Topic

Chinese culturei

Latest news and updates on Chinese culture including the country’s traditions, food, values, history and festivals.
 

Advertisement

Without Hong Kong’s thriving entertainment industry and open culture, the genius and creativity of the literary giant and his martial arts epics would have no chance to shine.

  • Authors write that China’s past policies ‘entrenched ethnic differences, fostered a narrow sense of ethnicity and … ethnic minority exceptionalism’
  • Analysts expect affirmative action for ethnic minority groups will be further rolled back as Beijing backs down from emphasising their distinctive qualities
videocam

Archaeologists in central China continue to unearth insightful new findings from the tomb of Prince Jin Duan, a foundational member of the Ming Dynasty royal line.

The world’s largest library reading space, housed by the Beijing City Library in China’s capital, was inspired by nature – think rice paddies, a river and trees – and designed to be something of a social space.

Advertisement
Advertisement

A new book containing reproductions of 127 printed European maps of Ming and Qing China from 1584 to 1735 reveals how they helped paint a reasonably accurate picture of the Middle Kingdom for the first time.

Ahead of International Women’s Day, delegates at this week’s ‘two sessions’ parliamentary gatherings call for reproductive reforms and highlight problems that remain prevalent in China’s rural areas.

videocam

The second month of the Chinese calendar and Wood Dragon year 2024 is represented by the Rabbit, whose representatives include Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Lionel Messi and Albert Einstein

Baijiu, China’s ‘white spirit’, has long been seen as uncool by its young people, but hip cocktail bars specialising in the spirit, and a change in how it’s marketed, are altering that.

Etiquette consultant Piano Mok talks about different Asian dining customs and etiquette used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean cuisines – from chopsticks to who eats first – and which rules apply to all.

Busy day of shoe-hitting for practitioners of ritual used to ward off bad luck by striking effigies of ‘enemies’, as hundreds flock to popular Causeway Bay underpass site.

An old custom in China of hurling bundles of banknotes off a bridge, which takes place during the country’s Lantern Festival, creates excitement for givers, receivers and observers.

A young woman from China, who is studying in London, has made a cultural mark by handing out traditional snacks she enjoyed as a child to strangers on the streets of the British capital.

A Canadian online influencer has triggered amusement among her followers with her discovery that fortune cookies are mostly absent from restaurants in China.

A little girl in China was so appreciative of her mother’s love and the sacrifices she made for the family that she wanted to give her all the cash gifts she received from relatives over the Lunar New Year.

Readers discuss the meanings of the word ‘dragon’, the power of consensus, and the importance of Chinese language skills in Hong Kong work settings.

China’s young men are so keen not to be losers in the dating game that they are hiring the services of professional make-up artists to boost their chances of success.

The story of a man in China who was accused of murder because he had a haircut on the second day of the Lunar New Year has sparked a discussion about superstition on mainland social media.

Jamaican-Chinese Canadian chef Craig Wong explains the inspiration behind his unusual fusion restaurant, Patois in Toronto, Canada, where jerk chicken chow mein is a signature dish.

After years of riding a wave of worldwide interest in Chinese paintings, artefacts and other pieces, domestic dealers lament the lack of enthusiasm after the pandemic.

A woman in China who worked her way up from the factory floor to become a millionaire has listed her self-made haul of assets as her wedding dowry, impressing mainland social media.

Government officials dumped salt at a banquet in rural China that was celebrating a baby’s first haircut to clamp down on ostentatious displays of wealth.