Deep Tones | Sixth Tone

Topics

Register

Already have an account?Sign in to Sixth Tone

Almost there!

Please confirm your email address by clicking the link in the email received from us.

Check Mail Now

Please wait until the countdown has finished before clicking the resend button.

Forgot your password?

Don’t worry! Just fill in your email and we will help you reset your password.

Activation email sent.

Check Mail Now

Please wait until the countdown has finished before clicking the resend button.

Open in Safari to download app

SIXTH TONE

Open in browser to download app

SIXTH TONE

Most Read

In China, Social Media Is Fueling Dangerous Beauty Trends — for Babies

Many Chinese parents believe it’s their duty to ensure their children conform to traditional beauty ......

4 days

Ni Dandan and Jiang Xinyi

family

In China’s Hinterlands, Young Women Can’t Find a Man. Literally.

China often blames the country’s plunging marriage rate on women choosing to stay single. But the wo......

2022-09-27 07:57:19

Fan Yiying and Gu Peng

family

On the Operating Table, Supply Chain Issues Can Be Life or Death

For months, heart surgeons have been warning that China faces a shortage of aortic grafts, an import......

2022-09-20 13:51:50

Tang Yucheng

health

Song Yadong: The Man Fighting to Make UFC History

Song Yadong is on a mission to become China’s first male champion in the Ultimate Fighting Champions......

2022-09-14 13:12:01

Mathew Scott

sports

In 2022, China’s Students Are Struggling to Cope. So Are Their Teachers.

China is growing increasingly concerned about a spike in mental health problems among students. But ......

2022-09-09 11:06:06

Fan Yiying and Chen Jiangyi

education

Can China Fix Its Broken Housing Market?

China’s property boom was built on a lax presales policy that allowed developers to amass eye-wateri......

2022-09-08 10:06:04

Ni Dandan

property

‘Wild Ball’: A Compelling Journey Into Chinese Basketball’s Wild West

Li Hongquan’s hit new documentary follows American journeyman Lee Benson as he’s sucked into the biz......

2022-09-02 05:06:16

Mathew Scott

sports

China’s Pet Industry Is Booming. So Are Its Horrific Breeding Mills.

Most Chinese pet owners have no idea where their animals come from. That’s allowing a dark breeding ......

2022-08-31 09:42:42

Wang Junlin

animals

How China Is Nurturing a New Generation of Future UFC Stars

For years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has been working to tap into China’s vast pool of figh......

2022-08-28 02:17:17

Mathew Scott

sports

‘We Own It’: The Chinese Homeowners Squatting in Unfinished Buildings

Across China, failing developers are halting construction on new housing complexes. Desperate buyers......

2022-08-25 08:34:07

Wu Peiyue

economy

Why Tigers, Bears, and Elephants Keep Wandering Into Chinese Towns

In recent years, China has clamped down hard on the killing of protected species. Now, the animals a......

2022-08-20 01:39:36

Li Pasha

animals

On Dialysis in China? Pray There Isn’t a Lockdown.

Across China, kidney disease patients still routinely have to travel long distances to access hemodi......

2022-08-18 11:42:28

Ni Dandan and Jiang Xinyi

health

Heat Death at a Freight Depot

Climate change-fueled extreme heat is challenging China’s labor protections.

2022-08-12 06:58:08

Yuan Ye

climate change

In ‘Zero-COVID’ China, the Elderly Are Becoming Ever More Marginalized

In China’s major cities, residents now have to use “digital health codes” to do pretty much anything......

2022-08-09 12:33:28

Gu Peng and Fan Yiying

aging

China Is Pushing for a Baby Boom. It’s Getting a Baby Bust.

After China’s birth rate plunged to a record low last year, authorities introduced a slew of measure......

2022-08-03 11:18:59

Gu Peng and Fan Yiying

family

Code Red: The Human Cost of China’s Rural Banking Crisis

In April, thousands of bank depositors in central China’s Henan province lost access to their life s......

2022-07-29 13:29:43

Wu Peiyue and Zhang Wanqing

crime

China Tried to Ban Private Tutoring. It Created a Huge Black Market.

Last year, China outlawed private academic tutoring in a bid to promote social equality. The result:......

2022-07-25 09:53:32

Sixth Tone

education

Regulations Forced China’s Tutors Out of a Job. Will TikTok Save Them?

Those who can, teach. Those who can’t go on TikTok.

2022-07-22 11:16:31

Luo Meihan

cross-border

First Tragedy, Then Farce: The Chaos Engulfing China’s Broadway

In Shanghai, theaters are finally reopening after a four-month shutdown. But putting on a show isn’t......

2022-07-18 11:14:24

Jiang Xinyi and Fan Yiying

arts

China’s Lockdowns Are Fueling Record Growth — in Inequality

In China’s cities, middle-class consumers are feeling anxious and making painful cuts to their house......

2022-07-13 11:18:36

Luo Meihan

consumption

Click to load more