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Culture, Music

Art of Adaptation: How Yue Opera Is Winning Over Young Chinese


ZHEJIANG, East China — For Bao Yajuan, a renowned Yue opera performer, nerves were typically reserved for the seconds before the curtain rose. Yet, on a Monday in March, she felt that flutter again but on an unfamiliar stage: a classroom in the eastern Zhejiang province. Surrounded by around 30 young, curious faces, mostly women with little or no prior knowledge of Yue opera, Bao … Continue reading Art of Adaptation: How Yue Opera Is Winning Over Young Chinese

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Business, Culture, Gender

The Bookstore Giving Shanghai’s Women a Room of Their Own


SHANGHAI — Wang Xia still denies that she runs Shanghai’s only feminist bookstore. When she started the business in 2020, she claims that she didn’t even know what the term meant. “The word ‘feminism’ was very unfamiliar to me,” Wang tells Sixth Tone. “I still insist that my bookstore is a women-themed bookstore.” For Wang, running the business has been quite an education. It has … Continue reading The Bookstore Giving Shanghai’s Women a Room of Their Own

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Culture, Education, Society

In China, Life Coaches Are Seeing Booming Demand From Gen-Zers


SHANGHAI — As she got ready to graduate this May, Zhao Xinli recalls feeling “very confused” about her career plans.  The history major had some hard decisions to make: She had a job offer on the table, but it was “completely irrelevant” to her studies. Though she hated the idea of settling for a boring role, she also knew that the job market was fiercely … Continue reading In China, Life Coaches Are Seeing Booming Demand From Gen-Zers

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Culture

Stooping Takes China by Storm as Zoomers Scour the Streets for Junk


SHANGHAI — After darkness falls, Zhou Yuxian hops on his bicycle and cruises the streets of downtown Shanghai. It’s not just for exercise. He’s out hunting for “treasure,” he says. The 27-year-old is among China’s early adopters of “stooping” — a subculture where people leave unwanted items on the street for others to pick up and take home. Zhou’s apartment is covered with random objects … Continue reading Stooping Takes China by Storm as Zoomers Scour the Streets for Junk

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Culture, Life, Society

Young Chinese Love Everything About Sweden. Except Living There.


After years working in China’s finance industry, Helen Wang was feeling on the edge of burnout. She was fed up with working grueling hours, then being expected to be on call during her precious time off. The 28-year-old wanted to find a new path: one where she could “lie flat” for a while. Then, a friend gave her a left-field suggestion: move to Sweden. On … Continue reading Young Chinese Love Everything About Sweden. Except Living There.

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