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.
The first episode of the nature documentary series The Hidden Kingdoms of China, a collaboration between Bilibili and National Geographic, takes us deep into China’s magical...
Shocking homophobic comments were made by the director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Beijing’s Dongcheng District, who was subsequently lambasted on social media.
Henan Province is packed with people, but remains less advanced economically. Its rural residents are often the butt of jokes elsewhere in China, and Henanese people are stereotyped in China’s rich coastal cities as unsophisticated migrant workers, thieves, or worse. One woman recently fought back against stereotypes of Henanese, and successfully argued in court that she was subjected to “geographic discrimination.”
The China Sports Column is a The China Project weekly feature. Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Shanghai SIPG 2-0 last Saturday and Hebei China Fortune 3-1 away on Wednesday...
Fans enraged by celebrity Godfrey Gao’s death on reality TV show
Although traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is very popular, and has been strongly supported by the government for decades, there are also many Chinese people who believe it is superstitious, unscientific twaddle. The debate about TCM within China has been reignited by the removal of eight Chinese medical schools that specialize in TCM from the World Directory of Medical Schools.
Backlash against anti-LGBT rhetoric from Beijing district center for disease control
The album above, Unnatural Objects and Their Humans, features in Krish Raghav’s list of 70 songs for 70 years of the People’s Republic of China. The text...
The China Sports Column is a The China Project weekly feature. Marcello Lippi resigned as head coach of the Chinese national soccer team after a 2-1 defeat to Syria...