These custom drawings make a designer’s shoes look mediocre!
A student at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute shared some of his drawings of white shoes on the internet. The designs…
Friday Song: Yali Da — Big Pressure — from The Wu-Force
Dear reader — there is an important disclosure in the first three words of this story. When my wife Wú Fēi 吴非 and…
Film Friday: Taiwan’s gay-themed ‘Dear Ex’ touches on acceptance, love, and humanity
A pleasant surprise of a movie that’s arrived at the appropriate time. A mere…
China Business Corner: The difficulty of ascending the socioeconomic ladder
China Business Corner is a weekly window into Chinese-language coverage of business, technology, and the broader economy, brought to you by co-writers
Sinica Podcast: Live with Zha Jianying, on China’s troublemakers
This week’s Sinica Podcast is now live. This week, Sinica is live from Fordham Law School in New York City! This episode…
China’s most notorious internet detox camp finally shuts its doors
Earlier this week, rumors started swirling that the Internet Addiction Treatment Center in Linyi, Shandong…
Amazing ink brush writing skills infused with workout!
Most ink brush writers today prefer to use light brushes with firm tips. They’re easy to use and you don’t need…
‘The Wandering Earth’: China’s futuristic blockbuster rehashes Hollywood-style nationalism, clichés, and schmaltz
A film of just disaster clichés is empty, but a film that tries to fill that void with sentimentality…
China recruits professional firefighters for the first time. 99.9% of them are required to be men
On January 25, China launched its first public recruitment campaign to employ professional firefighters. According to an announcement (in Chinese) released by the…
What is the Greater Bay Area?
There is a new addition to the roster of Communist Party pet projects like the Belt and Road
An Australian Uyghur baby, trapped in Xinjiang
Megha Rajagopalan, one of the journalists who has done most to uncover the atrocities being committed…
The secret behind one Chinese hotpot base
When it comes to Chinese food, you have to try hotpot (火锅 huŏguō) — the dish that combines many ingredients into…
‘To be a Chinese mother, you need a strong heart’: A conversation with a young mother in China
China may have abolished its one-child policy, but motherhood remains fraught with obstacles. On a…
Creative movie tribute in the snow
Chinese sci-fi fans have been very excited lately because of the Chinese New Year blockbuster film Wandering Earth
Forget Seamless: The best Chinese food in NYC is on Yunbanbao
How the Chinese in New York get their lunch delivered. Every day, around lunchtime, outside…
