https://www.scmp.com/rss/323364/feed Tom Wang is an award-winning video journalist and documentary filmmaker based in China. He is a passionate storyteller who is deeply interested in producing human-interest stories. Since 2013, he has been producing short documentaries on various topics, focusing on the lives of ordinary people in China. Most of the time, he works alone, handling everything from research and pitching to shooting, scriptwriting and editing. His short documentary series about China's Ice Boy touched hearts around... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Wang Fuman became known as China’s “ice boy” in early 2018, when his family was among millions in the country who were living in poverty. Since then, the family has moved into a new home and started raising livestock and saw their quality of life steadily improve. But during the pandemic, Fuman’s parents welcomed two new children, and earlier this year, his older sister was admitted to a high school that requires expensive tuition. The Post recently caught up with the Wang family to see how they... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3244371/high-school-tuition-and-2-more-babies-family-chinas-ice-boy-faces-new-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3244371/high-school-tuition-and-2-more-babies-family-chinas-ice-boy-faces-new-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Dec 2023 01:00:15 +0000 Dixi and six other nearby villages in China’s eastern province of Jiangxi have been inundated by floodwaters from the nearby Yangtze River since July 8, 2020. About 20,000 residents have been left without power and drinking water in just one of many areas that have been hard-hit by floods across large areas of China. https://www.scmp.com/china/saving-villagers-chinas-flooding-yangtze/article/3093268?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/saving-villagers-chinas-flooding-yangtze/article/3093268?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Jul 2020 09:05:43 +0000 Tens of thousands of people have left the central Chinese city of Wuhan after a nearly 2.5-month lockdown was officially lifted on April 8, 2020. But many restrictions remain in place, as authorities and residents remain wary of a potential new wave of infections. https://www.scmp.com/china/lockdown-wuhan-officially-lifted-life-still-far-normal/article/3079158?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/lockdown-wuhan-officially-lifted-life-still-far-normal/article/3079158?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:57:11 +0000 For decades, China has used banners to promote government policies and regulations. The fight against the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 has inspired a whole new set of banners across the country as the government scrambles to find ways to educate the public about how to avoid spreading the illness. https://www.scmp.com/china/coronavirus-chinas-creative-banners-fight-epidemic/article/3074196?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/coronavirus-chinas-creative-banners-fight-epidemic/article/3074196?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:57:54 +0000 The coronavirus outbreak has created a severe challenge for many businesses in China, but for online shopping it has led to a huge spike in sales in recent few weeks. Millions of consumers are choosing to order fresh food online so they can cook at home rather than risk trips to shopping centers or restaurants. But the sales surge means delivery workers are also busier and facing a greater risk of exposure to infection as they make deliveries in communities under lockdown. https://www.scmp.com/society/chinas-delivery-workers-risk-infection-online-sales-surge-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/article/3052599?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/chinas-delivery-workers-risk-infection-online-sales-surge-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/article/3052599?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:19:30 +0000 Heavy snow piled up in Beijing this week. With people told to stay indoors to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese capital turned into an eerily quiet place blanketed in white. https://www.scmp.com/society/heavy-snow-falls-unusually-quiet-chinese-capital-beijing/article/3049463?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/heavy-snow-falls-unusually-quiet-chinese-capital-beijing/article/3049463?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:51:17 +0000 Under Chinese law, unmarried women are not allowed to freeze their eggs for in vitro fertilization. Xu Zaozao, a 31-year-old single woman, says it is time to change the rules to give women more control over their bodies. Xu has filed a lawsuit against the hospital that denied her request to freeze her eggs. The case brought attention to the plight of women struggling to access IVF in China. https://www.scmp.com/health/single-chinese-woman-wants-country-allow-her-freeze-her-eggs/article/3043626?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/health/single-chinese-woman-wants-country-allow-her-freeze-her-eggs/article/3043626?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Dec 2019 10:30:23 +0000 China Aids Walk is the nation’s largest awareness and fundraising event focusing on HIV discrimination. Since 2012, people from a wide range of backgrounds have been invited to take part in the event at China’s Great Wall. The event aims to educate the public about HIV, advocate for equal rights for those infected with the virus and raise funds for communities affected by the disease. The group also organizes walking events in six other Chinese cities, drawing in more than 4,000... https://www.scmp.com/health/china-needs-more-access-drugs-stop-new-hiv-infections-aids-education-advocate/article/3040925?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/health/china-needs-more-access-drugs-stop-new-hiv-infections-aids-education-advocate/article/3040925?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:25:59 +0000 Dong Xiaobo has an unusual hobby. He raises 1,200 racing pigeons in the southern suburbs of Beijing. Dong's pigeons compete in many races and have won him several trophies. But like many pigeon enthusiasts in China, Dong doesn’t make money from his hobby. He's invested in 600,000 yuan ($85,554) of his own money every year to raise and train his pigeons. https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-man-who-spends-85500-year-raising-racing-pigeons/article/3039529?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-man-who-spends-85500-year-raising-racing-pigeons/article/3039529?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:00:03 +0000 Basketball star Jeremy Lin is relishing the chance to lead a team in China, now that he is joining the Beijing Ducks. Coming off of an NBA championship season with the Toronto Raptors, he is playing this season in the Chinese Basketball Association. It’s the first time he is playing basketball professionally in China, where he will reportedly earn $3 million for one year of playing in the Chinese league. https://www.scmp.com/sports/jeremy-lin-leads-beijing-ducks-china/article/3033830?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sports/jeremy-lin-leads-beijing-ducks-china/article/3033830?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:08:15 +0000 It's been 70 years since the People's Republic of China was founded after the Communist Party defeated their Nationalist opponents in a bloody civil war. Since then, China has developed and changed immeasurably. Tom Wang speaks to elderly people in Beijing who were children when the country was first founded. https://www.scmp.com/china/peoples-republic-china-70-elderly-capital-beijing-look-back-how-their-lives-have-changed/article/3031117?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/peoples-republic-china-70-elderly-capital-beijing-look-back-how-their-lives-have-changed/article/3031117?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:45:08 +0000 The Daliushu market in Beijing opens every Tuesday night as darkness falls in the Chinese capital, only to close before dawn the next day.  They're known as “ghost markets” among locals because they open only at night. The market features stalls selling antiques, jade and housewares.  While Beijing was once home to several nighttime markets, Daliushu is the only one that remains. https://www.scmp.com/china/beijings-last-ghost-market-still-burns-midnight-oil-chinese-capital/article/3023393?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/beijings-last-ghost-market-still-burns-midnight-oil-chinese-capital/article/3023393?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Aug 2019 09:22:06 +0000 Pema Tseden is one of the first directors to bring Tibetan films to a worldwide audience.  As a child, he was fascinated with movies but never dreamed he could actually make them.  But taking a chance on himself, Pema Tseden defied his critics and went on to make films that have given audiences insight into Tibetan culture. https://www.scmp.com/china/pema-tseden-director-who-brings-tibetan-films-world/article/3018950?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/pema-tseden-director-who-brings-tibetan-films-world/article/3018950?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:55:14 +0000 Xiamaguan is a town in northwestern China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region that is home to about 100 families, the majority of which have been affected by heroin smuggling and addiction. Many farmers in the area got involved with heroin smuggling in the 1980s – lured into the trade by the prospect of making easy money.  In the video above, we meet with families trapped in the cycles of crime and addiction and see how they are trying to move forward with their lives. https://www.scmp.com/society/hooked-heroin-chinese-towns-battle-trafficking-and-addiction/article/3017826?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hooked-heroin-chinese-towns-battle-trafficking-and-addiction/article/3017826?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Jul 2019 10:58:23 +0000 Indoor surfing, or flowboarding, is gaining popularity in landlocked Beijing. Riding the waves to the sound of pop music has become a trendy way to beat the summer heat in the Chinese capital. Guo Yunchuan, 39, and his team developed the first surf simulator that was made in China.  Watch the video above. https://www.scmp.com/sports/indoor-surfing-gaining-popularity-beijing/article/3012075?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sports/indoor-surfing-gaining-popularity-beijing/article/3012075?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 May 2019 08:36:04 +0000 Beijing has had its first snowfall of 2019, and the city is blanketed in white.  The Forbidden City in the center of China’s capital is more beautiful than ever. https://www.scmp.com/china/last-wonton-snowfall-blankets-beijings-forbidden-city/article/3000823?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/last-wonton-snowfall-blankets-beijings-forbidden-city/article/3000823?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:56:23 +0000 Rising property prices are pushing people out of large cities in China, such as Beijing. Workers like Li Jun are starting to move to satellite cities in order to afford the cost of living. But that comes at a cost: four hours of commuting, every day. Watch the video, above, to find out what it’s like trying to get by after being priced out of the Chinese capital. https://www.scmp.com/society/what-its-be-priced-out-beijing/article/2178694?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/what-its-be-priced-out-beijing/article/2178694?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Dec 2018 09:48:38 +0000 A dish once reserved for emperors, a perfect Peking duck is both crispy and tender. After days of drying to make the skin as crispy as possible, they are then roasted – while also being injected with a broth to keep them juicy and tender. Watch the video above to find out how one of Beijing’s best chefs makes the classic dish at Jing Yaa Tang restaurant. https://www.scmp.com/food/secret-cooking-perfect-peking-duck/article/2171919?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/secret-cooking-perfect-peking-duck/article/2171919?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Nov 2018 09:15:00 +0000 Chinese animal lover Zhou Tianxiao spent $511,000 to build a mansion on the outskirts of Beijing for his border collie, Sylar. The doggy mansion might seem exorbitant to some, but Zhou credits Sylar with turning his life around. As Zhou started to train the dog, he posted videos of Sylar online, and the pup became a celebrity online, amassing almost 800,000 followers. Sylar's celebrity helped Zhou become wealthy after he opened a successful website that sells pet products. https://www.scmp.com/society/celebrity-dog-sylar-lives-511000-doghouse-outside-beijing/article/2168641?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/celebrity-dog-sylar-lives-511000-doghouse-outside-beijing/article/2168641?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Oct 2018 11:00:00 +0000 Chinese bullfighting, or guanniu, is a traditional sport of China’s northwestern Hui muslim ethnic minority, dating back thousands of years. During these matches, a bullfighter must wrestle a bull to the ground within three minutes – and unlike the Spanish version, no killing is involved. Han Haihua was the first to formalize Chinese bullfighting, merging both kung fu and the sport. In 1982, he became the first to wrestle a bull at China’s national games, impressing the nation and earning fame... https://www.scmp.com/society/chinas-kung-fu-bullfighters-give-their-bull-wrestling-tips/article/2162729?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/chinas-kung-fu-bullfighters-give-their-bull-wrestling-tips/article/2162729?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Sep 2018 10:15:30 +0000 Over the past 40 years, Beijing-based matchmaker Zhu Fang says he’s brought some 1,650 couples together. His office is full of binders with prospective matches. But times are changing, and young Chinese these days look at marriage – and being matched – very differently. These days his clients tend to be anxious parents, not the lonely hearts themselves. But there’s still room for a few more matches before Zhu shuts up shop. https://www.scmp.com/china/love-week-beijing-matchmaker-still-pairing-couples-modern-age/article/2160218?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/love-week-beijing-matchmaker-still-pairing-couples-modern-age/article/2160218?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:00:45 +0000 Bombs so powerful they lit up the night sky. Countless bodies strewn on the battlefields. They are memories from more than six decades ago that are still crystal clear in the minds of the men and women who served in the Korean war. An estimated 2.8 million people were killed during the three years of fighting. Sixty-five years after the signing of the armistice that ended hostilities, we speak to South Korean and Chinese veterans about their memories of the war, what they think about present day... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2156906/korean-war-65-years-after-armistice-veterans-recall-horrors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2156906/korean-war-65-years-after-armistice-veterans-recall-horrors?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jul 2018 02:30:30 +0000 Zisiqiao village, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, has been snake farming and producing snake medicine since the 1970s.  The villagers sell the snakes to Chinese pharmaceutical companies that make them into powders, elixirs and wines. Snake medicines are said to help treat skin problems, joint pain and more. The business has lifted the village out of poverty: now the local snake industry is worth some $12 million a year. https://www.scmp.com/business/chinas-zisiqiao-village-has-made-millions-farming-snakes/article/2154432?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/chinas-zisiqiao-village-has-made-millions-farming-snakes/article/2154432?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Jul 2018 09:00:00 +0000 Ten years ago, Guanyun county in eastern China’s Jiangsu province was mostly wheat fields. But today, it’s known as the “lingerie capital” of China. The 500 workshops and factories in the area output some 60% of China’s total lingerie production, worth $471 million. The outfits may be skimpy, but the market’s only growing. https://www.scmp.com/business/guanyun-country-chinas-lingerie-capital/article/2146816?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/guanyun-country-chinas-lingerie-capital/article/2146816?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 May 2018 10:45:45 +0000 Lumacha primary school used to have more than 300 students. Now there are only three. The school in China’s northwest Gansu province is among thousands of China’s rural villages affected by urbanization, as the region’s families leave their villages to move to the country’s rapidly expanding cities. There is an ever-growing divide between China’s rapidly emptying villages and its expanding cities. China's levels of urban migration are staggering. In 2017, there were an estimated 287 million... https://www.scmp.com/society/effects-urbanization-chinas-empty-schools/article/2142661?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/effects-urbanization-chinas-empty-schools/article/2142661?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:33:40 +0000