Pictures

Pictures, photographs, and images spreading in China and on the Chinese-language internet, along with the stories surrounding them, translated into English.

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  Ugly Cakes Shared Online By Chinese Netizens A photo collection of "ugly cakes" posted online by dumbfounded Chinese netizens amused by how these cakes were designed and why anyone ever purchased them. 116
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  Gold-Painted Infiniti G37 In Nanjing Towed By Traffic Police An Infiniti G37 convertible sports car completely painted with shiny gold paint is spotted in Nanjing, China where it is then towed away for parking illegally. 44
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  Girl Proposes At Wuhan University Cherry Blossom Festival An unusual sight during this year's Wuhan University Cherry Blossom Festival: a young woman bravely & romantically proposing to her boyfriend, who rejects her. 73
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  Shanghainese Panic Buy Laundry Detergent, Fear Rising Prices Shanghainese rush supermarkets to buy laundry detergent fearing price increase rumors, a week after Chinese scrambled to buy salt fearing radiation from Japan. 121
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  Average Penis Size World Map, Chinese Netizen Reactions Translated Chinese netizen reactions to the TargetMap.com "Penis Sizes World Map" showing China and Asia having the shortest average penis lengths in the world. 185
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  Schoolboys Cross-Dress For Girls’ Day At Yanshan University A group of Chinese male college students at Yanshan University in Hebei province, China cross-dress as girls & put on a fashion show for March 7th "Girl's Day". 58
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  Donating Sperm In China, One Chinese Netizen’s Experience Some photos taken by a Chinese netizen of his experience donating sperm. In Guangdong, qualified university donors can earn up to 3000 RMB for 10 sperm samples. 66
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  Ming Dynasty Coffins Discovered With Preserved Female Body Three Ming Dynasty coffins have recently been discovered in Taizhou city of Jiangsu province of China. One was opened to find a well preserved body of a woman. 60
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  Government Office Buildings Throughout China Awe Inspiring Chinese netizens are circulating & adding to a photo collection "exposing" the massive, extravagant government office buildings found in various parts of China. 79
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  Chinese Netizens Admire Japan’s Post-Earthquake Behavior Two popular Chinese internet posts featuring Chinese netizens' admiration of Japanese society and its behavior following a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake. 114
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  Homeless Anhui Man’s Cryptic Grafitti Decoded By Netizens Strange, cryptic writings, symbols, and calculations can be found on the streets and sidewalks of Susong in Anhui, China all made by a mysterious homeless man. 14
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  Zhejiang Entrepreneur Holds 5 Million RMB Funeral For Mother A wealthy Chinese entrepreneur in Wenling of Zhejiang province of China spends ~5 million RMB on an extravagant memorial ceremony and funeral for his mother. 53
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  Anachronisms In Chinese War Films & Television Serial Dramas Chinese netizens make fun of the historically inaccurate weapons, costumes, & props found in many of the war films & television serial dramas produced in China. 90
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  Government Tears Down Wealthy Wuhan Man’s Extravagant Tomb An extravagant tomb & cemetery built in Wuhan by a rich Chinese man for his still living father is torn down by the local government after making waves online. 53
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  Chinese Psychologist Promotes Self With Underwear Clad Model A Chinese psychologist who promoted himself in Shenzhen with the help of a beautiful woman wearing only red underwear responds arrogantly to bemused netizens. 31
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  Wang Jiayun: Chinese Blow-Up Doll Becomes Famous In Korea Chinese teenager Wang Jiayun became famous on the Korean internet, thanks to photographs of her spreading online where she looks like an inflatable sex doll. 126
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  Witnesses Scramble To Loot Cash Spilled On Street In Beijing Images of Beijing residents scrambling to grab the many 100 RMB cash notes that apparently spilled out of a motorcyclist's backpack during a traffic accident. 71