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Hair embroidery is a traditional Chinese art form that uses human hair rather than silk thread to create extraordinarily detailed landscapes, calligraphy, and portraits. Photo: ifeng

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Chinese hair embroidery uses human hair instead of silk thread to craft ultra-fine art

Some artists split the hair into finer strands or blend it with silk and gold threads for expressionistic effects.

Chinese women spend top dollar on male model shoots for brief taste of love

Chinese-Malaysian woman proud to find grandad honoured in China for WWII sacrifice

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China fires kindergarten principal, warns officials over ‘mops in pots’ scandal

Whistle-blower expresses relief upon seeing the announcement, saying, ‘The children there can eat clean food now’.

Eleven Chinese officials were disciplined and a kindergarten principal and kitchen staff fired after a teacher exposed canteen workers washing mops in cooking woks. Photo: Weibo
Eleven Chinese officials were disciplined and a kindergarten principal and kitchen staff fired after a teacher exposed canteen workers washing mops in cooking woks. Photo: Weibo

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China mourns death of music legend Liu Huan, voice of 2008 Beijing Olympic theme song

Widely recognised as China’s contemporary vocal king and a pioneer of Chinese popular music, Liu’s artistic impact was profound.

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China wife saves husband with kidney donation, beating sub 10% compatibility rate

Abandoned by her parents post-divorce and raised by her grandmother, Liang says she found the love and family she desired with Chung.

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China professor sparks debate by calling a third of youth ‘unsuitable for marriage’

While some agree marriage is not a mandatory milestone, others argue his view oversimplifies a complex issue.

A Fudan University professor’s bold claim that at least one-third of young people are “unsuitable for marriage” has triggered an explosive online debate. Photo: Shutterstock
A Fudan University professor’s bold claim that at least one-third of young people are “unsuitable for marriage” has triggered an explosive online debate. Photo: Shutterstock

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Elderly China resident sparks fury after cutting worker’s safety rope to hang laundry

Incident triggers fierce condemnation on mainland social media, with related posts amassing 61 million views; some brand act ‘attempted murder’.

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The other crop that built China: how millet became foundation for Chinese civilisation

While domestication of rice was crucial in southern China, it was millet that ruled the North, laying groundwork for birth of the country.

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Chinese rubbish station worker scouted for striking looks refuses full-time modelling

Leng believes that while collecting rubbish puts food on the table, modelling is a dream, and the two paths do not conflict.

Discovered by a famous Chinese supermodel for her striking looks, a 20-year-old waste station worker, above, turned down full-time modelling contracts. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

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Chinese doctor with PhD leaves medical career to deliver food, pursue music part-time

Liu knows a PhD means status and money, but she realises it is just not for her.

Just one year after earning her medical PhD, a 31-year-old Chinese woman quit her job to deliver food and sing part-time, choosing a non-traditional lifestyle. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/gmw.cn
Just one year after earning her medical PhD, a 31-year-old Chinese woman quit her job to deliver food and sing part-time, choosing a non-traditional lifestyle. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/gmw.cn

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Chinese couple have 13 kids to avoid village bullying and elderly loneliness

Father expresses deep joy in his large family, saying hearing his kids call him ‘dad’ makes him happy.

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Young Chinese women sew own underwear, clothes, amid discontent with fast fashion

For many, learning to sew exposed long-standing flaws in fast fashion – poor fits, inferior fabrics, and monotonous designs.

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Mooncakes for the dog? How China is reinventing its iconic festive snack

China’s consumers appear to be going off the dense Mid-Autumn Festival treat, but tiny mooncakes for pets are a different story.

Dog mooncakes have become a popular new trend ahead of this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival in China. Photo: Handout

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China seal touches hearts for swimming 200km back to island after missing humans

Experts believe that because Nana was cared for by humans for so long, she now associates people with safety.

A young seal named Nana has touched hearts online in China after swimming 200km back to an island habitat in Liaoning post-training because she missed humans. Photo: Ind.com.cn
A young seal named Nana has touched hearts online in China after swimming 200km back to an island habitat in Liaoning post-training because she missed humans. Photo: Ind.com.cn

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Chinese retail chain faces rare backlash for limiting new hires to 4-year contracts

Critics brand policy ridiculous, calling it an excuse to exploit young talent and dump them as they grow experienced, harder to control.

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Chinese archaeologists find 2,200-year-old ancestor of Dragon Boat Festival treat

When we eat zongzi or other leaf-wrapped food, we can clearly appreciate that this tradition existed since ancient times, says researcher.

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Indonesian wife, 24, surprised husband, 62, was groom at event she attended at 9

After a young Indonesian woman married a much older man who had wed twice before, she realised they had met at one of his other nuptials when she was a child.

A 19-year-old Indonesian woman finds out after marrying a man aged 57, that she attended a previous wedding of his when she was just nine years old. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com
A 19-year-old Indonesian woman finds out after marrying a man aged 57, that she attended a previous wedding of his when she was just nine years old. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com

China Personalities

Profile | Mystery Chinese woman steals show at 2024 Cannes Film Festival, but who is she?

A mystery woman from China, who stole the show on the red carpet at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has been revealed to be a rich online influencer and wife of a famous mainland musician.

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Singaporean influencer becomes grandmother at 34, jokes that she ‘inspired’ son

A popular online influencer in Singapore who has become a grandmother at the age of 34 has pledged to support and guide her 17-year-old son.

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Man has child by surrogate without telling family as he wants to be grandfather

A 50-something woman in China was shocked to find a baby in her home when she got in from work one day, and that the child belonged to her husband who had hired a surrogacy agency without telling her.

A man had secretly hired a surrogacy agency to get a baby girl after his only daughter told him she did not want to have children. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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Paul Tough, the principal and CEO of Kellett School, at the new Sixth Form Centre. Photo: Alexander Mak

Kellett School: 50 years of shaping futures in Hong Kong

Paul Tough, the principal and CEO of Kellett School, talks to PostMag about finding ‘eureka!’ moments in his learning journey, changes in education and an ambitious strategic vision for the Hong Kong institution.

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AIA Scholars (from left) Selina Wong, King Chan, Zara Chui, Atta Yu and Wilson Cheng. Photo: Alexander Mak

AIA invests in Hong Kong’s future with US$100m AIA Scholarships scheme

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AIA Scholar Zara Chui, 24, a second-year PhD student in medicine at the University of Hong Kong specialising in endocrinology and metabolism. Photo: Alexander Mak

How Zara Chui is searching for early-warning solutions for detecting fatty liver disease

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AIA Scholar Selina Wong, 21, a student of Baptist University’s double-degree programme in Chinese medicine and biomedical science. Photo: Alexander Mak

How Selina Wong hopes to expand the reach of traditional Chinese medicine

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The Yuen Long branch of Wing Wah Restaurant does a brisk mooncake trade ahead of the 1976 Mid-Autumn Festival. Photo: SCMP Archives

In pictures: the evolution of Hong Kong’s Mid-Autumn mooncake

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