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The Ups and Downs of Shanghai’s ‘Saint of Songs’
Cai Yiwen
NEWS
Can Ultrasound Alone Treat Alzheimer’s? One Chinese Neurologist Thinks It Might
Jiang Xinyi
SIXTH TONE ×
Why China’s Young Urbanites Are Ditching Cities for Villages
Original (Jiefang Daily)
MULTIMEDIA
She Picked Up a Computer Mouse in Her 50s — Then Defeated a World Champion
Lü Xiao
DAILY TONES
Jan 29
Frozen Waves
A Breath of Fresh Air
Work It Out: Why More Chinese Students Pick Skills Over Degrees
NEWS
AI Developer Not Liable for Hallucination Errors: Chinese Court
1d ago ·
He Qitong
China Startup Starts Selling Spaceflights at $430,000 a Seat
2d ago ·
Li Xin
China Bans Online Guru Behind ‘Sexual Intelligence’ Courses
Jan 26 ·
Fan Yiying
FEATURES
Work It Out: Why More Chinese Students Pick Skills Over Degrees
As families across China calculate cost, time, and job prospects, vocational colleges are becoming a deliberate choice rather than a fallback.
1d ago
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Fan Yiying
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Chen Xiashiyu
In Wuhan, A Race to Study a 3,500-Year-Old City Between Seasons
At Panlongcheng, archaeologists race against seasonal rains and hostile soil to recover a 3,500-year-old city that reshaped understanding of early Chinese civilization, knowing much of it may remain forever underwater.
Jan 15
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Wu Haiyun
MULTIMEDIA
Her Eye, Her Era, Her Archive: Xiao Zhuang, One of China’s First Female Photojournalists, Dies at 93
Jan 15
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Sixth Tone
China’s 2025 in Photos
Dec 31, 2025
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Sixth Tone
The Island, the Man, and the Long Goodbye
Dec 18, 2025
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Wu Huiyuan
VOICES & OPINION
Cai Yiwen
1d ago
Editor
Street Angels: Meet the Women Who Became China’s First Pop Stars
Originally dismissed as lightweights, the women of Shanghai’s jazz age remade both the sound and the image of modern China.
Cai Yiwen
2d ago
Editor
Ticket to Shanghai: How an American Trumpeter Rocked China’s Jazz Scene
Before Count Basie and Harlem fame, Buck Clayton found respect, freedom, and a glimpse of jazz without borders in Shanghai.
SIXTH TONE ×
Overdoing It: The Cheap Pain Pills Hooking Young Chinese
After a clampdown on a popular psychoactive drug, doctors say many young people have switched to abusing a cheaper, addictive alternative.
Jan 22
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The Beijing News
Chilean Cherries: Why Prices in China Plunge Every Winter
As the season rolls on, imported Chilean cherries get much cheaper — and the reason is no real mystery.
Jan 16
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The Paper
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6 Lives, 3 Years, and a Long Look at China’s Short-Video Era
Jan 22
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Jiang Xinyi
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