Evan Taylor is a contributing writer at The World of Chinese.
From soldiers playing to sharpen their bomb-throwing to a new professional league drawing thousands to newly built riverside stadiums, baseball has a longer and stranger history in China than most realize—and its biggest moment may finally be at hand
From soldiers playing to sharpen their bomb-throwing to a new professional league drawing thousands to newly built riverside stadiums, baseball has a longer and stranger history in China than most realize—and its biggest moment may finally be at hand
On this Buddhist holy ground, monks, merchants, pilgrims, and tourists blur the boundaries between devotion and daily life
Despite Shanghai’s reputation as a trendsetting city in China, its cuisine—known as “benbangcai”—is surprisingly hard to find outside the megacity. Yet its appeal may lie in its constant evolution, mirroring the city’s own ability to absorb and adapt to influences from both nearby regions and across the world.
Rocket scientists, novelists, Nobel Prize winners: meet the Chinese family whose bloodline reads like a who’s who of the modern world
At Jinan’s annual winter swimming competition, participants from across China and around the world plunge into icy waters, as a sport practiced mostly by older residents begins to catch on more widely
From extreme drought and typhoons to growing renewable energy capacity, here are the key environmental stories shaping China in 2024
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