Fresh voices from today's China | Sixth Tone
WEBSixth Tone is an online publication that produces informed and insightful content on contemporary China. Like an additional tone to the five of Mandarin Chinese, Sixth Tone offers a new voice to coverage of China, placing the emphasis on the human element of every story. Through in-depth features, up-to-the-minute reports on emerging issues, and illuminating contributions from guest writers ...
ABOUT US - Sixth Tone
WEBABOUT US. There are five tones in Mandarin Chinese. When it comes to coverage of China, Sixth Tone believes there is room for other voices that go beyond buzzwords and headlines to tell the uncommon stories of common people. Through fresh takes on trending topics, in-depth features, and illuminating contributions, Sixth Tone covers issues from ...
A Show About Poverty Alleviation Is Getting Historically High …
WEBJan 26, 2021 · A Chinese television drama about a real-life poverty alleviation project from the 1990s has proved an unlikely hit with viewers, garnering the highest rating of any live-action show in the last five years on China’s equivalent to IMDb. Concluding with its 23rd episode Saturday, “Shanhai Qing” has been lauded for its vivid storytelling ...
How Guan Yu Became China’s God of War, Wealth, and Everything …
WEBConsequently, Guan Yu’s cult grew only slowly through the Tang dynasty period (618-907), but his status reached new heights during the Song dynasty (960-1279). Emperor Huizong of Song, a bumbling ruler but a devoted Taoist, was the first ruler to make Guan Yu a “deity” in the official Taoist canon. The founder of the Ming dynasty (1368 ...
How Li Ziqi Repackages Rural China For Urban Fantasies
WEBDec 27, 2019 · At first glance, Li Ziqi lives in a state of idyllic repose. Each day, she sets out from her beautiful, spacious country house to roam the picturesque, dewy landscape of China’s southwestern Sichuan province. She tills her fields, tends to her bevy of adorable sheep and dogs, and picks fresh fruits and vegetables for her grandmother from her ...
Inside Aranya, China’s Exclusionary Paradise - #SixthTone
WEBJul 21, 2021 · Located in the northern Chinese city of Qinhuangdao, two hours from Beijing and just a short distance from the beachside sanatorium frequented by China’s leaders, Aranya seems an unlikely hipster hangout. Its rising popularity over the past decade parallels the country’s “urban flight” movement, as overworked urbanites dream of rural ...
FEATURES - Sixth Tone
WEBFEATURES. 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. In Shanghai’s Prisons, Inmates Find Solace and Skill in Textile Art. Sep 02 · …
The 14-Year-Old Diving Prodigy Who Won Gold — and China’s …
WEBAug 13, 2021 · On social media, Quan has been dubbed the nation’s “little sister.”. And after her hometown of Maihe in the southern Guangdong province suddenly received streams of tourists, local authorities decided to shut the village to outsiders, citing COVID-19 concerns. Quan Hongchan, China’s 14-year-old gold medal-winning diver, has amassed a ...
Battles Lost, Wars Won: An Environmentalist’s Story - #SixthTone
WEBBattles Lost, Wars Won: An Environmentalist’s Story. After Friends of Nature director-general Zhang Boju saw his activism fail, he went another route. By Li You. Apr 16, 2021 8 -min read # environment # law & justice. This story is part of Sixth Tone’s five-year anniversary project Changemakers. The future of China’s environment depends ...
The Shake-Out of China’s Community Group-Buying Market
WEBApr 01, 2022 7 -min read # e-commerce. China’s once crowded community group-buying market is getting quieter as it turned into a winners-take-all battleground amid cut-throat competition and intensifying regulatory scrutiny. Community group-buying services have exploded in popularity in China since 2020 as millions of Chinese consumers ...