Lily’s dish- Constipation Is Becoming a Silent Struggle for China’s Middle School Students (拉不出屎，正在成为中学生的集体秘密) By 网易数读 According to recent studies, constipation and the shame associated with using school toilets are emerging as a widely overlooked yet serious health concern among China’s middle school students. In Shanghai’s Chongming District, nearly 14% of middle school students have been diagnosed with constipation, while in Henan province the percentage is around 10.5%. T

Another cozy area in Yunnan, China, with many things to be discovered.

"As a Yunnan native, I can’t believe I’m feeling like an outsider in my own hometown right now."

Lily’s dish- The First Beijing Black Puffer Beauty Pageant Took Beijing by Storm. Now Everyone Wants the Runner-Up‘s Jacket(北京黑羽绒服选美大赛爆火，全网都在找亚军要链接) By 新周刊 In late January, a crowd gathered in a bar in Beijing for an event called “the First Beijing Black Down Jacket Beauty Pageant”. No corporate sponsors, no celebrity judges, just dozens of people who showed up to celebrate a piece of clothing that has, in recent winters, become something of an unofficial uniform in the Chine

Chinese New Year is the time for a joyous, cherished family gathering for many; But for women in my household, it’s more of a draining week-long slog.

The ghost kitchens feeding people’s takeout addiction, and a few tips for you to distinguish them.

Biyi’s Dish — 20 Years On: Why Are We Still Obsessed with the Bossy Boss/Alpha CEO? (20年了，为什么我们还在痴迷霸总?) By Tencent Entertainment(腾讯娱乐) The Bossy Boss/Alpha CEO (霸总) — that iconic character defined by wealth, dominance, and controlling charm — has been one of the most enduring archetypes in Chinese entertainment for the past two decades. For many women in mainland China, their first encounter with this type of male lead was through the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden . Its prota

A dolorous exposure of my own ignorance, and ours.

Shunning the political hub for years, I arrived in Beijing three months ago for the first time —and unexpectedly, we had a spark.

Kat, reporting from Hong Kong — On the afternoon of November 26, I suddenly received messages from friends: “There seems to be a fire in Tai Po.” “It looks serious—the smoke is already rising above the rooftops.” At first, none of us imagined that the fire would spread so rapidly, or spiral so completely out of control. As more and more videos circulated on social media, many people from the mainland China began paying attention to Tai Po—normally a quiet seaside corner far r

Welcome to the series that interviews those who are—as the title suggests—more than China Watchers.

Kat’s Dish — DoorDash Has Become What Meituan Wishes It Could Be( DoorDash活成了美团羡慕的样子 ) By 表外表里, a we-media brand focusing on business and finance. Although the original article analyzes the business trajectories of both delivery platforms using data, a more humanistic reading reveals something deeper: the constraints imposed by two fundamentally different labor markets. It dispels a common misconception — that Meituan and DoorDash are playing the same game. They’re not. Seemi

Meet Enhe, the only Russian ethnic township in Inner Mongolia, China.

“You’ve got to tie the baby like you’re tying hay.”

Lily’s Dish— Chinese Middle Class’s New ‘Dignified’ Therapy: Going to KTV for Meal （中产最体面的「崩溃」方式：去KTV干饭） by Phoenix Weekly (凤凰WEEKLY), a magazine focusing on in-depth features and providing an essential source for understanding the complexities of modern China, especially insight into lifestyles, anxieties, and consumption habits of the country’s growing middle class. China’s young middle class is reshaping its leisure habits, from cafés, craft beer, live houses, to stand-up

Navigating cultural and language barriers, the senior pair have enjoyed a sweet life in China for over a decade. Now, at ages 57 and 69, they've opened a lovely bakery in Changsha, a non-metropolitan yet increasingly vibrant city in southern China.

Biyi’s Dish— I do the ‘dirty work’ in a state-owned enterprise (我在国企干“脏活”) by Positive Connections (正面连接), a new media brand that...

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Paying to "fake a workday" is the latest social trend sweeping through major cities like Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Chengdu — in China, where young people are facing a tough job market and are eager to reconnect in person after three years of pandemic lockdown.

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