Artisans across China are preparing for the festivities surrounding the upcoming Year of the Dragon. This Chongqing man is making figures from palm leaves, a centuries-old art in Southwest China. All twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac are crafted in these workshops. But none is as intricate as the dragon.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, fireworks companies in Dayao, Hunan Province, have ramped up their production. The history of fireworks in China dates back over 2,000 years; it is traditionally a staple of the Chinese New Year celebration.However, in recent years, many major cities have banned fireworks and firecrackers – a ban that continues […]
Many Chinese have already returned to their hometowns. Now it’s time for the New Year decorations. These mainly include Chun Lian 春联: red paper strips with golden characters, hung on the door frame. They wish good luck and prosperity. Traditionally, people used to write their own Chuan Lian with a brush. Today, they are mass-produced […]
Today’s dessert has a bit of a bitter aftertaste: After 19 years, the Hong Qi is waving again on the Pacific island of Nauru. Chinese diplomats hoisted the national flag on Monday. The ceremony is intended to symbolize the island state’s recent rapprochement with the People’s Republic.Until a few days ago, Nauru had maintained diplomatic […]
If you turn up your Bluetooth speaker too loud in public, you can also expect harsh comments in China. However, anyone complaining about the sounds from the “Ideology Power Bank” could face a very different kind of trouble. The combination of speaker and power bank allows the user to charge their smartphone while listening to […]
Autonomously driving, labor-free delivery: Each of these unmanned delivery vehicles, currently put into operation in the northern Chinese province of Hebei, accomplishes 500 to 800 deliveries per day, has a maximum payload of 1,000 kilograms and a range of 200 kilometers per charge. Communication is also automated: Recipients schedule the delivery time through a mobile […]
Geopolitics at the Oscars – the short film “Island in Between” about the island of Kinmen has been nominated for the film industry’s most prestigious award. The film by director S. Leo Chiang has been nominated for Best Documentary Short Film. In it, Chiang explores the island’s unique characteristics, which lies in the Taiwan Strait […]
Chinese grace: Members of the Chinese delegation perform an aesthetic dance at the 3rd Qemam International Festival for Mountain Performance Arts in Saudi Arabia. The festival presents cultures and traditions from mountain regions. In addition to 20 local groups, 25 foreign delegations are also taking part.
Tesla boss Elon Musk wants to send his Cybertruck on a promotional tour to China. Even in the People’s Republic, Tesla’s second-largest market, the edgy vehicle is being met with hate and love and hardly anything in between. Online, many associate the car with China’s “useless Edison” Geng Shuai 耿帥, a welder from the hinterland […]
“He Cha – drinking tea” is a Chinese euphemism for a summons to the police station. The Suzhou City Public Security Bureau has obviously taken the phrase to heart. This month, it opened its own milk tea café in a police station. The Jǐngchá 警茶, a pun on the characters for police and tea, focuses […]