Looking for a day trip in Beijing this Mid-Autumn Festival? Head to this riverside arts festival for live music and an international culture fair. The Fourth Beijing International Canal Arts Festival ...

When Zhou Ge (pseudonym) learned that her university was canceling her major in 2019, she was already in her final year of college. “My first reaction was, ‘Thank god it’s finally gone,’” recalls Zhou ...

A Yi is an emerging Chinese writer with three books translated and published in English so far, including his latest work “Two Lives: Tales of Life, Love and Crime” and “A Perfect Crime,” which have ...

Based on the 2023 online novel of the same name, Romance in the Alley tells the story of a pair of women who, after fighting tooth and nail to secure employee housing for their family from the Suzhou ...

The Altay region is tucked into the northwestern tip of China, a remote corner far from the country’s bustling megacities. With its high latitude, summer is ephemeral, yet each summer day lingers. The ...

On Beijing’s crowded Line 14 subway during morning rush hour, amid the sea of heads bowed over glowing smartphone screens, Guo Yabing’s hands move with a different kind of dexterity. As the train ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. Zheng Xinyue left the job fair disappointed. It was autumn, a traditional time for university students to seek ...

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, ...

The clash of cymbals and reverberation of drum beats are punctuated by the ominous echoes of gongs. Red-and-gold-clad performers wave flags and dance in unison, while an army of flutists walk in their ...

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 ...

Earlier this year, Qimingtong, a “name consulting company,” released a report which listed the top 100 popular names in China (yes, these kinds of companies exist and people do actually pay money for ...

Half an empty suitcase, mud-tainted garments burned to shreds, a part of a national ID card with the owner’s face still visible…In the rainy mountains of Tengxian county, Guangxi, emergency rescue ...