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Rock Climbing Gains Traction as After-Work ‘Meditation on a Wall’

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.

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In indoor gyms across China, young people are finding that climbing releases stress and forces introverts out of their shells.

China’s Latest Matchmaking Craze: Blind Dates for Cats 

Young Chinese are hijacking local marriage markets to find the purr-fect partner for their pets and often to challenge traditional dating customs. Their parents are not amused.

Zut Alors! The Ambience of Paris Streetlife Is Creating a Popular New Wave in China

Long a tradition of French daily life, bistros have found a niche in cities like Shanghai, but with a Chinese twist.

The Bookstore Giving Shanghai’s Women a Room of Their Own

When Wang Xia opened Shanghai’s first “female-friendly” bookstore in 2020, she just wanted to create a safe space for women to express themselves. She had no idea how successful — or potentially sensitive — the business would become.

In China, Life Coaches Are Seeing Booming Demand From Gen-Zers

Just a few years ago, life coaching was a tiny industry in China. But the profession is now rapidly going mainstream.