WWW: What We’re Watching

WWW:-What-We’re-Watching

How a Chinese Cat With a Doleful Mug Became an Online Star

Articles that cut to the core of contemporary China. In-depth, informed, and carefully crafted, every piece is carried by the voices of the story’s participants.

FEATURES

Meet Guangdang, whose insatiable appetite and captivating face endeared her to millions of cat lovers around the world.

Fan Yiying

When Two Chinese Scholars Went for a Walk

Visual stories that get up close and personal with contemporary China. A mix of short videos, documentaries, photography, and data visualization.

MULTIMEDIA

Cai Yineng

The Cross-Dressing, Eye-Rolling Star Sending Up China’s Office Culture

The antics of “Sister Cynthia” — the world’s most reliable HR manager — offer the country’s frustrated office workers a much-needed catharsis.

Wu Haiyun

Click-Clack Chic: The Art of Building the Perfect Keyboard

With every component tailored to their liking, tech-savvy youth in China aspire to express themselves through custom-made keyboards.

Gao Shenghan

China’s Real-Life Lo-Fi Girls

Online self-study rooms offer young Chinese a chance to relive their school days while getting work done.

Athena Chan

Young Chinese Are Still Seeking Serenity — Now Through Digital Fish

The country’s latest viral app is a wooden fish simulator.

Zhang Liting

Micro-Dosing Nostalgia With China’s Miniature Modelers

After decades of development and tear-downs, a new breed of model workers are helping Chinese recapture the long-gone countryside of their youth.

Tomás Pinheiro

The Winners of China’s Housing Bust: Burnouts and Beach Bums

Situated in scenic towns and all but free, they’re the perfect flats for lying flat.