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Shanghai Adult Expo: Hugging Robots, Talking Dolls, Toys That Learn


SHANGHAI — Robots that hug, dolls that whisper, toys that know your heartbeat. At this year’s adult products expo in Shanghai, cutting-edge pleasure technologies included lifelike responses to touch and emotion, blurring the line between human connection and machine interaction. The three-day international adult products expo, which opened April 18, brought together more than 400 exhibitors from around the globe. Showcasing a wide range of … Continue reading Shanghai Adult Expo: Hugging Robots, Talking Dolls, Toys That Learn

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Business, Culture, Health, youth trend

China’s Hottest New Beauty Product: Cheap Bottled Water


Like many university students, Sun Zhongwei has to live on a tight budget. So, when the 20-year-old saw a post on the social platform Xiaohongshu about an unusual new money-saving hack, he was immediately intrigued. The idea was simple: instead of using pricey face masks to give yourself a facial, simply apply a few cotton pads soaked in mineral water. Given the high cost of … Continue reading China’s Hottest New Beauty Product: Cheap Bottled Water

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Donkey Burgers to Farm Tales: The Podcasts Giving Rural China a Voice


As a podcast featuring Chinese comedians, “One-sided Point of View” can get raucous. On an episode discussing weight loss, the hosts laughed uproariously throughout an 81-minute discussion that spanned their peak weights, chafing clothing, sweating in private places, the pleasures of late-night donkey-burger takeout, and an occasional bit of toilet humor. “I never sat on a white sofa again,” one guest ended an anecdote as … Continue reading Donkey Burgers to Farm Tales: The Podcasts Giving Rural China a Voice

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Business, youth trend

Growing Wild: Why Young China Can’t Get Enough of Mushroom Hunts


The indigo milk cap, trumpet of the dead, darkening brittlegill, and ox tongue — wild mushrooms with names as intriguing as the thrill of foraging them. This summer, these fungi have sparked a frenzy across southwestern China, with young Chinese flooding Yunnan and Sichuan provinces to join guided mushroom hunts. Driven by social media platforms, where posts capturing the allure of hunting for rare fungi … Continue reading Growing Wild: Why Young China Can’t Get Enough of Mushroom Hunts

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Business, Culture, Life, Society

Change of Art: Bringing a 1,000-Year-Old Pottery Village Back to Life


ZHEJIANG, East China — In the heart of Yaoli Village, where traditional homes with white walls and black tiles stand as a testament to the past, an abandoned pigsty has found new purpose. Transformed into a pottery culture center, it now welcomes visitors from across China with a poetry anthology titled “My Ideal,” collaboratively crafted by over 30 villagers who had never before engaged in … Continue reading Change of Art: Bringing a 1,000-Year-Old Pottery Village Back to Life

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