# ![@SixthTone Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::4891767710.png) @SixthTone Sixth Tone

Sixth Tone posts on X about china, shanghai, ai, beijing the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  20.3% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  15.04% [finance](/list/finance)  5.26% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  5.26% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  4.51% [gaming](/list/gaming)  0.75% [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands)  0.75% [stocks](/list/stocks)  0.75%

**Social topic influence**
[china](/topic/china) 19.55%, [shanghai](/topic/shanghai) #259, [ai](/topic/ai) 8.27%, [beijing](/topic/beijing) 5.26%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 5.26%, [the first](/topic/the-first) 4.51%, [tone](/topic/tone) #279, [food](/topic/food) 4.51%, [douyin](/topic/douyin) 3.76%, [tiktok](/topic/tiktok) 3.76%

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"She invented and patented the flat-bottomed wok which was better suited for American electric stoves and was a pioneer in commercializing bottled Chinese stir-fry sauces. She famously tried to change the imprecise way Americans referred to jiaozi as simply dumplings to Peking ravioli a term that while not widely adopted was a creative attempt to bridge a cultural gap. Read more: https://ow.ly/w2M950XzLtc https://ow.ly/w2M950XzLtc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1995222597831704851)  2025-11-30T20:05Z 76.3K followers, 45.2K engagements


"A Chinese-developed acne vaccine has entered domestic clinical trials for the first time marking a national milestone in efforts to treat one of the worlds most common skin conditions. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018112 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018112"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2014187784945443089)  2026-01-22T04:06Z 76.3K followers, 467.9K engagements


"In a moment that blurred the line between grassroots livestreaming and elite esports [--] (Auntie Juan) a 59-year-old streamer from Chinas southern Guangdong province did the unthinkable. During a friendly exhibition match she landed a fatal blow or one-tap on Danil donk Kryshkovets a phenom widely regarded as the best Counter-Strike player on the planet. The clip exploded across social media not for the stakes of the match but for the sheer improbability of the sharpshooter: a woman who defies every stereotype of the professional gamer. What began as a way to pass time during the pandemic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2016736274779152751)  2026-01-29T04:52Z 76.3K followers, 176.5K engagements


"China has for the first time established a college dedicated to interstellar travel and space exploration marking a major step in the countrys ambitions for its space industry and a shift toward interdisciplinary aerospace education. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018149 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018149"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2017196624586432672)  2026-01-30T11:22Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"From the 1920s to the 1940s Shanghai was a global crossroads alive with sound. American musicians Filipino jazz bands and Chinese composers and performers converged in the same nightlife scene. In crowded cabarets Western swing collided with Chinese folk; brass met pentatonic melodies. Jazz didnt simply arrive in Shanghai it was absorbed reshaped and transformed into something new laying the foundation for modern Chinese pop. In this video we return to Shanghais jazz age to uncover a hidden chapter of music history. Its a story that challenges the idea of jazz as a purely Western phenomenon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2018179584492261838)  2026-02-02T04:28Z 76.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Student streamers have carved out an increasing share of Chinas massive online audience in recent years largely fueled some say by a desire among younger viewers to recapture their halcyon days in education. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018175 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018175"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2019773856576102636)  2026-02-06T14:03Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Chinese patients who underwent deep brain stimulation as part of clinical trials to treat opioid addiction are reporting uncontrollable sexual urges compulsive gambling and other behavioral changes that they believe were triggered by the treatment. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018099 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018099"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2020302676094029898)  2026-02-08T01:04Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Chinas consumption of gold bars and coins surpassed gold jewelry for the first time in [----] as jewelry demand fell to [---] tons while bar and coin purchases climbed to [---] tons up 35.1%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2020789719521513665)  2026-02-09T09:19Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Visitors brace against biting cold along the Songhua River as temperatures fall to around minus [--] degrees Celsius in Harbin Heilongjiang province Feb. [--] [----]. VCG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2020891156066795528)  2026-02-09T16:02Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"To capitalize on the demand young people have rushed to launch their own channels on streaming platforms like Douyin the Chinese version of TikTok while talent agencies and multichannel networks (MCNs) which assist content creators in programming products digital rights and other areas have begun scouring social media for potential stars. However for most converting effort into income has not been easy with research suggesting that the strain of roles in the attention management industry can lead to livestreamers neglecting their physical health and real-world responsibilities. Meanwhile"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2020981245857992717)  2026-02-09T22:00Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"With a collection of more than [------] artworks and cultural relics the Nanjing Museum in eastern China is one of the countrys largest. The case is considered the most high-profile art scandal in recent years. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018198 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018198"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2021221621999058953)  2026-02-10T13:56Z 76.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Chinas tech giants are using Chinese New Year red envelopes to promote their AI assistants flooding the market with billions of yuan in subsidies that have crashed servers clogged messaging systems and overwhelmed food service workers. The subsidy campaign dubbed red envelope war online began last week when social media and gaming giant Tencent rolled out a [--] billion yuan ($140 million) red envelope promotion through its Yuanbao AI assistant followed by a [---] million yuan campaign from search giant Baidus Wenxin AI and a [--] billion yuan push by Alibabas Qwen Chatbot. Tencent and Baidu offered"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2021861653969875127)  2026-02-12T08:19Z 76.3K followers, [----] engagements


"From mountaintop elopements to music festival photoshoots young people in China are transforming weddings from family obligations into personal statements about values and autonomy. https://ow.ly/RxiJ50YfEO6 https://ow.ly/RxiJ50YfEO6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022529821062947178)  2026-02-14T04:34Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"In [----] a teenage girl stepped onto a Shanghai stage short hair short skirt and barefoot. Her name was Li Minghui and while audiences then didnt know it she would go on to become Chinas first pop star. History remembers her father Li Jinhui as the godfather of that new sound. But it was his daughter and the women who followed her who gave his music life. They didnt just sing his songs; they defined what it meant to be a modern performer mastering new styles new technologies and a new kind of stardom. A century ago nothing suggested Chinese audiences were ready for female idols. Even in the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022906504408395783)  2026-02-15T05:31Z 76.3K followers, [----] engagements


"As Chinas early independent travelers age and costs climb the youth hostel model that once offered cheap beds and shared life is thinning out leaving scattered holdouts and fading memories. https://ow.ly/AFGT50Yga64 https://ow.ly/AFGT50Yga64"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2023155500095774736)  2026-02-15T22:00Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"A young migrant worker moves from job to job saying goodbye more often than he stays. A Yi ethnic minority youth leaves his mountain hometown to chase a football dream filming the process as setbacks pile up. A retired single mother and practitioner of jiu-jitsu tries to return to competition weighing ambition against the realities of love and family. These three lives are part of Nobody But Somebody a new six-part documentary series set far from the spotlight of urban China. Across its episodes the series follows young people whose efforts often go unrewarded and who must learn to live with"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022735147829772444)  2026-02-14T18:10Z 76.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Wang Zheng a 54-year-old media professional in Beijing lives among [--] million people yet often feels profoundly alone. After decades in the capital she still struggles to form deep connections in a city that moves too fast to notice individuals. Im especially afraid of being forgotten by society of losing my voice of becoming as invisible as a blade of grass by the roadside she said. Wang is one of [---] million people currently living alone in China. On social media they share glimpses of solo life its freedoms and challenges and voice a common anxiety: the fear of dying alone unnoticed and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2023215845724332496)  2026-02-16T02:00Z 76.3K followers, [----] engagements


"AI demand is tightening memory supply and driving sharp price swings creating windfalls for traders while forcing Chinas tech firms into an increasingly volatile market. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018208 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018208"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022073282770489405)  2026-02-12T22:20Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"By the end of [----] all Chinese counties with populations above [------] were able to provide dialysis services supported by more than [----] treatment facilities nationwide"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022206893167349777)  2026-02-13T07:11Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Lower costs shorter waits and expanding services are drawing more overseas patients to Chinese hospitals. https://ow.ly/N2bk50Yf1Ex https://ow.ly/N2bk50Yf1Ex"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022273130908033060)  2026-02-13T11:34Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Blending engineering sculpture and Chinese mythology artist Xiao Di creates colossal mechanical beasts that dont just move they seem to breathe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022324901030363182)  2026-02-13T15:00Z 76.3K followers, [----] engagements


"AI demand is tightening memory supply and driving sharp price swings creating windfalls for traders while forcing Chinas tech firms into an increasingly volatile market"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022492298559279405)  2026-02-14T02:05Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The ubiquitous garment has become an icon of East Asian fashion and has transformed as Chinese society underwent massive changes. It also begs the question: Does something so timeless have a true form https://ow.ly/s0Yj50Yf1XP https://ow.ly/s0Yj50Yf1XP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022370687986381004)  2026-02-13T18:02Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Ahead of Chinese New Year sellers at Dounan Flower Market headed into their busiest weeks amid changing weather and rising online competition. https://ow.ly/6EuV50YfFn1 https://ow.ly/6EuV50YfFn1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022566541942726868)  2026-02-14T07:00Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"AI demand is tightening memory supply and driving sharp price swings creating windfalls for traders while forcing Chinas tech firms into an increasingly volatile market. https://ow.ly/BElT50YfS7t https://ow.ly/BElT50YfS7t"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022660635570417974)  2026-02-14T13:14Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Terms once only used in academic circles are increasingly being used on social media. But that also flattens their meaning and ultimately doesnt lead to better public discussion. https://ow.ly/v8TI50YfVis https://ow.ly/v8TI50YfVis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022793142106247554)  2026-02-14T22:00Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Instead of going home for Chinese New Year as tradition dictates more young Chinese are inviting home to them asking their parents to come to the cities where they now live and work. The trend termed Spring Festival in reverse or fanxiang guonian exploded in popularity this Spring Festival with related topics garnering more than [---] million views on microblogging platform Weibo as of Monday. Zhang Yina a professor of social development and public policy at Fudan University in Shanghai said that this trend reflects a modern pursuit of relaxation especially among young people centered on the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2021112843056390230)  2026-02-10T06:43Z 76.3K followers, 104.4K engagements


"The ubiquitous garment has become an icon of East Asian fashion and has transformed as Chinese society underwent massive changes. It also begs the question: Does something so timeless have a true form https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018200 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018200"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022118586035118382)  2026-02-13T01:20Z 76.3K followers, [----] engagements


"A giant Aoyu installation a mythical symbol of success and good fortune stands outside a shopping mall ahead of Spring Festival in Shaoxing Zhejiang province Feb. [--] [----]. VCG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022430882221465898)  2026-02-13T22:01Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Tourists livestreamers and small-business hopefuls are crowding a remote wolf habitat in western China after a decade-old documentary about an artist raising and releasing an orphaned wolf went viral prompting the films producer to urge the public to stay away. The [----] film began trending earlier this month as commentary videos about it circulated widely. Among the most prominent was a review by film commentator Bizhan Fenghua whose video on Douyin Chinas version of TikTok attracted millions of views and helped keep the documentary in the public eye. Read more: https://ow.ly/pg0o50Yg9BL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2022993888143622257)  2026-02-15T11:18Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Over [-----] drones lit up the night sky in a Guinness World Record-breaking rehearsal for CCTVs [----] Spring Festival Gala in Hefei capital of Anhui province"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2023050667875819730)  2026-02-15T15:04Z 76.3K followers, [----] engagements


"From mountaintop elopements to music festival photoshoots young people in China are transforming weddings from family obligations into personal statements about values and autonomy. Read more: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018216 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018216"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2023095225330119121)  2026-02-15T18:01Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"In this video we return to Shanghais jazz age to uncover a hidden chapter of music history. Its a story that challenges the idea of jazz as a purely Western phenomenon and reveals Shanghai as an unlikely yet vital laboratory of global sound"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2023276153021309154)  2026-02-16T06:00Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Visitors photograph chrysanthemum displays at an exhibition at Shanghai University Nov. [--] [----]. Wu Huiyuan/Sixth Tone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1990348176943943882)  2025-11-17T09:15Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"After losing her husband in a work accident a woman in eastern China wins a landmark battle to use their frozen embryos and receive financial aid. https://ow.ly/VjQt50XsNfn https://ow.ly/VjQt50XsNfn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1990540615537369545)  2025-11-17T22:00Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"A video of an art troupe posing on a moving walkway at Shanghais Pudong International Airport has gone viral after a middle-aged man decided to join in with his own playful pose delighting netizens"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1990600850117415078)  2025-11-18T02:00Z 77.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Down 0.9% overall resale home prices in Chinas first-tier cities fell for a seventh straight month in October with Beijing posting a 1.1% drop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1990713357763293490)  2025-11-18T09:27Z 77.8K followers, [---] engagements


"A waitress in traditional Chinese clothing waits to serve customers at a new restaurant themed on the classic novel A Dream of Red Mansions in central Beijing Nov. [--] [----]. Wang Zhao/AFP/VCG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1990812678957224364)  2025-11-18T16:01Z 77.8K followers, [----] engagements


"My husband bought a house before we married. Do I have any claim to it Can I get custody of my daughter if I dont have a steady income Across China an increasing number of lawyers are moving their practice online turning platforms such as Douyin Chinas version of TikTok and Xiaohongshu known globally as RedNote into real-time legal clinics. With demand surging for quick low-cost legal guidance and a growing pool of young lawyers competing for clients legal content has become one of the most active categories on Chinese social media drawing billions of views and a steady stream of inquiries."  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1990857858041225522)  2025-11-18T19:01Z 77.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Inspired by its companys grocery stores for people the pet grocery store chain had offered freshly made pet meals and dining spaces for animals and their owners but made little profit. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1017868 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1017868"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1991265436147527702)  2025-11-19T22:00Z 77.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Cai Guoqiang is internationally recognized for his explosive works that emerged during the golden age of globalization. However when his latest work was met with widespread controversy it revealed how out of step he is with todays China. https://ow.ly/UIbt50Xu2PI https://ow.ly/UIbt50Xu2PI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1991325719394148424)  2025-11-20T02:00Z 77.8K followers, [---] engagements


"After losing her husband in a work accident a woman in eastern China wins a landmark battle to use their frozen embryos and receive financial aid. https://ow.ly/jwvZ50XuNsC https://ow.ly/jwvZ50XuNsC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1991635216805285931)  2025-11-20T22:30Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Created by Hainanese migrants in Southeast Asia the brew returned with re-migrants in the 1950s. Now a new generation is pushing it into the future. Read more: https://ow.ly/OHZq50XvlQ6 https://ow.ly/OHZq50XvlQ6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1991803825695412329)  2025-11-21T09:40Z 77.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Shanghai has officially said goodbye to chamber pots bringing an end to residents who lacked private toilets needing to carry their bedpans to communal waste disposal locations each morning often before dawn. https://ow.ly/NQ7150XvIU0 https://ow.ly/NQ7150XvIU0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1991885629945245784)  2025-11-21T15:05Z 77.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Created by Hainanese migrants in Southeast Asia the brew returned with re-migrants in the 1950s. Now a new generation is pushing it into the future. https://ow.ly/2wYp50XvJ4S https://ow.ly/2wYp50XvJ4S"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1991992564069625904)  2025-11-21T22:10Z 77.2K followers, [---] engagements


"An unlicensed aircraft workshop operating out of a noodle factory in East Chinas Shandong province has made headlines in China. The noodle factory owner Zhou used machinery intended for noodle production to assemble small aircraft. According to the CCTV undercover investigation Zhou gathered a small group of workers to build helicopters and light aircraft inside the factory selling noodles on the side while taking custom orders for planes. When the reporter visited one aircraft appeared to still be under construction while three others were unfinished and left covered in dust with rusted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1993248264276115772)  2025-11-25T09:19Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Visitors view exhibits at the 15th Shanghai Biennale at the Power Station of Art Nov. [--] [----]. This years theme Does the Flower Hear the Bee explores the relationship between human and nonhuman intelligence. Wu Huiyuan/Sixth Tone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1993288885766423031)  2025-11-25T12:01Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"A noodle shop near a childrens hospital in Huzhou Zhejiang province has gained widespread attention for its support of families of children suffering from blood diseases and cancer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1993499952928977342)  2025-11-26T02:00Z 77.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Lawyers have jumped on the livestreaming trend in China taking to Douyin Chinas version of TikTok to advise netizens on legal issues they face in real time. But fraud and legal misinformation has grown rampant leading the platform to roll out stricter rules for its growing community of legal livestreamers. Under new guidelines released by Douyin on Wednesday legal content creators must now pass tougher identity checks before their account is confirmed. The rules also ban false or misleading information guidance for illegal behaviors unauthorized legal services and clickbait. Violators may"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1993635108994330743)  2025-11-26T10:57Z 77.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Zootopia [--] grossed [---] million yuan ($31.9 million) on its opening day Wednesday setting a new record for the highest single-day box office for an overseas animated film in China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1993968574440878407)  2025-11-27T09:02Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"An increased emphasis on physical fitness in Chinas high school entrance exams is fueling a new trend: sports takeout. Read more: https://ow.ly/CThO50XyAvN https://ow.ly/CThO50XyAvN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1994119031905787979)  2025-11-27T19:00Z 76.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Against all odds Guineas $20 billion Simandou megaproject including a 600-km railway a new Atlantic port multiple tunnels and bridges and a twin set of mines stunned the global mining world. https://ow.ly/6XXC50XyWnI https://ow.ly/6XXC50XyWnI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1994526886630690997)  2025-11-28T22:00Z 76.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Ive more than [--] years of experience working in factories. Although the machines have evolved rapidly the lives of workers have not gotten any easier. Society is constantly changing and so are people but change does not solely mean progress. After almost two decades on the line Zhang Sai is turning factory life into literature and documenting the people and pressures of Chinas vast factory workforce. Read more: https://ow.ly/UCXg50XztQQ https://ow.ly/UCXg50XztQQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1994803599776350224)  2025-11-29T16:20Z 76.1K followers, 10.5K engagements


"After three decades of false starts international disputes and collapsed contracts one of the most coveted mineral assets on Earth was finally moving to market. And in doing so it may reshape the balance of the $160 billion global iron ore trade. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1017905 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1017905"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1995031215309820410)  2025-11-30T07:24Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Chinese cuisine has captivated the Western palate. Take for one the staggering number of Chinese restaurants in the U.S. They outnumber fast-food titans McDonalds Burger King KFC and Wendys combined. This entry into the annals of global gastronomy could not have been written without the pioneering efforts of two remarkable Chinese women Yang Buwei and Joyce Chen who through books TV shows and simply their cooking turned dishes such as potstickers and moo shu pork into American staples. Across the mid-to-late 20th century they didnt just introduce recipes; they were cultural ambassadors who"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1995447011936805014)  2025-12-01T10:56Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Three years after a spinal cord injury left him paralyzed from the waist down a patient surnamed Liu has become the first person in China to receive a brain-computer interface implant billed under the countrys new national pricing scheme. https://ow.ly/Krfu50XzWUB https://ow.ly/Krfu50XzWUB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1995467970521210882)  2025-12-01T12:20Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Days after a deadly blaze in Hong Kong killed at least [---] people China has ordered a nationwide fire safety inspection of its more than one million residential and public use high-rise buildings. https://ow.ly/8r9T50XzYxj https://ow.ly/8r9T50XzYxj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1995483065628369019)  2025-12-01T13:20Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Did you ever sneak into your neighbors garden to pick fruit when you were a kid In eastern Chinas Zhejiang province a farmer has turned his sugarcane field into a viral self-service stealing experience offering visitors a nostalgic taste of childhood mischief"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1995982810495275367)  2025-12-02T22:26Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Literally meaning the feeling of a real living person hu rn gn captures the growing pushback against hyper-curated online personas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1996095228407677198)  2025-12-03T05:52Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"After losing her husband in a work accident a woman in eastern China wins a landmark battle to use their frozen embryos and receive financial aid. https://ow.ly/3cQE50XF5XH https://ow.ly/3cQE50XF5XH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1997728071885987954)  2025-12-07T18:01Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Beijings first criminal trial involving a pet poisoning case delivered its verdict this morning at the Chaoyang District Peoples Court after nine postponements. The defendant surnamed Zhang was sentenced to four years in prison and immediately appealed the charges. In September [----] Li Yihans 13-year-old West Highland White Terrier Papi was poisoned inside her residential compound after Zhang placed acid-soaked chicken bones around a nearby childrens playground. Eleven dogs were poisoned that day; nine died including Papi. The case was first heard on Oct. [--] [----]. Li and the other pet owners"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1999108208267317503)  2025-12-11T13:25Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"A Chinese content creator has gone viral for his real-life gesture-controlled flying swords using science and technology to bring wuxia fantasy to life"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/1999345892722462744)  2025-12-12T05:09Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"For the first time in decades Beijing and several other major Chinese cities are restricting the use of chemical deicing agents this winter moving away from long-standing reliance on salt-based snow control to limit environmental and infrastructure damage. https://ow.ly/qaQg50XKLj7 https://ow.ly/qaQg50XKLj7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2001310221440876867)  2025-12-17T15:15Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Food vendors on a street replaced their QR payment codes with that of a pancake vendor who was recently diagnosed with cancer as a gesture of support. Students are seen lining up in long queues at the stalls making purchases to help the vendor during this difficult time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2001473993275236790)  2025-12-18T02:06Z 76.2K followers, 68K engagements


"Food vendors on a street in eastern Fujian province China replaced their QR payment codes with that of a pancake vendor who was recently diagnosed with cancer as a gesture of support"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2001525473529205195)  2025-12-18T05:30Z 76.1K followers, [--] engagements


"The annual Harbin Snow-Ice World theme park opens in Harbin Heilongjiang province Dec. [--] [----]. VCG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2001730495822856682)  2025-12-18T19:05Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"A girl plays with a Labubu-shaped installation made of fallen leaves in Shanghai Dec. [--] [----]. VCG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2001946943975567703)  2025-12-19T09:25Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"How did Sichuanese food go from hidden treasure to culinary mainstay There was one crucial exception: Shanghai. Records show that even before the [----] Revolution there were Sichuanese eateries in the city with several notable establishments listed by [----] in the Guide to Shanghai published by the Commercial Press. Read more: https://ow.ly/G2eI50XMbY5 https://ow.ly/G2eI50XMbY5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2002137057536229735)  2025-12-19T22:00Z 76.2K followers, [----] engagements


"A 27-year-old woman known as Xuanxuan from the southwestern Yunnan province has been rescuing stray cats and dogs for three years by feeding them leftovers from wedding banquets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2002257662478856692)  2025-12-20T06:00Z 76.2K followers, 264K engagements


"Climate change is accelerating an uneven reshuffling of rural China pushing smallholders out while only scaled-up farms can weather the uncertainty. https://ow.ly/CZu550XMW7V https://ow.ly/CZu550XMW7V"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2002722942229049460)  2025-12-21T12:48Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Chinas gaming and esports hub aims to support its homegrown video game developers in pursuit of economic and cultural gains abroad. https://ow.ly/exYN50XNEZe https://ow.ly/exYN50XNEZe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2003526540840051176)  2025-12-23T18:02Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"You and Me a free experimental music festival in Beijing grew from one teenagers search for refuge. Now it faces demolition debt and an uncertain future. https://ow.ly/5T6L50XNF4M https://ow.ly/5T6L50XNF4M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2003586631362621805)  2025-12-23T22:00Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Two young Chinese in Shanghai joined forces to combat annoying and vulgar stickers that frequently cover shared bikes replacing them with uplifting and inspirational notes to riders. Shared bikes parked outside subway stations and residential compounds across China are frequently found plastered with ads including vulgar sexually suggestive stickers a long-standing complaint among riders. But two young Chinese living in Shanghai are on a mission to change that. Zhang Xinyue a 33-year-old freelancer and Liu Bohui a 25-year-old content creator in Shanghai have recently drawn widespread online"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2003646918044295335)  2025-12-24T02:00Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Chinas first female Power Slap fighter Ding Miao explains how the nascent sport is helping her combat her fears. Read more: https://ow.ly/lptS50XO6Xn https://ow.ly/lptS50XO6Xn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2004160571739189386)  2025-12-25T12:01Z 76.2K followers, [----] engagements


"A woman promotes a Chinese-style portrait service at Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai Dec. [--] [----]. Wu Huiyuan/Sixth Tone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2004236093231661437)  2025-12-25T17:01Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Chinese cinemagoers are increasingly discerning. They prefer high-quality movies over holiday blockbusters and pick films that appeal to their demographic. Read more: https://ow.ly/ovqr50XOl8G https://ow.ly/ovqr50XOl8G"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2004614497172938754)  2025-12-26T18:05Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Chinas first female Power Slap fighter Ding Miao explains how the nascent sport is helping her combat her fears. Read more: https://ow.ly/lptS50XO6Xn https://ow.ly/lptS50XO6Xn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2004733973931717039)  2025-12-27T02:00Z 76.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Qwen Alibabas AI personal assistant has revealed the top [--] most common prompts it received in [----]. From stock market trends to the meaning of life the prompts offer a glimpse into how Chinese users are leveraging AI for professional advice and a bit of luck to navigate the challenges of daily life"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2004786166525297094)  2025-12-27T05:27Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"The building where Beijings most unlikely music festival was born no longer exists. The dilapidated table tennis club in the capitals northeastern suburbs was demolished early this fall another casualty of urban beautification and renewal. For three summers before that its worn courts hosted a festival with no tickets few rules and little interest in behaving like one. And it was built almost entirely by a teenager who had dropped out of high school the year before after years of bullying and self-harm. Zhao Ziyi [--] launched You and Me in [----] after finding refuge in the chaos of experimental"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2005005959869964495)  2025-12-27T20:00Z 76.2K followers, [----] engagements


"For two years Liu Yujia has crossed China on foot and by bike photographing the tiled towers tinted-glass hotels and industrial relics of a disappearing urban era once often dismissed as ugly. Learn more: https://ow.ly/XLBJ50XPmCs https://ow.ly/XLBJ50XPmCs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2005322695811166357)  2025-12-28T16:59Z 76.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Last year Chinas game industry was abuzz with the megahit that was Black Myth: Wukong. This year domestic games are finding their footing and challenging the status quo with innovative gameplay. https://ow.ly/1IQv50XPU7q https://ow.ly/1IQv50XPU7q"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2005583374233051486)  2025-12-29T10:15Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"A zodiac-themed necklace by Chinese jewelry giant Chow Tai Fook has recently sparked online backlash with critics accusing its design of satirizing modern work culture domestic media reported on Friday. Priced at over [----] yuan ($428) the piece was intended as a zodiac accessory for the upcoming Year of the Horse blending festive symbolism with luxury design but the choice of inscriptions quickly drew attention online. The pendant features the characters niuma literally cattle and horses now used as internet slang to mean overworked employees. The back reads jia the Chinese equivalent of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2005893649171898477)  2025-12-30T06:48Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"In a society gripped by growing social isolation and rising emotional strain young Chinese are paying for instant-reply companions to meet their emotional needs. During agreed-upon hours real people working as these so-called companions promise to answer any message call or video chat and many clients say the replies feel more real than those from AI. Some part-time providers claim they can earn over [-----] yuan ($1380) a month. The job drew nationwide attention in November after news broke that a Gen-Zer was spending [----] yuan monthly more than half her salary on such a service. Many"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2006078059389039066)  2025-12-30T19:00Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Prices of some Labubu series have fallen by more than 50% on Chinas second-hand platforms while Pop Mart shares are down about 40% from their August peak"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2006252809990045844)  2025-12-31T06:35Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The building where Beijings most unlikely music festival was born no longer exists. The dilapidated table tennis club in the capitals northeastern suburbs was demolished early this fall another casualty of urban beautification and renewal. For three summers before that its worn courts hosted a festival with no tickets few rules and little interest in behaving like one. And it was built almost entirely by a teenager who had dropped out of high school the year before after years of bullying and self-harm. Zhao Ziyi [--] launched You and Me in [----] after finding refuge in the chaos of experimental"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2006485858912715248)  2025-12-31T22:01Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"2025 in China was marked by the rapid development of the AI industry the Victory Day military parade and the popularity of Suchao football matches. At the same time farmers in the central Henan province and flood victims in the southwestern Guizhou province faced life-altering challenges due to climate change. Sixth Tone presents a series of photos that capture the moments experienced by ordinary people athletes animals and even robots. Read more: https://ow.ly/ZBIb50XQN6A https://ow.ly/ZBIb50XQN6A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2006646799155777557)  2026-01-01T08:40Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"By crafting punchlines from pain breakout comedy star Feng Shaoli has tapped into the silent angst of many middle-aged Chinese women. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018031 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018031"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2006824057673506910)  2026-01-01T20:25Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"In [----] Chinas game industry was abuzz with the megahit that was Black Myth: Wukong. Last year domestic games are finding their footing and challenging the status quo with innovative gameplay. Read more: https://ow.ly/Zoj550XQVkt https://ow.ly/Zoj550XQVkt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2007019048429633834)  2026-01-02T09:20Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"According to the Ministry of Transport cross-regional passenger trips exceeded [---] million on Jan. [--] up 21% from a year earlier. Railway journeys rose 65.1% while road trips increased 18.1%. https://ow.ly/KSCy50XR3Sk https://ow.ly/KSCy50XR3Sk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2007096878584766892)  2026-01-02T14:29Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"2025 in China was marked by the rapid development of the AI industry the Victory Day military parade and the popularity of Suchao football matches. At the same time farmers in the central Henan province and flood victims in the southwestern Guizhou province faced life-altering challenges due to climate change. Sixth Tone presents a series of photos that capture the moments experienced by ordinary people athletes animals and even robots. Read more: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018022 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018022"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2007150275191021626)  2026-01-02T18:01Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"By crafting punchlines from pain breakout comedy star Feng Shaoli has tapped into the silent angst of many middle-aged Chinese women. https://ow.ly/nZan50XRgEw https://ow.ly/nZan50XRgEw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2007378953615389100)  2026-01-03T09:10Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Virtual reality has proven less popular than American tech companies once hoped. Facebook rebranded to Meta with the expectation that everyone would be donning headsets to enter the metaverse. More than $70 billion in losses later the company is changing strategy. Apples Vision Pro also failed to gain traction. But in China [----] was the year VR saw explosive growth not as headsets for people to use at home but as interactive shows that allow participants to visit foreign landmarks explore digital recreations of historical events or enter the universe of their favorite animated movies."  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2007512539358269512)  2026-01-03T18:01Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Food vendors on a street replaced their QR payment codes with that of a pancake vendor who was recently diagnosed with cancer as a gesture of support. Students are seen lining up in long queues at the stalls making purchases to help the vendor during this difficult time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2007633077980610976)  2026-01-04T02:00Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"With humanities programs shrinking and competition at record highs Chinas liberal arts grads are learning to code mastering data skills and racing to pivot in an economy increasingly shaped by STEM. https://ow.ly/LImJ50XRvgu https://ow.ly/LImJ50XRvgu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2008011870146273768)  2026-01-05T03:05Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"As Chinas early independent travelers age and costs climb the youth hostel model that once offered cheap beds and shared life is thinning out leaving scattered holdouts and fading memories. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018026 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2008185521600622634)  2026-01-05T14:35Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Elderly winter swimming enthusiasts dive from an antique-style tourist boat at Bayi Lake in Beijing Jan. [--] [----]. VCG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2008599848052830554)  2026-01-06T18:01Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"At its peak the YHA certified more than [---] hostels nationwide from Mohe in the far north to Sanya in the south from Kashgar in the west to Dongji Island off Chinas eastern coast. For a generation of travelers these were places to meet strangers trade information and move without fixed plans. By [----] fewer than [--] hostels remain. Many were pushed out by rising rents; others converted into boutique hotels or left the YHA system as traffic dwindled. And with little sign of a return to backpacking as it once existed operators still in the YHA system say they are at a crossroads: to radically"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2008661157557526774)  2026-01-06T22:05Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Animation may never solve real-world problems yet in [---] minutes it can grant a precious possibility: the most improbable partners can still nudge the world toward change by prioritizing common ground over difference. https://ow.ly/vr9L50XTkwE https://ow.ly/vr9L50XTkwE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2009392227970089430)  2026-01-08T22:30Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Beijing-based generative AI startup Knowledge Atlas Technology JSC Ltd known as Zhipu surged more than 13% to HK$131.5 in its Hong Kong trading debut on Thursday becoming the first major Chinese generative AI startup to go public. Related read: https://ow.ly/ma4R50XTXXl https://ow.ly/ma4R50XTXXl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2009762233438339156)  2026-01-09T23:00Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The word ( caotai banzi) originally describes an amateur makeshift theater group performing on rudimentary countryside stages. Over the past few years it has steadily risen in popularity to describe a wide range of unprofessional ill-prepared or poorly coordinated institutions football clubs workplaces and even foreign governments. On Chinese social media [----] gave rise to the phrase the world is just a ragtag troupe. Read more: https://ow.ly/jWYy50XUBKH https://ow.ly/jWYy50XUBKH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2010000515565007117)  2026-01-10T14:47Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Last year Chinas game industry was abuzz with the megahit that was Black Myth: Wukong. This year domestic games are finding their footing and challenging the status quo with innovative gameplay. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018010 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018010"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2010502087415677079)  2026-01-12T00:00Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Qinghai Shake was my son Doudings favorite. When he was in the hospital he spent a lot of time watching short videos of people performing the dance trend swaying to the beat. The original choreography is quite difficult. Our group practiced for two months but we still couldnt get it right so I simplified it into six sets of moves making each more forceful and deliberate and a bit clumsier. The sequence lasts [--] seconds and we repeat it roughly [---] times an hour. Before we start the livestream youll see parents strapping on knee supports and applying herbal medicine plasters; some even take"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2010777605327237155)  2026-01-12T18:15Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"A Year of the Horse doll stitched with a downturned mouth has gone viral turning a production flaw into a sought-after novelty in Yiwu Zhejiang province Jan. [--] [----]. VCG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2010955385663078653)  2026-01-13T06:01Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Chinas coastal waters averaged [-----] degrees Celsius in [----] about [---] degrees Celsius above the long-term norm with all four major seas showing a warming trend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2011019065075089878)  2026-01-13T10:14Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"A Chinese safety app bluntly named Are You Dead has gone viral for checking whether people living alone are still alive leading its developers to introduce a subscription fee and consider changing the apps name. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018076 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018076"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2011138360312762784)  2026-01-13T18:08Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Historians should strive to create and safeguard historical consensus as the internet increasingly threatens this ideal. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018077 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018077"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2011171441325019351)  2026-01-13T20:20Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"From love you my dear self to a first toast to myself some of Chinas most popular buzzwords from [----] point to a turn inward toward self-care gentler expectations and emotional well-being. In recent years young Chinese have embraced concepts such as lying flat and FIRE to express exhaustion and disillusionment with long hours intense competition and traditional markers of success. Now a looser more playful trend has emerged for relief dubbed self-love memes by the state-run Peoples Daily. The trend began gaining traction in March when a hashtag about young Chinese raising themselves again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2011196763957244041)  2026-01-13T22:00Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The stereotype that Chinese people will eat everything and anything is based on a misconception. Chinese culinary culture is better described as making the best use of everything. This approach to food developed out of Chinas long history of famines. Historically a lack of food was the norm rather than the exception in the country due to its large population frequent floods and many wars. In addition ordinary people were saddled with heavy tax burdens to the government and even the more prosperous southern region had to transport grain north by canal. China might be prosperous now but older"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2011243166398067117)  2026-01-14T01:05Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Archeologists have uncovered what may be Chinas oldest known collection of captive wild animals at a site in the central Henan province where 3000-year-old sacrificial pits contain the remains of big cats Asian water buffalo and other species. https://ow.ly/OkS150XWyfH https://ow.ly/OkS150XWyfH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2011362832546222224)  2026-01-14T09:00Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"A penguin in a red scarf and a group of humanoid robots draw curious onlookers at a theme park in Hohhot Inner Mongolia Jan. [--] [----]. VCG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2011409268524659190)  2026-01-14T12:05Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Nie Weiping a leading figure in the modern history of Chinese Go has died aged [--] his family said on Thursday. Nie joined Chinas national Go training team in [----] and became widely known in the late 1970s and 1980s as Chinese players increasingly competed with established Japanese opponents. He won the inaugural World Amateur Go Championship in [----] and later took part in a series of high-profile international matches. In [----] he was awarded the honorary title of (q shng) or Go sage by the national sports authority one of the highest distinctions in the sport."  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2011635356953649596)  2026-01-15T03:03Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"China staged more than [------] commercial live performances in [----] up 6.6% from a year earlier. Box-office revenue rose 6.4% to [-----] billion yuan ($8.84 billion) drawing [---] million attendees"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2011713772101013685)  2026-01-15T08:15Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"On Jan. [--] my family is going to slaughter two pigs; can anyone help me restrain the pigs during the slaughter My dads old I dont think he has it in him to restrain them. This message posted on Jan. [--] to Douyin Chinas version of TikTok by a user known as Daidai was meant to attract a handful of people to help with a traditional rural chore. Instead it set off a wave of online attention that drew thousands of visitors from all over China to her village and hundreds of millions of views online. Read more: https://ow.ly/Oopp50XXeH0 https://ow.ly/Oopp50XXeH0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2011802752205082802)  2026-01-15T14:08Z 76.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Historians should strive to create and safeguard historical consensus as the internet increasingly threatens this ideal. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018077 https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018077"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2012283912735563880)  2026-01-16T22:00Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"As Chinas early independent travelers age and costs climb the youth hostel model that once offered cheap beds and shared life is thinning out leaving scattered holdouts and fading memories. https://ow.ly/Rnof50XXWTy https://ow.ly/Rnof50XXWTy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2012344191565648086)  2026-01-17T02:00Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"On Jan. [--] my family is going to slaughter two pigs; can anyone help me restrain the pigs during the slaughter My dads old I dont think he has it in him to restrain them. This message posted on Jan. [--] to Douyin Chinas version of TikTok by a user known as Daidai was meant to attract a handful of people to help with a traditional rural chore. Instead it set off a wave of online attention that drew thousands of visitors from all over China to her village and hundreds of millions of views online. Daidais short video showed little more than a pig a narrow village road and a vegetable garden"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2012518573961355547)  2026-01-17T13:33Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Xiao Zhuang one of Chinas pioneering female photojournalists passed away in the eastern city of Nanjing on Jan. [--] [----] at the age of [--] leaving behind a vast array of visual archives that quietly narrate the nations development and transformation. Read more: https://ow.ly/OYkn50XYNJH https://ow.ly/OYkn50XYNJH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2013070210157212084)  2026-01-19T02:05Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"McDonalds outlets in China have gone viral on domestic social media for dine-in seats designed for customers who want to eat alone sparking discussion about social anxiety and changing attitudes toward personal space among young Chinese. The seats arranged along the restaurants wall and separated by partitions offer solo diners a more private space to eat. Though the design has existed for years it recently drew widespread attention online where users dubbed the partitions protection screens against fake intimacy. Young Chinese welcomed the setup saying it allowed them to eat their burgers in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2013452525731750394)  2026-01-20T03:24Z 76.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Visitors feed seagulls at Zhanqiao Pier in Qingdao Shandong province Jan. [--] [----]. VCG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2013537125409431727)  2026-01-20T09:00Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Laying out an ambitious blueprint for the next decade Shanghai has pledged to strengthen its role as a global financial hub betting heavily on AI advanced manufacturing and low-carbon technologies under its new five-year plan. https://ow.ly/a9Fi50Y03fS https://ow.ly/a9Fi50Y03fS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2013633919896215873)  2026-01-20T15:25Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"After the [----] Beijing Olympics and the [----] Shanghai Expo youth hostels were among the few places where young Chinese regularly encountered foreign travelers arriving to travel study and work across China. As one of the limited number licensed to host them Wu Sihongs Blue Mountain hostel quickly became a hub. Wu deliberately set the hostel up for international travelers. He replaced Chinas standard dorm beds [--] centimeters wide and [---] centimeters long with larger ones. A longer wider bed was a basic form of respect he explains. The hostel also attracted young Chinese staff eager to practice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2013793752679161985)  2026-01-21T02:00Z 76.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Palace intrigue is a popular Chinese pastime. In many movies and TV shows imperial princes concubines and other palace personnel navigate forbidden romance and murder plots while jockeying for a better position in the emperors court. A recent video game Road to Empress has turned such a story into an interactive experience that blends TV drama visuals with gaming mechanics. It has proven a huge hit. When New One Studio released the game in September [----] it sold more than [--] million copies in its first two weeks and earned an 84% positive rating on digital distribution platform Steam. Its"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2013945063986884848)  2026-01-21T12:01Z 76.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Output from Shanghais three pillar industries of integrated circuits biomedicine and AI topped [--] trillion yuan ($287 billion) in [----] up 9.6% from a year earlier"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2013981214743445780)  2026-01-21T14:25Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Xiao Zhuang one of Chinas pioneering female photojournalists passed away in the eastern city of Nanjing on Jan. [--] [----] at the age of [--] leaving behind a vast array of visual archives that quietly narrate the nations development and transformation. Learn more: https://ow.ly/AZPB50Y1096 https://ow.ly/AZPB50Y1096"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2014205426448154882)  2026-01-22T05:16Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"A teacher trims childrens nails at a kindergarten in Nanjing Jiangsu province May [--] [----]. Photo by Xiao Zhuang courtesy of her family"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2014205431648838093)  2026-01-22T05:16Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Workers at the Nanjing Wireless Factory listen to the radio Jiangsu province August [----]. Photo by Xiao Zhuang courtesy of her family"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2014205435453247783)  2026-01-22T05:16Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Swimmers pose for a photo after crossing the Yangtze River in Nanjing Jiangsu province [----]. Photo by Xiao Zhuang courtesy of her family"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2014205438133432787)  2026-01-22T05:16Z 76.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Militiawomen shout anti-American slogans outside the Nanjing Institute of Technology Jiangsu province [----]. Photo by Xiao Zhuang courtesy of her family"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2014205440838746335)  2026-01-22T05:16Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Educated youth bid farewell to relatives in Nanjing before leaving for the countryside Jiangsu province [----]. Photo by Xiao Zhuang courtesy of her family"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2014205443477061756)  2026-01-22T05:16Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Filmed over three years Nobody But Somebody follows young Chinese living outside the spotlight capturing what it means to keep going in the face of uncertainty. https://ow.ly/Q3Sw50Y1587 https://ow.ly/Q3Sw50Y1587"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2014328500052775267)  2026-01-22T13:25Z 76.2K followers, [----] engagements


"A plush toy known as laoshugan literally rat jerky due to its shriveled appearance reminiscent of the snack from Fujian province has gone viral among young Chinese internet users. Often measuring just a few dozen centimeters the doll is assembled from little more than wire and loosely packed cotton with deliberately distorted photos printed onto fabric. First emerging as a meme in anime fan circles in late [----] rat jerky dolls have turned into a nationwide trend with young people customizing the dolls as anime characters pop idols friends lovers or even miniature versions of themselves and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2014598560755679336)  2026-01-23T07:18Z 76.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Zhou Yuan spent years teaching women about dating and maintaining relationships. But growing online criticism has now led to a social media ban for the influencer. https://ow.ly/QGAA50Y3Hg6 https://ow.ly/QGAA50Y3Hg6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/2015760861718057371)  2026-01-26T12:16Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Japanese #TravelingFrog mobile game that went viral in China finally getting a Chinese version http://ow.ly/cyNp30k67TC http://ow.ly/cyNp30k67TC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SixthTone/status/998639792018640896)  2018-05-21T19:00Z 79.2K followers, [--] engagements

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