Forget mountains and ancient temples—China's youth are redefining the backpacker trail by venturing into the world's largest electronics market in Shenzhen. For decades, the classic backpacker trail ...

Are you into thrilling and authentic metaphysical experiences? Well, apparently, you're not alone. We dig into what makes the show 'Psychic King' so binge-worthy. The first challenge was to tell which ...

Hong Kong legends return for the highly anticipated prequel, Cold War 1994, which will take us back to the origins of the acclaimed crime-thriller franchise. Directed by Longman Leung (Helios 2015; ...

Documentary “We Were Smart” sheds light on the shunned subculture shamate and China’s urban-rural gulf Focused largely around rural migrant workers who’d travelled to China’s cities to get in on, and ...

Beneath the curated smiles and online personas, a generation grapples with unprecedented pressures, often masking their deepest anxieties in a phenomenon akin to 'smiling depression.' For many, ...

It's PUBG, but IRL, and played at shopping malls. Discover how these immersive augmented reality arenas for epic battle royale games are now a thing in China. In a fascinating twist on urban ...

This Chinese chain, which markets itself as Japanese, is rapidly growing from a "two-dollar store" into a retail giant Picture walking down a New York City street, and seeing an enticing, ...

A Tibetan boy from Litang has been catapulted to internet fame in recent weeks It’s been a month since Tibetan boy Ding Zhen first hit social media, but discussions over him and every aspect of his ...

Ma Baoguo, the kung fu master who suffered a viral, embarrassing defeat at the hands of a kickboxer, has retired from martial arts In May, legendary tai chi master Ma Baoguo was handily defeated by an ...

As with most things these days, netizens are divided: Some say that influencer Cheng-er should be able to dress how she wants, while others think she ought to cover up a bit in public Influencers will ...

This Qixi Festival, singles have been using the meme to express romantic defeatism Chinese social media has been overflowing with images of Pepe the Frog, also known as the “sad frog meme,” to the ...

Shanghai’s Largest Collection of Flora, Fauna, and Antiques Under One Roof Tucked away on Lingshi Road in Shanghai’s Putuo District, the Lanling Flower and Bird Market is a labyrinth of lively sights ...