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Peter Hessler’s World of Words

Your questions, answered. In-depth interviews with the minds and makers shaping today’s China.

Q & A

The acclaimed author on generations, his approach to writing, and how China has changed since the 1990s.

Xue Yongle

Our Judges Voted. Now It’s Your Turn.

The latest news about Sixth Tone and announcements about its events, projects, and other initiatives.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sixth Tone invites you to vote for your favorite writing contest article.

Sixth Tone

Our Unuttered Love

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

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In this entry to Sixth Tone’s China writing contest, writer Zhang Yuer asks one of the old, hard questions about family: if you never say “I love you,” do you still love them?

Zhang Yuer

A Multigenerational Family of Immigrants

In this entry to Sixth Tone’s China writing contest, writer Tianru Wang describes growing up caught between cultures, and how she learned she was less alone than she thought.

Tianru Wang

The Sweet Earth

In this entry to Sixth Tone’s China writing contest, writer Qingqing Jessica Xi ponders what the daughter of peasants knows.

Qingqing Jessica Xi

Will Manhattan’s Chinatown Lose Its Barbershops?

In this entry to Sixth Tone’s China writing contest, writer Xiong Yang dives into the declining Chinatown in downtown New York.

Xiong Yang

The Twenty-Sixth Floor

In this entry to Sixth Tone’s China writing contest, writer Zhang Yashu searches for home amid China’s transformation.

Zhang Yashu

The Family House

In this entry to Sixth Tone’s China writing contest, writer Lexa W. Lee grapples with her family’s past.

Lexa W. Lee

Almost Family

In this entry to Sixth Tone’s China writing contest, writer Alessandro Ceschi gets to know the strangers who live next door in a Shanghai alley house. The young laborers sharing a room see opportunity slipping away, while the elderly Yu’s hardly seem to notice a difference.

Alessandro Ceschi

The Art of Butchering

In this entry to Sixth Tone’s China writing contest, writer Qin Guibing examines our relationship with meat. What’s a pet, what’s food — and when does one become the other?

Qin Guibing

Anonymous for Thirteen Years in Singapore

In this entry to Sixth Tone’s China writing contest, writer Duan Wenxin documents an immigrant’s life in Singapore.

Duan Wenxin

Wang Jiyuan

Sixth Tone China Writing Contest Winners Announced

Who won, who stunned, and a look at some of the judges’ favorites.

The Posthumous Child

In this entry to Sixth Tone’s China Writing Contest, writer Zhou Shuxuan digs into her family’s past.

Zhou Shuxuan

Moxa, Receipt, Money, and Generations

In this entry to Sixth Tone’s China writing contest, writer Sadey Dong peers through the smoke of her father’s moxa obsession.

Sadey Dong

On a Loop — Rock, Paper, Scissors: Truth. Or Dare?

In this entry to Sixth Tone’s China Writing Contest, Li Yijuan explores the push and pull of family and future.

Li Yijuan

Sixth Tone China Writing Contest Award Ceremony Scheduled

Tune in August 28 at 8 p.m., Beijing time, for the winners and comments from our judges.

Sixth Tone China Writing Contest Finalists Announced

Fresh voices from around the world on today’s China.

Words Bridge Worlds: A Chinese Nonfiction Roundtable

Researcher Zhang Huiyu and nonfiction writers Chen Nianxi and Yuan Ling share their experiences writing and reading nonfiction.

From Soundbites to Deep Dives: The Rise of Chinese Nonfiction

Dutch researcher Tabitha Speelman shares her observations on China’s nonfiction boom.

From China to Gaza and Back

Director and former war correspondent Zhou Yijun shares her thoughts on the theme of this year’s China Writing Contest.