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Why are museum gifts turning into plush toys?

Beijing museums have turned collection themes into plush toys and keychains. A souvenir can be a starting question instead of a shopping list.

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Places & Regions

Is a rooftop Ferris wheel the best city view?

A Shanghai shopping centre has a rooftop Ferris wheel. The view is fun, but the city below may be the part worth studying.

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History, Arts & Traditions

When folktales become animation

An animated anthology inspired by Chinese folklore became a large Shanghai exhibition. It shows how one old story can take several visual lives.

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History, Arts & Traditions

Can a book open like a dragon?

Zhang’s version of A Dream of Red Mansions makes the scale of the work clear. The Shanghai report describes eight volumes covering the novel’s 120 chapters,…

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History, Arts & Traditions

A goldfish takes the stage

A Shanghai exhibition turns goldfish into immersive art. Look past the bright colours and a story of design and careful observation appears.

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Everyday China

Can a train become an art gallery?

Young artists' work travelled through Shanghai on a metro train. It is an exhibition for people who might never have planned a museum visit.

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History, Arts & Traditions

Why is an Olympic panda wearing a horse costume?

Beijing's Olympic panda mascot returned in a Year-of-the-Horse version. A tiny souvenir opens a bigger question about how old favourites are redesigned.

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Everyday China

Would you adopt a cat instead of buying one?

A cat-themed Shanghai guide includes an adoption space. Cute photos are easy; choosing a pet responsibly takes a different sort of attention.

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Everyday China

Can a cat exhibition teach you science?

A Shanghai exhibition mixes cat history, interactive science and a café. The best question is whether visitors learn to see the animals differently.

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Everyday China

Lunch delivery needs more than a drone

Meituan’s September 2026 launch report gives the service a much more specific setting: the West Bund riverside in Shanghai’s Xuhui district. It identifies…

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