As the golden years of mining fade, the resource-depleted city of Hegang is struggling to survive.
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Shanghai residents have said that lockdown reminds them of China’s planned past. We asked someone wh......
All you need is to stay online 24 hours a day, be ready for a barrage of messages anytime, and somet......
Every day, medical workers come into the locked-down city to give COVID-19 tests. Required to keep t......
From buying groceries in bulk for the entire building to sharing virus-related updates, many are for......
With no one to help with sourcing or logistics, Shanghai residents are learning how hard it can be t......
Often dismissed as socialist relics, China’s tight-knit Workers’ New Village developments have taken......
The city reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases as officials strengthened relatively lenient ......
Last year, China restricted after-school math and English classes. Now, parents say art schools and ......
For 17 years, an informal kindergarten run by volunteers and market stall owners has helped migrant ......
Mascots, construction dust, and Usain Bolt: Memories of Beijing 14 years ago as it hosted the Summer......
A short supply of new houses has would-be buyers struggling to find developers willing to take their......
For decades, Shenzhen has adopted a brash approach to turning itself into a global hub: the bigger, ......
From memes to online groups, felines have clawed their way into people’s hearts.
Media reports suggest rents were becoming cheaper in the southern tech hub, but not everyone agrees.
The pandemic has only hastened the decline of China’s newsstands. Today, just a few dozen are left.
“Paupers’ Paradise” has become a haven for laid-off workers, grifters, and misfits in China’s indust......
The past year’s rent spikes aren’t just a financial problem; they threaten urbanites’ happiness and ......
The wet market is a Chinese institution, but if they can’t win back young shoppers, they may not be ......
