Chinese President Xi Jinping is also lovingly called Xi Dada ('Daddy Xi' or 'Uncle Xi') by ordinary Chinese people. The growing cult around his persona is...
When a naked girl plunged into a river in Nanjing on January 12, one young man did not hesitate to jump after her into the cold...
Humans of Peking is collecting Beijing's stories; it's a website dedicated to the portraits, quotes and short stories from the people living in China’s capital. Personal...
With New Year having just past, and time still being a hot topic, Weibo users have jumped on the topic of the 1 extra second in...
This week Weibo asks itself whether being part of the fuerdai (富二代), China's China's second generation rich, is all that it’s cracked up to be.
Rice and wheat have been the dominant staple in China for centuries. The potato, generally perceived a vegetable instead of staple food, is a cuckoo in...
Freedom of speech has always been a complicated issue in the PRC. The terrorist attack of January 7th on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo quickly became...
For most young and single men and women, the New Year’s festivities are something to look forward to. In China, however, millions of single twenty-somethings are...
8-Year-Old with HIV Banned: A small village in Sichuan has held a referendum for the banishment of an 8-year-old boy infected with HIV. The villagers unanimously...
My Skateboard Shoes is China's quirkiest song of 2014.
A noteworthy story from the Netherlands has made the rounds in the Chinese news and on social media. When a Dutch man wanted to propose to...
After her husband did not return from the battlefield in 1937 wartime China, Zhang Shuying never forgot about him. After 77 years, the 93-year-old finally finds...
Beijing's subway has become increasingly congested over the recent years. Overcrowding often leading to outbursts of aggression. What is different from before is that more and...
They might have lived centuries ago, but are still the talk of the day in Chinese books, television shows and online media. They were often beautiful on the...
It is front page news in some European media: "Mao visits Flanders". The story behind the headlines is a small made-in-China Mao sculpture that travelled to...
As China’s patience with North Korea is growing thin, China is questioning the ties with its 65-year long ally. “We have wiped North Korea’s ass for...
Starting from December 3rd 2014, China Railway is implementing some important new rules on buying and reserving train tickets.
A rookie at a Chinese navy recruit training base did not have much luck when throwing his first hand grenade. Watch the video below to see...
The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has notified Chinese media that they are no longer allowed to use Internet slang.
Weixin (微信), also known as WeChat, has become one of China's most popular smartphone apps. The app is taking over the mobile market, and is impacting...
