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Young Designer Moonlights as Private Chef

A designer and culinary enthusiast in Shanghai has been cooking at weekends for people in their own homes for five months. He can earn about 1,000 yuan ($144) a month from doing something he loves.

Tianzhou 6 Lifts Off

People watch China’s Tianzhou 6 cargo ship lifting off in Wenchang, Hainan province, May 10, 2023. The ship — carrying 7.4 tonnes of fuel, food, and other supplies — was launched on top of a Long March 7 rocket from the Wenchang spaceport. Luo Yunfei/CNS/IC

15th Anniversary of Wenchuan Earthquake 

Netizens are commemorating the 15th anniversary of one of modern China’s most devastating disasters: the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake that struck southwestern China’s Sichuan province. Survivors have been sharing how their lives have been in the years since: the child in the rubble now taking his gaokao, the double-amputee dancer, the paralympic champion, and more.

Undergraduates in a Pickle

Remembering Legendary Tibetan Director, Pema Tseden 

Five Pema Tseden Films to Watch

How China’s Silk Road Ambitions Are Reshaping the World of Archaeology 

Until a decade ago, Chinese archaeologists had never conducted major excavations overseas. Now, as China pours funding into Silk Road research, they are quietly transforming our understanding of the ancient world.