Chinese people will give up their health, time and freedom just to earn the money to buy a big house, an expensive car and the latest phone; all to protect, save and get even more “face” and respect from...
In less than two years a Nanjing woman has spent over ¥110,000 on plastic surgery after going under the knife a total of nine times. The woman is still disastrously unsatisfied and has battled in the...
Wherever one goes in the world, there to be found is literature steeped in culture and history, truly inaccessible to all but the most determined. China is no exception. Unsurprisingly, the country has a vast cannon...
Picture this. It’s a beautiful cloudy Sunday afternoon, and you’re having a pleasant stroll back from the bakery with a bag full of cakes. Suddenly, the thunderous roar of motorcycle engines growls into the silence as a band of...
“I truly believe the world is not half as dangerous as other people think it is, travelling has taught me a lot” (Cecelia Xu)
Born in a military hospital in Huangshan, Cecelia was raised on an army base until she...
At my age, I am quite comfortable with vegetarianism, I certainly understand it and it does not seem strange or difficult. However, veganism to me was pretty darned illusive. Of course, I had heard of it....
“I am Nancy, a student from Nanjing International School. However, I used to study in a local Chinese school called Hankou Lu Primary School.” Going back 20 years, education for Chinese high school students was always...
“All I want for Christmas is yoouu”, chimes Mariah Carey in the background of your local tinsel draped mall, which looks as if Santa has vommited. It is the week before Christmas, panic has set in, and you find...
