Sixth Tone China

Situ Village in northern China, which built a highly rated scenic area on top of coal-mining waste, has faced steep economic losses in recent years, according to a local official.

From Ming dynasty props to Amazon best-sellers, Xuchang has built a $1.7 billion hair industry — but can it hold on amid razor-thin margins and a talent shortage?

As summer fades, China honors its “wandering ghosts” with a vibrant mix of rituals, offerings, and a mass food fight.

The artifacts, discovered aboard a trading vessel shipwrecked in waters off eastern China, consisted mainly of celadon bowls, plates, and cups from a renowned 1,700-year-old kiln.

A pioneering hospital can reconstruct women’s bodies. A new social work project is asking how to help them rebuild their lives.

A hospital refused to continue the embryo-transfer process after her husband’s death, citing consent requirements, potential inheritance disputes, and restrictions on assisted reproduction.

Researchers found that levels of a gene expression regulator rose in the spleens of middle-aged female mice, contributing to cellular demise and potentially explaining why men and women age differently.

Shen Zhongmin’s feature debut blends fiction and documentary to reconstruct her father’s decade after he was sent from Shanghai to work on a state-run farm.

Xianyu, China’s top resale platform, says illicit conversations documented by a media investigation occurred on other platforms and called for cross-platform action.

From life on the streets at 15 to smashing the record for racing 330 kilometers through the Alps, champion runner Zhao Jiaju reflects on his long road to greatness.

A record 1,385 young competitors from 68 countries and regions will compete across 64 disciplines in this year’s vocational skills contest.

The defeat has prompted scrutiny of the team’s head coach and its traditional training methods.

Raised by grandparents while their parents worked elsewhere, the three “left-behind” sisters reunite with their mom and dad in Shanghai after years of parenting through calls, video chats, and a camera at home.

Food delivery, e-commerce, and other purchase platforms will no longer be allowed to encourage customers to buy financial products such as loans at checkout.

For 140 years, part of the Yongle Encyclopedia sat unread in a Paris attic — a researcher’s keen eye and an entrepreneur’s deep pockets brought it back to China.

Police placed three ticket scalpers in custody, and three others received administrative penalties after attendees who had purchased tickets through unofficial channels were denied entry to the venue.

U.S. startup founder Ken Chester entered China’s first rural hackathon in a remote village in Fujian province. Then, he took the idea back to Michigan.

The couple’s romantic gesture drew angry shouts and security intervention. A viral video of the incident later prompted a reported police complaint.

For China’s army of part-time couriers, retirement remains an abstract concept — surviving today is the priority.

The new municipal government program uses AI token consumption to help assess tech companies seeking loans, offering another route to financing for companies that struggle to secure conventional credit.