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 ...

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 ...

“Once Upon a Time in the Middle East,” an anti-war drama directed by Wen Muye, has become the summer’s most critically acclaimed film, earning an 8.7 rating on Douban and an 8.3 on IMDb. The film ...

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 ...

Tick, tick, tick … ring! The timer next to a clay hot pot suddenly springs to life, indicating that 15 minutes have passed and that the wild mushrooms, or junzi (菌子), boiling inside are cooked through ...

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 ...

In 2011, archaeologists excavated the tomb of Liu He (刘贺), a Han-dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) “deposed emperor,” in Jiangxi province. After five years of work, the tomb was found to contain thousands of ...

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 ...

It often begins with a thunderous vow: “This time, I swear I’ll take back everything that belongs to me (这一次，我发誓要拿回属于我的一切 Zhè yí cì, wǒ fāshì yào náhuí shǔyú wǒ de yíqiè)!” Shortly thereafter, a ...

September’s back-to-school season doesn’t just mean new textbooks and uniforms in China. It also reopens the nightly battlefield where parents and children clash over homework. Online, frustrated moms ...

As one of southern China’s major fire-worship ceremonies, the Torch Festival has attracted hundreds of thousands of tourists this July, drawn by the joy and good fortune it is believed to bring ...

“Every time I passed one, it looked grimy and noisy,” recalls the 23-year-old from Changsha, Hunan province. But one night, after being invited by her friends, Yan played for eight hours straight, ...