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Time to use hanzi as standard translation of Chinese script
Today is the United Nations Chinese Language Day, a day chosen to honor Cangjie, the legendary inventor of the Chinese script. In light of this, I propose that the term hanzi (汉字) be officially adopted...
Hugo Tseng | April 20, 2024, Saturday
Our dumb relationship with smartphones
I lost my mobile phone. Well, I say I lost it — it was in my back pocket. But the time between not knowing where it was and finding it felt longer than “Oppenheimer.”...
Emma Leaning | April 20, 2024, Saturday
Dear men: a love letter to the unseen and underappreciated
I like men. I like them so much, I married one, and regularly tell him how much I appreciate him. According to X, this makes me anomaly. That’s an issue....
Emma Leaning | April 13, 2024, Saturday
Who are these people? Online false friends intrude upon our privacy
Not long ago, when I accessed a map app, a request popped up: If you would enable your Bluetooth, it would allow us to specify your location with greater accuracy....
Wan Lixin | April 11, 2024, Thursday
Repurposing an ancient matchmaker, a modern love broker wins hearts and minds
The recent surge in popularity of “Wang Po’s Matchmaking” at a tourism spot in central China presents an interesting case study in how traditional culture can be repurposed to meet the contemporary needs...
Yang Jian | April 8, 2024, Monday
A proactive governance style adapted to a village of strangers in modern times
A few years ago, I wrote an article extolling the virtues of a traditional Chinese village. A colleague, thinking otherwise, confronted me with the article, and demanded: If you find the village so charming, ...
Wan Lixin | April 1, 2024, Monday
‘Married at First Sight:’ How TV is making mockery of marriage
Confession: I binge-watched the television program “Married at First Sight.” Congratulations if you’ve avoided it....
Emma Leaning | March 30, 2024, Saturday
The ‘basket special’ metro: All honest labor deserves respect
A metro line in Chongqing is so crammed with elderly vegetable sellers at certain times that it is nicknamed beilou zhuanxian, or basket special....
Wan Lixin | March 28, 2024, Thursday
Why do we find words failing us?
At a family gathering in Nanjing during the Spring Festival holiday, a young man named Li Sichao was asked to make a few remarks in keeping with the occasion....
Wan Lixin | March 23, 2024, Saturday
Hello, I have a parcel for you. How do you want it delivered?
I was unaware of a new regulation on parcel delivery services until I received two separate phone calls from couriers recently. They asked if I required my parcel to be delivered to my doorstep or if depositing...
Lu Feiran | March 21, 2024, Thursday
The way of water
Wang Yong Opinion editor
Pristine landscapes at the core: Pursuing a new model of economic development
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