A new ad campaign by skin care brand SK-II on China's 'leftover women' has gained huge support on Chinese social media.
Video footage of one woman being attacked near a hotel known for prostitution in the popular Beijing 798 neighbourhood has gone viral on Weibo and WeChat....
Seek McCartney (寻找罗麦) is the first gay movie to be on screen in mainland China. Its release is noteworthy, especially since a popular Chinese gay TV...
Getting married is a costly affair in China. Especially in China's rural areas, men are expected to pay staggering prices to their bride's family before marriage.
When a young man could not afford the 'bride price' of 200.000 RMB (30,680 US$) to marry his pregnant girlfriend, the woman was forced into abortion...
Her son got kidnapped, her husband committed suicide. Twenty-five years later, the 51-year-old Zhang Xuexia from Guizhou is still searching for her lost child. Zhang’s case,...
Anhui Province announced that starting from next month, women can get paid leave when they are on their period. Anhui is the third Chinese province to...
A recent survey indicates that women would ideally have a partner that makes at least 6701 RMB (1027 US$) per month. Those born after the 1990s...
People are taking selfies all over the world. The way they take them, however, differs per culture. In China, taking the perfect selfie is not about...
Tom Selmon, Beijing-based photographer from London, likes to capture a lesser-known side of China’s capital. Going off the beaten path, Selmon does backstage, fashion and street...
According to recent research by Beijing University, China’s post-1995 adolescents are 12 when they first fall in love. On average, they have their first sexual experience...
Two separate events where women were publicly shamed for breastfeeding in public have caused controversy on Weibo. The issue attracted the attention of UNICEF and Beijing...
China's biggest Weibo star has made it to the world's most famous calendar: Pirelli. Instead of naked supermodels, this year's edition featured fully clad women chosen...
A new report points out that the majority of Chinese people get married around the age of 26, and live within traditional family and household structures.
A 41-year-old woman who spent over 16000¥ (±2500 US$) in service fees to a matchmaking company is still single. She is now suing the company.
The resignation letter of one Ningbo woman has gone viral on social media: she wrote the letter after hearing about the end of China's one-child policy.
A new career is recently emerging in China. So-called "third person dissuaders" or "mistress discouragers" specialise in persuading mistresses to step back from their client's marriage.
Many of China's universities have too many girls, principles say, which is not good for the development of male students. 'Nonsense', Weibo users argue: girls are...
Transgenderism is becoming an increasingly popular topic on Chinese social media. The general attitude towards transgenderism in China is seemingly tolerant, but what goes on behind...
Although sex change surgery is possible in China, the legal aspect of a sex change remains problematic. The story of a young Chinese man who went...