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Today marks the traditional Qingming Festival (清明节). On this important Chinese holiday, people clean the graves of their ancestors and pay their respects. Paper money is also burned to express respect. The dead are believed to use it to ensure a good afterlife. Several manufacturers of renminbi imitations with bizarre names exist in China. These […]

A few weeks ago, the G1 model robots made an appearance at the Chinese New Year Gala on state television. Since then, they have become highly sought-after exhibition pieces – and now they have arrived in Germany. They are currently on display at the Hannover Messe. Under the theme “Shaping the Future with Technology,” the […]

A giant astronaut covers this residential building in Shanghai. Graffiti has become rarer in the megacity as China banned graffiti vandalism.In the 2010s, Shanghai graffiti artists went wild on Moganshan Street (莫干山路), an abandoned factory area that was hardly frequented by the police. The street quickly became a street art hotspot when the first young […]

No, this is not an excursion by the volunteer fire department to the Great Wall. The fire department’s exercise on the wall took place yesterday near the section of the Wall near the city of Chengde, presumably to avoid the tourists on Sunday. It is unclear whether the fire brigade is familiar with the term […]

The Chinese box office hit has arrived in Germany: Since Thursday (March 27), a handful of movie theaters across Germany have been showing the animated film “Ne Zha 2,” which continues to blow up the box office in the People’s Republic. The film has now cracked the two billion US dollar mark and is the […]

While Charles Leclerc usually hits the racing line with impeccable precision in Formula 1, his brushstrokes while attempting Chinese calligraphy were… a bit more experimental. During a livestreaming event ahead of the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver picked up a brush and took on a cultural challenge. Fans responded to his attempt to […]

A restaurant in Shanghai has sparked controversy: It serves half a chicken for a whopping RMB 480 (approx. EUR 62). The reason for the high price? The chickens on a farm in southern China are treated to classical music and a special diet of sunflower stem juice and wilted flowers. The video of one irritated […]

25-year-old business graduate and influencer Zhang Genyuan spent a day with one of the most advanced humanoid robots developed in China, G1. Renting out humanoid robots is now a lucrative business in China. Zhang paid 10,000 yuan, the equivalent of 1,275 euros, for a day with the Unitree-made model and shared his experience on social […]

Just like The Little Mermaid recently, the live-action remake of another Disney classic is caught in the crossfire of movie fans: Snow White opened in cinemas worldwide last week – and is receiving a lot of criticism. Even in mainland China, the film starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot did not necessarily set box office […]

Formula 1 is returning to China this weekend. The Shanghai International Circuit in the Jiading district will be the venue for the second time. Last year, after a four-year interruption during the pandemic, the circuit returned to the racing calendar and the new racetrack in Jiading was inaugurated. The hosts do everything they can to […]