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Everyday China

At Chengdu's panda base, looking after an animal can mean designing things for it to do. The job is more inventive than a bowl of bamboo suggests.

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Everyday China

Shanghai's cartoon and game expo gave tabletop games and indie creators room alongside the screens. Why would a city make space for both?

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Everyday China

Badges, plush toys and tiny figures can turn a favourite story into something you carry. In Shanghai fan markets, they have a name of their own.

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Chinese food

A round rice ball might hide sesame, red bean or even meat. Its shape tells you about the festival, but not exactly what you are about to taste.

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At Lantern Festival, the lights are only half the game. Some lanterns have questions attached, and the answer might win you a prize.

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Everyday China

The money matters, obviously. But the envelope says something the amount cannot.

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Language & Meaning

Some brand names are translated. Others are made to sound familiar. Coca-Cola tries to do both.

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Chinese food

If you expected every mooncake to be sweet, a Shanghai bakery window would change your mind quickly.

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Language & Meaning

Picking characters that sound like your name is the easy part. Finding a name you would actually want to answer to takes more thought.

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Everyday China

On some videos, the comments don't wait underneath. They appear right on the scene everyone is watching.

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