HISTORICAL FIGURES

Four Ancient Chinese Female Scientists History Didn’t Forget

From weaving to medicine to math, these badass scientists left their mark on history, despite the patriarchal obstacles in their path

LIFE

Greatest Mysteries: The Story of China’s Most Famous UFO Sighting

In 1994, a woodcutter claimed to have a date with a 3-meter-tall female alien, and never wavered from his story since

SOCIETY

Close Encounters: Inside Chinese UFO Hunters’ Search for Extraterrestrial Life

As interest in science fiction and space exploration grows, China’s grassroots UFO enthusiasts continue to search for answers

FEMINISM

What Reactions to Female Astronaut Say About Gender Roles

Domestic media coverage about Wang Yaping, the Chinese space station’s first female astronaut, includes talk of cosmetics and sanitary pads

NEWS

Viral Week: Didi banned from app stores and other trending news

China's space station astronauts take first space walk, red panda has four cubs, boy wears skirt to school, intricate tofu carvings amaze—it's Viral Week

NEWS

Viral Week: Gaokao scores released and other trending news

Chinese Mars footage released, police dogs up for adoption, fire at martial arts school, gaokao scores released—it's Viral Week

NEWS

Viral Week: China's historic space mission and other trending news

Three astronauts reach China's space station, hero pig passes away, professor sparks debate on housing prices, actors chased by wolves onstage—it's Viral Week

NEWS

Everything You Need to Know About Shenzhou-12

Facts about China's historic manned mission to its new space station—including what the Chinese astronauts will be eating

NEWS

Goodbye, Grandpa Yuan

Five things you didn't know about the "Father of Hybrid Rice"

FILM, TECHNOLOGY

Space Expectations

China’s growing presence in Hollywood sci-fi movies