China is often perceived as a monolith β not just politically, but socially and culturally, too. Nothing could be further from the truth, and The China Project dives deep into its diverse and changing society and culture on a daily basis.
Originally a creation of the Tujia minority, mala xiang guo is one of the most popular home dishes in the Chongqing area. It is not only famous for its many combined flavors (numbing, spicy, salty, sweet, and fragrant), but also for its varied choice of ingredients: chicken, pork, fish, potatoes, lotus root, mushrooms, tofu, cabbage, you name it!
An altercation between three Americans and some locals outside of a COVID-19 testing site in Qingdao, Shandong Province, shows the rising tensions between Chinese people and foreigners as China fears a fresh coronavirus outbreak driven by imported infections.
On March 28 the top question on Zhihu was, "What do you think of the recent ban on foreigners into China? What ramifications will this have?" We collected some of the most upvoted answers to this question.
“I started to see a sadness in their eyes. They had become sad. They didnβt know what to do, so they just accepted it.β Post-disappearance...
While Chinese women have undeniably acquired greater decision-making power in both their households and the markets in the past decade, their improved economic status has done little to uproot the deeply ingrained sexism in Chinese society, where women are objectified and expected to conform to ultra-traditional gender roles. These regressive attitudes toward women are most clearly evident in Chinese advertising, which often perpetuates harmful gender stereotypes.
Authorities in Qingdao, a coastal city in Chinaβs Shandong Province, have knocked down dozens of beachfront villas that were classified by the local government as...
"It's been said that in a society like this, the biggest act of rebelling is not forgetting. I hope I wonβt forget."
Illustration by Derek Zheng On February 2, the U.S. Department of State issued a Level 4 travel advisoryΒ urging Americans living in China to βattempt to...
Chinaβs education authorities announced today that they would push this yearβs annual college entrance exam back by one month because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-day high-stakes test, commonly known as the gΔokΗo (ι«θ), has been rescheduled for July 7 and 8. Hubei Province, where the coronavirus first emerged last year, and Beijing, the capital, are being allowed to propose their own gaokao schedules depending on how the situation plays out in the next few months.