Culture of the People's Republic of China - Topics

Do Chinese bathhouses still work as places to close a business deal? What goes on at a Shanghai marriage market where parents advertise their children? How do only children in China cope with two ageing parents on their own? What is red tourism and why do young Chinese visit revolutionary sites? Why does the Spring Festival Gala still get argued about in every Chinese household? What does neijuan really mean inside a mainland Chinese company? What makes Beijing's culture feel different from Shanghai's? Why does hukou still decide where a family can send their children to school? Why does WeChat handle everything from rent to hospital bookings in mainland China? Why does the gaokao still decide so much of a Chinese teenager's future? What was it like growing up in a danwei compound where your parents' workplace was your neighbourhood? Why has square dancing taken over Chinese parks and plazas every evening? What actually happened during the Cultural Revolution? How did livestream selling become a normal way to shop in China? How did high-speed rail change the way mainland families visit relatives? How did a small city like Zibo become a national tourist destination overnight?