As winter approaches, warm dishes have become an ever greater necessity for Chinese people. Among them, hotpot stands out as a favorite due to its wide variety of vegetable and meat options. But how ...

Compared to Western cultures, beer is relatively new in China’s long history of alcohol production and consumption. For the most part, ancient Chinese brewing traditions focused on jiu (fermented ...

A new product is gaining popularity among Chinese parents: tutoring tablets. These devices are designed to assist school-aged children with learning, offering exercises and mock exams across various ...

As we predicted back in October, the Beijing-based bike sharing pioneer Ofo is wobbling on its last kickstand. Here are signs the end is near: One, every sidewalk is littered – one might even say ...

This recent news item touches on a few of Radii’s core content areas (things Chinese millennials do, weird theme parks, problems of scale): China is home to about 100 known firefly species in 21 ...

The Wǒ Men Podcast is a discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang, Jingjing Zhang and Karoline Kan. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men Podcast can be found here, and you can subscribe to Wǒ Men ...

We all love dominoes. Not the actual game – that’s for empty afternoons at your grandma’s house. The only redeeming aspect of dominoes is the domino effect, setting them up and watching them crash ...

We know what you’re thinking — what kind of toys?? Apparently, well over 20,000 Wenzhou traffic violators have already been fined for ignoring this year’s new “Civilized Behavior Promotion Regulations ...

Rudolph: Stop calling me names! Reindeer #5: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Santa: [glares at Donner] Donner, you should be ashamed of yourself! What a pity! He had a nice takeoff, too! Comet: [blows ...

Did you know you lose 50% of your body heat through your belly? No? That’s because it’s not true. But you could be forgiven for thinking that was the belief among a certain segment of Chinese society, ...

Though Darlie's English name changed in the 1980s, its racially-charged Chinese name has remained intact until today Darlie, the Chinese toothpaste brand infamous for its blackface packaging, will ...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Zhibo is a weekly column in which Beijing-based American Taylor Hartwell documents his journey down the rabbit hole of Chinese livestreaming app YingKe (Inke). If ...