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 ...

“Whose hairpin is this?” asks Consort Wei, one of the most powerful women in the imperial court, turning to Liu Yueyan. Liu freezes. Just minutes earlier, on her first day in the imperial harem, her ...

Niu Lai, a homemade animated film, has just become a true legend in Chinese cinema because of its terrible visuals. The film tells the story of a little calf named Niu Lai who embarks on a dreamlike ...

Lose five kilograms, get 1,000 yuan. This proposition may sound too good to be true, but for many weight watchers in China, losing weight is no longer just about getting in shape; it comes with a cash ...

On a drizzly August night in Shanghai, 18-year-old Zheng Chenggong steps up to the plate for his first at bat as a professional baseball player. He plays for the Changsha Want Want—one of six teams in ...

Riding out a dark storm, a battered junk breaks through waves and soars in the air. Its destination—Penglai, the celestial realm—comes in sight. Borne on the backs of four giant turtles, a land with ...

The needle was only a few millimeters long, but Li Xu couldn’t bring himself to use it. Instead, his mother-in-law administered his first shot, injecting him with 0.25 milligrams of semaglutide ...

When a casting director offered Dai Zongqi 500 yuan for a one-year license to use her face in AI-generated short dramas, she posted her bewilderment on Xiaohongshu (RedNote): “So my face is worth just ...