The World of Chinese

“In Beijing alone, there were 1.6 million neighborhood #volunteers registered as of 2017, organized into teams with nicknames like the ‘Sunshine Persuasion Corps’ or ‘Old Pioneers’.” Get up close with the day-to-day of "red armband" volunteers, China's de facto neighborhood watch made up of retirees:

A former factory worker and mechanic, self-taught Hong Kong artist Fung Ming Chip 冯明秋 has invented 100+ new #Chinesecalligraphy scripts. "When people attend my solo exhibitions, because there are so many different scripts they assume it’s a group show," he says. Read our #interview here: https://buff.ly/3Avp10N #CalligraphyDay

Ancient #assassins like Jing Ke 荆轲 and Yurang 豫让 were heroes for killing inept leaders, but during China's late #Qing #Republican era, political assassinations reached new heights as an alternative to revolution and regime change. https://buff.ly/3yFPrwu #Chinesehistory

Linglinghou 零零后, young Chinese adults born in the decade after 2000, are noted for being outspoken in the workplace. Now they are "reforming" the #Olympics by charming crowds, becoming memes and changing #Chineseathletes' image abroad. https://buff.ly/4fGg2u2 #Paris2024

A Chinese swimmer becomes a national star as a teen, but is called "attention-seeking" by the tabloids and shamed for winning silver. The story of China's first female #Olympian, Yeung Sau-king 杨秀琼, shows the burden of fame and the media scrutiny still faced by women in sports. Read more: https://buff.ly/3WVTYUF

The 2008 #BeijingOlympics is called China’s “coming out party,” but arguably more important was the 1984 Los Angeles #Olympics, where the PRC defied a Soviet boycott and made its first Olympic appearance in 32 years. Xu Haifeng shot into sports history with China's first gold medal, and the team finished fourth in the medals table overall. Read more Chinese #OlympicHistory:

Starring #Chinesecomedy duo Shen Teng and Ma Li, "Successor" 《抓娃娃》 pokes fun at the absurd lengths #Chineseparents go to raise successful kids, but its mix of slapstick and moralizing fails to humanize the issue. https://buff.ly/4dATtVC #Chineseboxoffice #Chinesefilm

“#Chinesestudents spend 3 years cramming for a good score but only 30 days contemplating which school to attend,” says Kafka Jing, who can pick you a major from your scores, career goals, and even #MBTI type in China's thriving, precarious #collegeadmissions industry. Read more:

China is battling for the most gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics! 🥇 As a result, Chinese netizens have created a slew of new Olympic-related slang and trendy phrases. From having the “strongest summer interns ever (史上最强暑假工)” to the “mysterious power from the East (来自东方的神秘力量),” don’t miss out on TWOC’s language guide for the 2024 Paris Olympics! #ParisOlympics2024 #Olympics2024 https://lnkd.in/gfwAWAft

“I used to think I was on track to get a decent job in the city. However, the work didn’t make me happy.” Many young Chinese are swapping their bustling, fast-paced city life for the more comfortable and slow-paced, but high-quality lifestyle of the countryside. This growing interest in rural life is slowly being reflected in popular culture with films such as “To the Wonder” and reality TV show "Become a Farmer" drawing hundreds of millions of views. But rural life also brings its own challenges - harsh-living conditions, financial uncertainty, and even negative public opinion. Learn more about the fascinating shift, here: https://lnkd.in/gjfNPnMU