China's Parliamentary Sessions will commence in Beijing this week. This year, cutting costs on the event itself has become a priority.
Every year, China's bachelors and bachelorettes are dreading the return to their hometowns, as parents and family members will inescapably ask them that one question: "Why...
Setting off fireworks and playing with firecrackers during Chinese New Year is a long-standing tradition. An old saying goes that the sound and heat of fireworks...
Chinese New Year has arrived. We are saying goodbye to the year of the Horse, and welcome the year of the Goat. Did you know that...
China is in the midst of a gay revolution. Geng Le, founder of gay app 'Blued', is one of the instigators. He is both a smart...
An overview of Islam in China and China’s relation to its Muslim minority.
Amidst the chaos and suffering of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) there was one beacon of light in Chengdu, where a school was set up that...
With plastic bottles draped around her body, sneakers on her head and necklaces made from corn, Wang Shouying is a style icon extraordinaire. Living in small-town...
Trending on Sina Weibo this week was a 10-meter deep hole that appeared in Beijing's historical city center on January 24th. The incident stirred public outcry...
A local Chinese legal case stirred controversy this week as a Beichuan court denied a claim for compensation of the family Xie, after their relative was...
The fairy-tale wedding of Taiwanese actor, director and musician Jay Chou (周杰伦) became a trending topic on Sina Weibo this week - perfect location, beautiful dress...
Earlier this month, a ban on wearing burqa's, or 'face masking veils' (蒙面罩袍), was legally approved in China. On January 18th, People's Daily reports that the...
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.
China's emergency number '110' is supposed to be used when one needs urgent help from the police. However, some people call 110 with the strangest information...
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...
