Heavy rain events are also increasing in China. Shanghai expected a heavy rainstorm on Tuesday. The port city has issued a warning as the storm, accompanied by heavy thunderstorms, is approaching from the south. There, in the coastal provinces of Fujian and Guangdong, heavy rainfall caused severe flooding last week. And yet, some people in […]
Floods, mud and debris slides are threatening the livelihoods of many people in several Chinese provinces these days. Days of rainfall caused severe flooding in Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan, among other places. Softened soils in the mountainous regions also pose a major risk of landslides. At least eight people died in such slides […]
Yoga is also very popular in China. It is estimated that around ten million Chinese practice asanas and sun salutations regularly. Part of the reason for the popularity may be that the poses are ideal for aesthetic social media posts. On World Yoga Day on 21 June, this group of yogis from Taizhou were photographed […]
Around 2006, China was the largest newspaper market in the world, and such newspaper kiosks were once commonplace in Shanghai’s urban landscape. Some of them were set up to create jobs for former employees of state-owned enterprises who were laid off as part of restructuring measures.With the boom in online media, the number of kiosks […]
In Shenyang, amidst temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, people are clad entirely in white, well-covered to shield themselves from the heat and sun rays. While temperatures soar, this woman relies on the reflective properties of the color white for protection. The outlook for the coming days: scorching heat persists.
China’s Singles’ Day in the fall is one of the biggest e-commerce festivals in the world. In October 2023, online retailers turned over more than 1,100 billion yuan at the discount event, the equivalent of around 146 billion euros. So it’s no wonder that one shopping festival a year is not enough. On Tuesday, the […]
Silencing critics is part of the Communist Party’s long-term strategy. It is not always successful. During Prime Minister Li Qiang’s visit to Australia, activists protested against China’s human rights crimes. What Chinese state bodies then do is organize counter-protests. A large number of supposedly voluntary supporters are used to drown out the critical protest and […]
The Euro 2024 is also interesting to Chinese soccer fans – like this man in a pop-up store in Hangzhou. However, the time of the live broadcasts of the evening matches could once again cause sleep deprivation in East Asia. The kick-off for the opening match between Germany and Scotland will be at three o’clock […]
Green bananas are becoming a popular gift for stressed office workers in China. The reason: The Chinese word for “anxiety” 焦虑 (jiāolǜ) sounds similar to “green banana” 绿蕉 (lǜjiāo), but with the tones reversed. Corresponding fruit baskets can be found at convenience stores, often labeled with the inscription “don’t worry” 禁止焦虑 (jìnzhǐ jiāolǜ). On social […]
Wheat harvest in Suqian, Jiangsu province: 2024 is set to be a good year for Chinese wheat farming. Analysts predict significantly better harvests for farmers than in the previous year, as Chinese meteorologists have predicted good conditions for the winter-growing regions of Jianghui and Jiangnan. Due to repeated snowfall in January and February, the soil […]