Sexist Chinese Characters Discriminate Against Women
A lawyer argues for replacing vulgar "sexist" Chinese language characters containing the female radical with gender-neutral forms. Many say it is unnecessary.
8-Year-Old Schoolgirl’s Money Making Schemes, Reactions
An 8-year-old girl makes money by holding classmates' comics & lending a pencil sharpener. Chinese netizens discuss the balance of money, education, friendship.
Niubi: American Book Teaches Chinese Crude Language
Chinese netizen reactions to American book "Niubi: The REAL Chinese You Were Never Taught In School" by Eveline Chao, which teaches foul language & bad words.
Guangdong Youth Humiliate & Beat Pretty Pregnant Girl
A cell phone video of a pretty young girl, pregnant & possibly still be a student, being humiliated & beaten by a gang of youth spreads on the Chinese internet.
Nanjing Students Line Up In Winter To Study In Library
Photographs of Chinese students lining up across the entire Nanjing Normal University campus to study in the school library for end of semester final exams.
Foot Massage Girls In China: Their Life In Photographs
Netizens discuss photographs that chronicle the lives of rural Chinese girls studying foot massage to find work many consider degrading in China's major cities.
Lei Zhang’s Donation To Yale University, Chinese Reactions
Chinese netizens react, some negatively, to news of a Chinese Yale graduate donating 8,888,888 USD to his alma mater, the largest individual donation to date.
Unseen 2009 China News In Photographs
62 beautiful pictures featuring China & the Chinese people throughout 2009, including children, elderly, sick, and the ordinary at school, at rest, or at work.
Shanghai To Offer Migrant Worker Children Free Education
Shanghai pushes to provide free compulsory education for 100% of migrant workers' children by the end of 2010, but many Shanghainese are concerned and opposed.
Chongqing Medical Students Disrespect Human Remains
Chinese medical students in Chongqing take cheeky photos posing with human bones, their disrespectful behavior toward human remains shock & outrage netizens.
Impoverished Farmer Struggles To Raise Abandoned Girl
Touching photos & story of Long Zongya, a poor farmer in China struggling to raise his 9-year-old adopted daughter, Zong Yufeng, who was abandoned by the river.
Beijing University Student Embarrasses Japanese Reporter
Transcript of an exchange between a Japanese reporter from the Kyodo News Agency & a Beijing (Peking) University student. Netizens are impressed and skeptical.
Shanxi Coal Mine Bosses, Extravagant Lifestyles
Shanxi coal bosses are part of China's 'new rich', possessing immense wealth, spending huge sums of money, & living decadent lifestyles while their miners die.
Elementary Students Recruited To Be ‘Chengguan Youth’
A child shares his experience being part of the "Chengguan Youth" public relations program, using kids to promote China's notorious city management department.
Cheng Zhenbo: A 12-Year-Old Guizhou Child’s Lonely Life
Moving photos of Cheng Zhenbo, a 12-year-old boy living in the impoverished mountains of Guizhou, China. No parents, he care for his two little cousins himself.
Chinese Prisons More Modern & Luxurious Than Schools
Photos of luxurious Chinese prisons prompt netizen outrage & discussions about China's government corruption, rural schools, housing situations, & crime rate.
Sister Feng: Ugly Girl Seeks Marriage But Has High Demands
This is how a short girl handing out leaflets in Shanghai named Luo Yufeng started her career becoming the infamous Chinese internet celebrity "Sister Feng".