Translations, cross-publications, and collaborative projects from Sixth Tone’s external partners. 

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The Woman Who Found ‘Home’ in an Unfinished Building

Without power or running water, her newly built apartment was virtually uninhabitable. She moved in anyway.

White Night Workshop

Emotional Labor: Life Inside a Chinese Orphanage

A new book explores the tears, fears, and cheers experienced by orphanage staff and the children they care for.

Qian Linliang

Test of Will: The Disabled Students Striving to Access Higher Ed

A partially sighted student who felt he was pressured to quit university in his first semester highlights gaps in educational equality.

Beijing Youth Daily

Beyond the Stigma: Chinese Single Mothers Redefining Family Success

Research shows children from single-mother households perform equally well as those from dual-parent families, debunking negative stereotypes.

The Paper

Rhythm of Life: The 93-Year-Old Chinatown Queen Who Couldn't Stop Dancing

The director of “Chinatown Cha-Cha,” a documentary about a troupe of elderly Asian American dancers, shares her insights into the life of its star, Coby Yee.

Star Power: China’s Businesses Count Cost of Fake Reviews

Business owners and employees expose the physical and mental pressures of chasing ratings on China’s review platforms.

Liang Ting

The Albino ‘Princess’ Growing Confidence in a Crowd

The mother of a 5-year-old girl with albinism shares how cosplay and catwalks have helped her daughter combat the stigma of the condition.

Inside the School Teaching Parents How to Parent

A controversial private education company in eastern China is offering courses on “smart parenting,” but are its students seeing results?

After the Storm: Influencer Reflects on Pregnancy Backlash

An online influencer from the Chinese countryside who was criticized for delaying her graduate studies to have a child shares the reality behind the media storm.

Jiemian News

Hope in Hardship: How an Illiterate Woman ‘Wrote’ Her Memoir

A survivor of human trafficking from southwestern China shares how she became an “authentic voice” in literature using her phone’s voice-to-text function.