BUSINESS

Is China’s Pet Boom Over?

Sluggish consumption and a push for animal adoption are weighing on China’s once-hot pet market

ENVIRONMENT

Living With Pandas: What It Means for Locals in Sichuan

Saving China’s national animal from extinction has meant moving thousands of people and creating new industries

STREET TALK

Duck, Duck, Rat: A Rodent’s Head Prompts a Deluge of Memes

How an investigation into contaminated cafeteria food took China’s internet by storm

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
HISTORY

Sino-Sapiens: What China’s Pre-Historic Remains Tell Us About the Human Race

Four discoveries of prehistoric humans in China and what they tell us about the origins of modern humanity

ANCIENT HISTORY

Squawking Through History: Parrots in Chinese Literature and Verse

From “Prime Minister Parrot” to the “Green-Coated Messenger,” parrots have been feisty feathered friends for centuries in Chinese literature