On a Shanghai subway, a passenger reads a cultivation novel while comments compare “Foundation Building” with exam prep. The joke opens a window onto neijuan, the ...
A 25-year-old Chinese professional opens up about the pressure of "involution" in the workplace, why he chose to "lie flat" for a while, and how his ...
Temple tourism in China is booming, and about half of the visitors are under 30. It is less about superstition than about neijuan, cheap rituals and ...