Midnight Stories(Sinoist,November 29)Originally published in Chinese in 2018,Midnight Stories,a short story collection by one of China’s most celebrated modern writers,Su Tong,is now available to English readers.This...
(But you probably won’t like them)I’ve always dreamed of becoming a game designer,but my parents strongly oppose the idea.They say gaming isn’t a serious career.Do you have any advice on how I can change their minds?
(But you probably won’t like them)Dear Ayi, I’m a young professional looking to buy a house and put down roots in Beijing. People are saying property prices are going down, but with my current salary, I can only aff...
(But you probably won’t like them)Dear Ayi,all my colleagues are using ChatGPT at work,but I don’t trust machines and I’m scared it will make mistakes.What should I do?
〔But you probably won’t like them〕Ayi,I can’t find a job.Should I work on the assembly line in a factory or deliver food takeouts?Desperate Grad没毛病吧您(méi máobìhg ba nín,are you nuts)?Between a光荣的(guā...
A young woman surnamed.Shi from Wuzhou,Guangxi,may have been one of the busiest people in China during the National Day holiday this October:She received 21 wedding invitations from colleagues,friends,and former class...
Nicky Harman began translating literature from Chinese to English in the late 1990 s,when published works in this genre were rare.Many award-winning projects later,she looks back on how the field has evolved,and explo...
Today Zou Jingzhi is a celebrated screenwriter,but once upon a time he was just another dust-caked farmer on the North China Plain.Originally published 12 years ago,Zou’ s memoir of growing up in Beijing during the C...
(BUT YOU PROBABLY WON’T LIKE THEM)Dear Ayi,I’m a Tiger,and this is my year! I’ll be super lucky in 2022,right?Tommy the Tiger You 虎(hǔ,tiger) people,so 自大 (zìdà,self-important) and盲目乐观[mángmù lèguān,b...