Xi'an After Dark: What Tang Dynasty Curfew Felt LikeHOT
A tour guide leading a Shu Roads study trip through Xi'an uses Tang poetry to explain why the city's ancient grid, drum signals and night curfew made life feel like a controlled experiment.
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Why China's Zhihu Crowd Is Arguing About Dinosaurs, Rhinos and SpaceHOT
A cluster of playful science essays on Chinese question-and-answer site Zhihu is drawing big readership: why humans never became cold-blooded, why rhinos were never farmed, and whether whales knew the Earth was round first.
A Man Vanished in Qinghai 408 Days Ago. His Family Offers $70,000HOT
Zhong Yuanda, 37, disappeared while driving alone through Qinghai in 2025. His car was found two months later, covered with a bedsheet and a blocked dashcam. His family has posted a 500,000 yuan reward.
Why 'Tang People Street' Is China's Word for ChinatownHOT
Chinese speakers call overseas Chinese neighborhoods 'Tangren Jie' — Tang People Street — not a transliteration of 'Chinatown.' The name reaches back to the Tang dynasty and a 19th-century diplomatic diary.
China's Holiday Souvenirs Are All the Same Three ThingsHOT
Travelers across China keep finding the same fridge magnets, canvas tote bags and keychains in every city, often with only the place name swapped. The copycat souvenir boom is now a national talking point.
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