Why This Ethnic Minority in China Celebrates Water-Splashing Festival

​The Dai ethnic minority group in Yunnan province sure do know how to party.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 12 April 2021

How a China-based Arts Collective is Growing Around the Globe

Follow Spittoon's journey from a hutong bar to a rapidly growing literary and arts community in the PRC and abroad.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 07 April 2021

Explainer: Why People Cut Their Hair on Longtaitou Festival

It was a tradition in the past for folks to lineup outside barbershops on Longtaitou Festival, waiting for their first haircut of the New Year.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 15 March 2021

20 Famous People Born in the Year of the Ox

Oxen make great lawyers, doctors, teachers, authors, social workers, police officers, politicians and consultants.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 09 February 2021

Why Waistlines are Widening in China's Biggest Cities

We address how China's economic prosperity has beefed up its people and what can be done to slim it down.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 05 February 2021

What is 'China Risk' and Why Global Companies Can't Ignore It

Political Economist Dr. Shirley Yu shares insight into her career in China policy and explains 'China risk.'

by Ryan Gandolfo, 05 February 2021

Banana Tour's Sissi Liu Shares Her Top Destinations in Guangdong

We reached out to Liu to learn how she got Banana Tour off the ground and get some travel recommendations.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 20 January 2021

This Day in History: Google Announces Exit from China Market

Google's China-based google.cn search webpage, launched in 2006, had a turbulent time operating on the Chinese mainland.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 12 January 2021

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