A student opens a Chinese textbook and finds oracle bone characters on one page, a QR code on the next. Confucius Institute materials have quietly changed—here's ...
In China's fast-growing EV industry, one engineer is helping design cars for Chinese roads — and she has no desire to copy America's favorite brand. ...
This is the story of three women in one Chinese family—a grandmother who grew up on a heated brick kang, a mother who found freedom in ...
Across China's countryside, a quiet shift is underway: women who once stayed home to care for families are now running farms, shops, and livestream businesses. Here's ...
Why are young Chinese trading late-night phone scrolling for a 3,000-year-old zither? In Shanghai, a 27-year-old designer explains how learning the guqin became a slow, meditative ...
A Hangzhou teahouse revives an ancient Chinese whisking technique that creates a silky foam on green tea — and the result looks strangely like modern latte ...
In China, leaving a laptop unattended at a cafe is a common sight. This article explores the surprising combination of culture, technology, and community governance that ...
It's 11:30 pm, and a craving hits. You open an app, tap a few buttons, and 20 minutes later a courier hands you a bag of ...
From anti-anxiety fidgeting to a meditative ritual, young Chinese are adopting a traditionally elderly pastime: polishing wooden beads until they gleam. This article explores the psychology, ...
Visit a Chinese primary school calligraphy class and you'll find children practicing ancient brush strokes—not just to learn a tradition, but to reboot their attention spans ...