Feature Stories

“Wandering around in Nanjing is like shopping in a boutique”, Zhu Ziqing, a famous Chinese essayist from the Republican era, once said. Indeed, 2,500 years of history over ten dynasties has made Nanjing a city like no other. ...

There’s no such thing as a free lunch. But not in China. Once upon a time in Chinese history, there was not only free lunch but also free meals everyday, for everyone. The People’s Commune was the highest of three...

As I cycled along the roads of Xianlin campus on my way to class, I was caught by the sight of students donned in military uniforms from head to toe. They were standing to attention with...

China’s insatiable appetite for luxury items and brand names feeds the very nature of collectivism. For the phenomenon itself to survive however, it shall need to weather a more challenging storm; that of the growing generations of younger people...

The Rise of Individualism in a Collective Society For those of us who have yet to venture east to China, Chinese society brings about traditional collective images such as the filial child or the sacrificing parents....

They know what time you go to work and what time you get home. They never stop phoning you or sending you texts until they see your face. They wait for you all the time. Sometimes they catch you...

It was 10:30 pm on a Friday night. I’d been walking around for 30 minutes in the streets of Shanghai’s Former French Concession. My cheerful and optimistic demeanor from a delightful night out with the girls was quickly overshadowed...

It was seven o’clock in the evening, good and dark. There should be nobody in the self-pickup station in Nanjing University. However, the light was all on and the staff were busy with their packages. “Since...