Chinese Culture
Lululemon Faces Cultural Backlash in China over Great Wall Drum Performance
Lululemon, the global sportswear brand, has managed to turn one of Beijing's most iconic landmarks into a cultural misstep.
Shimonoseki at 131: A Searing Wound, An Open Question
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was more than a defeat. For over a century, Chinese reformers and revolutionaries have reinterpreted it to explain weakness, and claim renewal.
France Finally Agreed to Return Its Stolen Treasures. China Shrugged.
France’s consideration of returning stolen treasures meets China’s cold silence. France’s gesture is theater; China’s reckoning is action.
Sameness Is the Price of Entry Part I: How Xiaohongshu Turned Chinese Gen Z Into Reluctant Trend Experts
Chinese Gen Z seem to dress the same—and nothing alike. On Xiaohongshu, algorithms turn trends into the raw material of individuality.
When the Kardashian Mom Became China’s Digital Goddess, or What 30,000 young women praying to Kris Jenner reveals about the state of Chinese Gen Z
Kris Jenner has become a talisman for China's Gen Z. She isn't popular there. So why? The answer: a fascinating mix of will and anxiety that you've never heard.
How China’s Revolution Still Shapes the Global South Today?
From institution building to national confidence, China’s revolution echoes across the Global South till this day.
Chinese Kung Fu Master on IShowSpeed: “He Really Loves Kung Fu”
Liang Xiaolong, a kung fu master, reflects on his unexpected encounter with IShowSpeed during a viral livestream.
Why Chinese Love This “Anti-US” Movie So Much?
I'm the devil, so what?
What Would Confucius Say About Today’s China?
The concept of "filiality（xiao）" is central to Confucian thought. As aging becomes a pressing issue, Chinese scholars are looking to that for contemporary solutions.
China Adopted Capitalism 2000 Years Earlier than the West?
Why didn't China fragment after 5,000 years? A popular answer on China's Quora says it's simply due to money.
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