With guitar in hand and dressed in his signature black outfit and white cap with a red star, Cui Jian launched into the final refrain of his iconic “Rock ’n’ Roll on the New Long March.” The orchestra ...

More than half of Chinese adults are overweight as of 2025, according to the National Health Commission’s Guidelines for Weight Management, a figure that is estimated to reach over 70 percent by 2030 ...

Over the past two decades, Chinese online literature has grown into a form of literary participation on an unprecedented scale, with more than 520 million readers, 35 million registered writers, and ...

From October 9 to 20, the 29th Beijing Music Festival returns to the capital. This annual celebration brings together top musicians and ensembles from China and around the world, with more than a ...

“Obesity is not simply about being unable to control your appetite or lacking self-discipline.” —— Weight of the Nation, p.20 In this issue, we explore how the shift in understanding of obesity has ...

What ties a modern Supreme Court legal battle, an office worker trapped in an unexpected meeting, and a 19th-century sailor pressed into service aboard a vessel bound for the Far East together? They ...

In 1998, as China pressed ahead with economic reforms and opened further to the world, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra took the stage at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on October 13. Beethoven ...

In the fourth century, the Chinese scholar Wang Huizhi (王徽之) moved, temporarily, into someone else’s vacant house. Upon arrival, he immediately had bamboo planted outside. When asked why he had gone ...

Global luxury giant Louis Vuitton’s (LV) fashion show at Shanghai’s West Bund on July 25 seemed quieter and more secretive than usual. Last June, the brand’s biggest annual event in China was ...

“Obesity is not simply about being unable to control your appetite or lacking self-discipline.” In this issue, we explore how this shift in understanding has pushed China to adopt a more systemic ...