The story revolves around Shi Yongxin (释永信), the head monk at China’s famous Shaolin Temple (少林寺) in Dengfeng, Henan. Shi is ...

After six students drowned in a mine tank, social media users question safety precautions and media framing. 🔥 Quick Take: ...

From residential compounds in Liangzhu to Renhe Street (良渚街道–仁和街道), some residents complained that their water smelled like ...

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China Memes & Viral Hidden Cameras and Taboo Topics: The Many Layers of the “Nanjing Sister Hong” Scandal Behind the hashtag about Nanjing’s cross-dressing ‘Sister Hong’: from legal implications to ...

China Celebs Earring Gate: Huang Yangdiantian and the 2.3 Million RMB Emerald Earrings Online sleuths connect emerald earrings to post-earthquake business ties—sparking official investigations.

China Insight China Is Not Censoring Its Social Media to Please the West Russian recruitment ads, China’s censorship, and how Western media sometimes guess Beijing’s stance by reading between the ...

Over the past few weeks, the Chinese blockbuster Ne Zha 2 has been trending on Weibo every single day. The movie, loosely based on Chinese mythology and the Chinese canonical novel Investiture of the ...

Imagine you are Li Hua (李华), a Chinese senior high school student. You have a foreign friend, far away, in America. His name is John, and he has asked you for some insight into Chinese Spring Festival ...