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Small towns a big draw for Chinese tourists in May Day holiday
During the recent five-day May Day holiday period, there were the usual crowds, super congested highways, and train seats fully booked the moment they were open for reservations, but there was also something...
May 13, 2024, Monday
Forum emphasizes BRI cooperation between China and Arab countries
Panelists from more than 10 countries explored a wide range of topics of common concern at a forum titled “The Belt and Road Initiative Ten Years On: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects for China-Middle...
April 29, 2024, Monday
Rights to lower sleeper berths should be softened by empathy for fellow passengers
Recently two pieces of makeshift curtain that hung around two beds on a train have kept railway authorities and opinion makers busy, and netizens in general divisive....
April 25, 2024, Thursday
Who are these people? Online false friends intrude upon our privacy
Not long ago, when I accessed a map app, a request popped up: If you would enable your Bluetooth, it would allow us to specify your location with greater accuracy....
April 11, 2024, Thursday
A proactive governance style adapted to a village of strangers in modern times
A few years ago, I wrote an article extolling the virtues of a traditional Chinese village. A colleague, thinking otherwise, confronted me with the article, and demanded: If you find the village so charming, ...
April 1, 2024, Monday
The ‘basket special’ metro: All honest labor deserves respect
A metro line in Chongqing is so crammed with elderly vegetable sellers at certain times that it is nicknamed beilou zhuanxian, or basket special....
March 28, 2024, Thursday
Why do we find words failing us?
At a family gathering in Nanjing during the Spring Festival holiday, a young man named Li Sichao was asked to make a few remarks in keeping with the occasion....
March 23, 2024, Saturday
When young people turn to yangsheng, it might be somewhat disturbing
It is naturally assumed that young people should be at their most vigorous in terms of their physical condition, and are as yet decades away from the age exhibiting excessive faith in the curative property...
February 26, 2024, Monday
On the subtlety of handling social media accounts of the deceased
We are looking forward to the Year of the Dragon, while full ready to bid farewell to the fading Year of the Rabbit....
February 5, 2024, Monday
When hongbao becomes prohibitive ... it’s all about symbolic significance
According to a recent China National Radio report, as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival approaches, some grandparents, especially those in rural areas, are apprehensive about the sums they are expected...
January 29, 2024, Monday
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