Youthful Nostalgia: Why China’s Gen Z Is Embracing the Past?

Explore why China’s Gen Z is turning to the past, the most cherished memories across generations, and more in our latest magazine issue

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Azheke’s Shared Prosperity: From Remote Hamlet to Global Spotlight

Once a poverty-stricken village in the mountains of Yunnan, Azheke has turned tourism into a lifeline, distributing dividends among locals while preserving its UNESCO-recognized heritage

STREET TALK

China’s Jolly Snow King Protects His Throne

After a food safety scandal, China’s largest milk tea brand Mixue Bingcheng has emerged seemingly unscathed thanks to its supporters’ loyalty. Learn the viral slang to join the debate around the “Snow King.”

Women of China: Past, Present, Future

Explore the highlights of our women-centered reporting, from remarkable female historical figures and modern feminist pioneers to the ongoing battle for equality

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Viral Two Sessions Proposals of 2025

From AI regulations to the country’s new “weight loss plan,” here are some of the most discussed and controversial proposals from the annual week-long legislative sessions

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BOOKS

Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise: A Chilling Tale of Grooming and Abuse

Seven years after Taiwanese writer Lin Yi-Han’s death, her only novel—based on her real-life story—is finally available in English, recounting a harrowing story of rape, trauma, and the enduring power structures that allow such stories to persist even today

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SOCIETY

Nostalgia-Core: Why China’s Gen Z is Embracing the Past

Disenfranchised by an increasingly fast-paced society, some younger Chinese are turning to the past to center themselves and regain a sense of comfort

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GALLERY

The She-Warrior of Art

Since graduating from Beijing’s Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2016, Cao Yu has set out to make work that is brazen, subversive, and unflinching, becoming one of China’s most influential young artists in the process

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