A town in Sichuan's mountainous Liangshan region publicly shamed teachers over low exam scores, sparking national debate about rural schooling. Months later, teachers say the deeper problem is an overwhelming workload and a shortage of staff.
A 15-part Chinese essay series on psychological healing is drawing millions of readers. Its eighth installment asks whether three very different people—the pursuer, the self-reliant, and the one who flees—are actually carrying the same wound.
A wave of Chinese lifestyle essays argues that midlife exhaustion comes from being too accommodating. The pieces urge readers to manage their own lives and stop fixing everyone else's.
A viral Chinese term, 'soul partner', describes a bond that is neither romance nor ordinary friendship: someone who understands your exhaustion without needing an explanation. It is spreading fast among overworked urbanites.
Table tennis star Wang Chuqin reached three finals at the Nagoya Asian Games and lost all three, twice swept by teammate Lin Shidong. The former four-gold champion now says he is exhausted and struggling to enjoy the game.
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