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[The China Project] The Battle of Red Cliffs and the blurring of fact and fiction
It's hard to know exactly what happened at the Battle of Red Cliffs some 1,800 years ago. But what is agreed upon is that this monumental battle changed Chinese history — and achieved a mythical statu...
16 Feb 20237min
[Caixin Global] China’s economy appears headed for uneven rebound
Surge in spending around Lunar New Year holiday is fueling optimism tempered by more sober outlooks for some sectors.Yu Hairong, Cheng Siwei, Fan Qianchan, Wang Liwei and Han Wei.Narrated by Sylvia Fr...
14 Feb 202315min
[Sixth Tone] Looking for love in China? Get into esports.
China has seen a steep decline in the number of young people willing to get married in recent years. But one surprising group bucks the trend: esports fans.Fan Yiying and Fan Shuying.Narrated by Elyse...
14 Feb 20239min
[The China Project] The birth of pinyin
On February 11, 1958, the People's Republic of China introduced a new system for rendering the Chinese language, using not characters but the Latin alphabet. The move was revolutionary.Click here to r...
10 Feb 20238min
[The World of Chinese] Transforming China’s search-and-rescue sector, one dog at a time
Follow a father-son duo who trained some of China’s first internationally certified search-and-rescue dogs, and dream of having a dog for every city.Click here to read the article by Story FM.Translat...
10 Feb 202338min
[The World of Chinese] Wild ride to Xanadu
Seeking the lost northern capital of the Mongol Yuan dynasty.Click here to read the article by Mads Vesterager Nielsen.Narrated by Anthony Tao.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...
10 Feb 202320min
[Sixth Tone] The hunt for China’s ugliest building
For 13 years, the “China’s Ugliest Buildings” poll has documented the misfires and gambles that defined the country’s urban building spree. What can the results teach us about taste in architecture?Cl...
10 Feb 20237min
[Sixth Tone] How China’s favorite fantasy realm faded into the background
From “Water Margin” to “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” it was the setting of some of China’s best-loved works of fiction and fantasy. But does anyone still care about the “jianghu”?Click here to rea...
7 Feb 20239min
