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Yating Yang
Reporter, People and Culture
Yating is a Beijing-based culture reporter at the Post. Previously, she worked for CCTV-6, covering international film and culture. Her journalistic expertise includes pop culture, entertainment industry, gender equality, education, workplace discrimination, and social welfare.
Yating is a Beijing-based culture reporter at the Post. Previously, she worked for CCTV-6, covering international film and culture. Her journalistic expertise includes pop culture, entertainment industry, gender equality, education, workplace discrimination, and social welfare.
Areas of Expertise:
Society, culture and politics
Languages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Shanghai resident says she is too busy to give pet companionship, even pays for a ‘school bus’ to pick up and drop off the animal.
Virtual cats, dogs, even dolphins see classmates up their academic game for points with which they can feed, upgrade their digital companions.
‘Controversial’ businesswoman who built a beauty aesthetics empire has faced tax evasion allegations, romantic intrigue.
Brutal centuries-old penal system saw lawbreakers beaten to death with iron-wrapped hammer fitted with barbs.
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Folk dancing exponent who fell into film industry by chance not fazed by being called a lookalike; says failure to perform is biggest worry.
Ancient ritual sees birds battered to death with a hammer then thrown out of the home; in offshoot custom, boiled egg yolk can determine luck.
As tech industry switches from emotional companionship to more calculating interactions, ‘grieving’ netizens pen eulogies for AI partners.
Mother of one sleeps just 4 hours a night to build street market business that becomes chain with shops in cities nationwide.
‘Spicy, numbing, hot’ delicacy becomes go-to dish for birthdays and dates around the globe; aficionados describe it as a ‘personal hotpot’.
Former teen idol says she strives to be a ‘radiant mum’; calls on women to find partners who respect them for who they are.
Extreme act of filial devotion saw raw flesh cooked for human consumption; eventually act was rewarded with tax relief, official titles.
Traditional Chinese bathhouses, with a rich history spanning thousands of years, are celebrated for their ability to relax both body and mind.
Home-alone felines benefit from pioneering service which provides litter tray cleaning, medical treatment, nail clipping, even kitty security.
Mums and dads enter private group chats managed by ‘coaches’ who amplify parental anxiety, discourage letting kids know what is going on.
Centuries-old folk custom takes place near latrines, pig pens and kitchens; places where the divine spirit is said to have suffered in the past.
Court orders money-grabbing divorcee who took accumulated New Year gift money held in son’s bank account to pay back full amount.
Company head says he does not love giving money away, but simply understands the financial struggles his workers face in their daily lives.
Continuous movement in one direction, particularly in tight circles, imposes unbalanced strain on horses’ legs and joints, expert warns.
Indonesian island renowned for parties and chilling turns holiday spot for fitness-mad travellers who seek ‘military-style’ boot camps.
Graduate from top US university keeps filming as wife gets emergency treatment for severe bleeding; even adds advert voice-over during recording.
Millennial parents turn to role reversal and facing the consequences methods to instil sense of self-responsibility in their children.
Seasonal festival rituals aim to promote agricultural abundance, include consumption of special food, striking of symbolic ox.
While festive traditions remain very much alive, young people are increasingly finding celebratory solace in AI friends and electronic goods.
More than a kitchen staple, garlic is revered as a ‘divine herb’; boasts 3,000-year legacy in medicine, rituals, home protection.
Deng says she has had strong business instinct from young age; opened store selling educational products after university graduation.
Nation’s Olympic diving darling marks her move into adulthood by showcasing photographs which cast her in a new light.
So-called doll mummies create mainland market worth US$1.4 billion; say toy companions of ‘emotional support’; even ‘smell’ like their owners.
As trust in traditional dating techniques declines, people place ads detailing selling points of ex-partners in ‘second-hand market’.
From colours and hidden coins to language and gifts, the SCMP runs the rule over taboos that surround the annual festivities approach.
