an interview after the premiere of his new film, The ...

When it comes to Chinese sci-fi, many readers immediately think of Liu Cixin, the author of the epic The Three-Body Problem trilogy. Yet over the past two decades, a growing number of young and ...

Over the past two decades, Chinese online literature has grown into a form of literary participation on an unprecedented scale, with more than 520 million readers, 35 million registered writers, and ...

Ever since archeologists unearthed a series of strange and spectacular artifacts from the Sanxingdui Ruins in China’s Sichuan province in 1986, there have been suspicions that this site may be ...

This summer is set to see record-high temperatures again due to global warming, scientists predict. While some seek refuge with an air-conditioner, others prefer resorts in the mountains or by the sea ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. The days of China’s fashion bloggers posting their stylish “Outfit of the Day (OOTD)” are over. Now, young ...

For Chen Yan, a lot can be done within a 15-minute walk of his apartment in Beijing: taking his dog for a walk in the park, buying his favorite berries from a local market stall, and getting medicine ...

For centuries, lanterns have symbolized joy and good fortune during China’s festive seasons. The Yuanxiao Festival, which falls on March 3 this year, is traditionally seen as the grand finale of the ...

This is the tale of a creature that is inseparable from Chinese New Year, and that inspired some of its most basic customs…no, not the 12 zodiac animals, but the monster literally known as 年 (nián, ...

It is hard to miss the historic Refosian store when strolling around Beijing’s Dashilan street, often touted as China’s oldest commercial street. Founded in 1893, the establishment is adorned with ...

At the end of March, the China premiere of the award-winning French film Anatomy of a Fall (2023) went viral for the wrong reasons. An audience gathered at Peking University to hear a panel including ...