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Forbidden City cats become celebrities in their own right

CATS AT THE FORBIDDEN CITY in Beijing have become celebrities. They now regularly appear in TV programs and on social media. They also count as part of the historical tale of the complex. In ancient times, emperors and other royal family members owned cats which they pampered, just like modern cat-lovers. In the Ming…

August 1, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture

Palace Museum’s cool gifts take art to the young

ASK A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE whether they want to learn about ancient Chinese art, and they will politely reply: “No, thank you, Uncle.” Now ask them whether they want purple lipstick or the coolest smartphone case EVER and watch them suddenly become interested! Such has been the strategy of the keepers of the Palace…

July 4, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture

The hidden feng shui of the Forbidden City

FOR SEVERAL DECADES NOW, the Chinese art of feng shui has been recognized worldwide as a valuable tool in the design of everything from workplaces to homes. Feng shui is an ancient system focusing on placement of objects and the layout of buildings with the aim of creating positive effects on the humans using such…

June 1, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

China news News

Social channels give alternative to media misinformation

A FORMER BBC reporter tried to politicize the tragic recent fire in Beijing by claiming that it was being covered up – there was no press coverage or videos or chat posts, Vivian Wu announced on Twitter. Except people in China are quite smart now. They quickly found lots of references to the fire in…

April 26, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

Return to the Kingdom of Bicycles

Planners designed ten thousand kilometers of bike track in China, as cycling makes a huge comeback THE BICYCLES ARE BACK. Cycling, for decades the dominant mode of transport in China, is becoming popular again, and the potential is immense. Shanghai, 1980s As recently as the 1990s, China was known as the Kingdom of Bicycles, with roads…

August 8, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

Mainland leaders actively working for Hong Kong’s good

Hong Kong was in the spotlight at the annual meeting of China’s parliament on Monday Vice-Premier focused on the city in special session with 17 Hong Kong deputies Pandemic and livelihood issues are key focuses CHINA’S LEADER XI JINPING personally expressed a high level of concern about the latest pandemic situation in Hong…

March 8, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

News

Foreigners at Olympics will be given ‘electric renminbi’

FOREIGN VISITORS TO the Winter Olympics in China will be able to use the new “electric renminbi” to buy things—even if they don’t have a bank account in the country. China’s digital currency is being gently rolled out to the public, local and foreign, in huge hunks of cash before a full launch at a…

January 27, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Life

Hong Kong’s growing appetite for winter sports

BEIJING IS SHORTLY to become the first city in the world to have hosted both the Olympics and the Winter Olympics. There has been 14 years between the 2008 games (bid campaign slogan: “New Beijing, Great Olympics) to the 2022 winter games (“Together for a Shared Future”). Although the…

December 8, 2021306Comments ByPatrick Li