The species of the two animals in this picture, taken in Heilongjiang, is clear: They are black bears. It is important to emphasize this because there is obviously risk of confusion.In 2018, a young Chinese woman on vacation fell in love with a puppy being sold on the side of the road. The animal was […]
Su Mang, the former Editor-in-Chief of the fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar China, has triggered a shitstorm with a statement on television. She said that one had to spend at least ¥650 (the equivalent of €85) a day on food and that she could not live on less. Appalled by Su’s comment, many Internet users pointed […]
Long-awaited reunion: A group of Chinese tourists is euphorically welcomed with flower garlands at Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Airport. Thailand, unlike many other countries, does currently not require Chinese travelers to take a negative Covid test. Thailand’s tourism authority hopes to welcome “at least five million” Chinese tourists this year. After the end of zero-Covid, however, only 15 […]
The Year of the Rabbit is just around the corner. In many Asian countries, preparations for the Chinese New Year are already underway. The man in the photo is working on a lantern in Bandung, Indonesia, under the anticipatory gaze of a horde of rabbits. Chinese New Year begins on January 22 and ushers in […]
The Gaokao exams are taking place in China these days. Gakao, probably the toughest exam in the world, decides on a student’s future career: on access to the country’s universities, on the chances of getting a well-paid job. Here, students in Nanjing are just coming out of their exams. Some even have a smile on […]
This picture brings back memories of Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, who threatened New York City in the 1984 movie Ghostbusters. Here, however, it is not a paranormal monster, but a cheerful – albeit oversized – snowman. And this is not the Big Apple, but the ice festival in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin.
It’s hard to imagine most German cities without Chinese restaurants, like this one in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Now, this culinary institution has turned 100 years old. In 1923, the first Chinese restaurant opened in Berlin at Kantstraße 130b. At least according to the German Federal Agency for Civic Education. It was said to be run by the […]
Festival of lights in Chinese: In Qianxi in the southwestern province of Guizhou, young women light a sky lantern. The so-called Kongming lantern is said to have been created almost 2000 years ago by the eponymous military leader. After its invention, it was mainly used as a means of communication. In Germany, these highly flammable […]
Winter sports nation China: On New Year’s Day, people flocked to the frozen Songhua River in the northwestern metropolis of Harbin to go ice sledding and ice skating.
Children in Chongqing are racing against mini pigs to celebrate Children’s Day. Who finishes first doesn’t matter: Only the children get a prize.