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New Metro Card To Cover 100 Cities in China in 2018

One card to cover Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Suzhou and Nanjing, among others.

by Bailey Hu, 06 December 2017

This Music Video Is an Ode to Anyone Who’s Ever Fallen in Love with China

We recently caught up with the man behind the project to chat about his newest song and the challenges of creating music that bridges cultures.

by Matthew Bossons, 01 July 2019

This Day in History: The Birth of Sun Yat-sen, Father of Modern China

To this day, more than 150 years after his birth, Sun is one of the most revered political figures among Chinese people.

by Jonathan Zhong, 12 November 2021

There Is an Abandoned Canadian Village in South China and We Visited It

Canada is a long way from the Middle Kingdom, but in South China there is an abandoned village that shares its name with the Great White North.

by Matthew Bossons and Jesse Pottinger, 11 August 2019

South China's Boat People Adrift on Uncertain Tides

The rich water-faring culture of the Tanka people has no institutional outlet for expression or preservation and has, in some places, faded.

by Daniel Plafker, 01 June 2018

This Popular Taobao Product Helps You Trick Step Tracking Apps

Ever wonder how that one WeChat friend scores 40,000 steps a day in typhoon weather?

by That's, 26 July 2018

Student Takes Gaokao Three Times, Turns Down Peking University Twice

Despite being offered a place at Peking University and an RMB2 million scholarship, a student in Guangdong has turned down the prestigious school twice.

by Linda Guo, 01 July 2022

Man on the Street: Eel Monger

Xie has spent 10 long years hawking his slithering charges, all of which are farmed in Guangdong.

by Daniel Plafker, 17 May 2018

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