China Stories

Regularly voted the most beautiful woman in Chinese history, Lin Huiyin was one of the most scintillating stars of the Republican era.Read the article by Alex Colville: https://supchina.com/2021/04/05/lin-huiyin-fought-to-preserve-old-beijing-and-much-more/Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It was the afternoon of Halloween, and I was walking into a graveyard. I was not on a hunt for ghosts or ghouls, but the burial place of a 19th-century Chinese man—albeit one of almost supernatural height. Read the article by Sam Davies: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2019/11/a-giant-in-his-time/Narrated by Anthony Tao.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Qing Emperor Kangxi made an important edict in 1692 that allowed the practice of Catholicism in China.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/03/24/when-christianity-was-tolerated-in-early-qing-china/Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The company hit a gendered nerve, offending both women and men.Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/intel-blindsided-china-culture-warsNarrated by Alex Urist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The recent tale of the critically endangered Yangtze giant softshell turtle, found both in China’s Yangtze River Delta and in northern Vietnam, has taken conservationists for a ride over the rapids the past 15 years, as hope for the species appeared to die — only to see the animal recently get a second chance at life.Read the article by Kang Jia and Wang Xintong: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-01-23/weekend-long-read-loneliest-species-gets-second-chance-at-survival-101654451.htmlNarrated by Heather Mowbray.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

China’s funeral rites are undergoing a sea change.Read the article by Fu Danni: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1002033/resting-in-the-deepNarrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As families embraces assisted reproduction, China reevaluates who has the right to reproduce.Read the article by Tan Yunfei: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2020/05/the-business-of-being-born/Narrated by Anthony Tao.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

People have long talked about Shanghai being different from the rest of China.Read the story by Paul French: https://chinachannel.org/2018/06/13/shanghai-mind/Narrated by Paul French. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alibaba affiliate Ant Group is taking a hammering from regulators, but the government’s intent is to tame the fintech giant, not ruin its business.Read the story by Paul Triolo and Xiaomeng Lu: https://supchina.com/2021/03/16/beijing-is-going-to-restrain-ant-not-kill-it/Narrated by Daniel Tam-Claiborne.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The corrupt antics of a former Chinese mafia boss sentenced to death last year have been revealed in graphic detail in a Caixin investigation.Read the story by Tang Ailin: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-01-29/xxx-101657919.htmlNarrated by Kaiser Kuo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.