China is often perceived as a monolith — 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.
In an unprecedented successful year, the seventh edition of the annual SupChina’s Women’s Gala attracted about 400 attendees, who convened in New York City to be inspired and hear forecasts from trailblazing women working in and with China.
The recent incident highlights the discrimination that mainland travelers face in Hong Kong, a city trying to revive its tourism sector.
Xu Xiake was China's first, most popular, and most prolific travel writer. He visited 16 modern provinces over more than three decades, and the observations he left behind, from the scientific to the mundane, provide us with a comprehensive guide to 17th-century China.
With "Made in Hong Kong," artist Chan Hiu writes the history of the city’s “knock-off” toys and pays homage to a significant piece of culture that’s gradually disappearing from sight.
Despite a governmental initiative launched in 2018 to promote the use of epidurals for vaginal childbirth, more than half of Chinese women still have to endure excruciating pain in the delivery room. Here’s why.
Two women involved in a fight on a train are both given the same punishment, which most people disagree with.
Caught between a bare-bones script, bland visuals, and bellicose nationalism, the story of China’s elite test pilots is destined to crash and burn.
"Lust, Caution" is a masterclass in the short story/novella genre, a tale of high-stakes manipulation against the backdrop of “glossily rouged lips,” “sleeveless cheongsams of electric blue,” and “diamond studded sapphire button earrings."
Guo Beibei, an internet celebrity beloved by China’s gay community for expressions of unadulterated weirdness as someone living on the fringes of society, was banned by Chinese internet censors for “performative ugliness.”