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“I wish the site had a ‘I don’t want to watch’ label. I would put it on all of the movies during this year’s National Day holiday!” said a user of Douban, a Chinese website where people review films and books.
At one of China’s most prestigious universities, students from a variety of majors are learning the Ashkenazi Jewish language.
Two online influencers disagree on the price of sweet corn. Each accuses the other of squeezing farmers' margins.
Stooping is the practice of hunting down and snagging discarded furniture and other stuff on city sidewalks. Pioneered — or at least given a name — in New York City, the hobby has taken off in major Chinese cities, where young people are leaning hard into anti-consumerism ideas in the face of an economic slowdown.
In “De-Ink,” a new solo exhibition in New York City by Chinese abstract ink brush painter Lan Zhenghui, the renowned artist’s trademark bold strokes and a grayscale palette reflect his internal struggles making art in exile during the pandemic.
In October of 1901, General Zeng Qi asked the emperor of China for permission to open a coal mine. So began a century-long rat race to power China’s industrialization.
The new age designs of EG Huang
Financial terms of the settlement, announced in a joint statement from attorneys for both parties on Saturday, were not revealed.
The return of a popular livestreamer was greeted with an expression that evokes the romance of Chinese literary bandits.