A comforting balance of savory, sweet, and tangy flavors, stir-fried tomatoes with eggs is often many people’s introduction to Chinese home cooking, thanks to its simple preparation and two ...

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 ...

In the pantheon of American English, few phrases carry as much unbridled energy as “gung ho.” Today, it is a ubiquitous adjective and adverb used to describe someone who is fiercely eager, ...

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 ...

Five years ago, Yu bought her five-year-old son a smartwatch so he could reach her during a daylong school hiking trip. The device reassured her: It felt like a “guardian angel,” offering peace of ...

Xiao Miao’s home is adorned with things she loves: Disney’s StellaLou plushies in various sizes and outfits, huggable stuffed red pandas in different postures, exquisite vinyl toy figures shelved on ...

Nearly two months after earning her PhD, 29-year-old Anja Ren is still unemployed. Since March, the start of the job-hunting season, she has sent out more than 18 applications for faculty positions at ...

Outside the lobby of a modest English language school, a sign in Mandarin hangs near the entrance’s rusted iron gate: “No shoes allowed. Thank you.” Rows of dusty sneakers, sandals, and leather ...

In the peach orchards of Jiangsu’s Yangshan town, 33-year-old farmer Wang Huan watches as a drone buzz quietly above the saplings, capturing high-definition images of the field. These daily flights ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. Nostalgia isn’t just a feeling—it’s also a marketing goldmine. One study found that over half of US adults are ...

This year’s Spring Festival Gala, the annual live variety show that is the world’s most watched televised event, featured an eye-catching program: Sixteen humanoid robots, dressed in ...

In the lead-up to state broadcaster CCTV’s annual 3·15 Consumer Rights Gala, now in its 35th year, you can’t blame brands for being on edge. The ratings champion of the evening exposes everything from ...