A video of an art troupe posing on a moving walkway at Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport has gone viral after a middle-aged man decided to join in with his own playful pose, delighting netizens.
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- Straight out of a video game: China’s ubiquitous food-delivery app Ele.me caught the Chinese internet’s attention this week after testing a powered exoskeleton for its couriers. The exoskeleton endows the wearer with the strength to carry up to 50 kg with ease.
00:00 - As China‘s group dance livestream scene booms, 20-year-old college student Huang Li — known as “Violent Zhouzhou” — has become its breakout star, redefining the role behind the lens by swinging a 5-pound camera through high-energy shows that draw over 40,000 viewers.
00:00 - As Shenyang’s youth fades into memory and nostalgia, Xu Shouzhong’s arcade lives on. Read more: ow.ly/79Jo50WO1fc
00:00 - China plans to nearly double the number of its “15-minute community life circles” by 2030, with a focus on expanding services for the elderly and children, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced Friday. By the end of 2024, the country had established 5,188 such circles
- A Stanford University graduate has ignited a social media storm by taking a job with an obscure township government in eastern China — highlighting the ferocious competition for state-sector positions. Read more: ow.ly/7aw950SlBMt
- In a notice Friday, Douyin — the Chinese version of TikTok — said six kinds of content including “flaunting wealth,” promoting money-worship, and “making fun of the poor” are now banned on the short-video app. ow.ly/Hpa450DNTgR
- In recent years, a growing number of Chinese women have been shunning real-life relationships, and instead finding romance in a series of viral video games. Now, many are trying to move these digital relationships into the physical world. 1/6
- Chinese archeologists announced on Tuesday the discovery of what is believed to be a 5,000-year-old settlement near the Sanxingdui ruins in Sichuan province where a large number of relics were unearthed, including a pottery pig reminiscent of the smartphone game Angry Birds.
- Qian Haifeng has been documenting China’s disappearing “green trains” for about 10 years. “All you have to do is to board a green train … and you’ll understand how many people on low incomes exist in China,” Qian told Sixth Tone. Read more: ow.ly/lCCu50B6fG0
- “Skr,” one of the most popular memes this year, has taken over the Chinese internet since pop idol Kris Wu used it in a reality show. What does this three-letter word mean? Read more on China’s top slang of 2018: ow.ly/aCT330n6UW8
00:00 - As a new wave of coronavirus infections threatens Suzhou, Jiangsu province, the local government has created cat-themed pandemic prevention posters to raise public awareness.
- Students at Yangzheng Primary School in Hangzhou wear DIY “one-meter hats” on the first day of the new semester. The headmaster said the initiative aims to help students get accustomed to social distancing amid the #coronavirus pandemic. (Photos courtesy of Zhejiang Daily)
- A father waiting outside a test site for China’s national college entrance exam in Zigong, Sichuan while holding a banner reading “No matter how well you did on the exam, Dad and Mom will always love you” has tugged at the heartstrings of Chinese netizens. (Photo: The Paper)
