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Everyday China

A Shanghai museum displays art toys alongside spaces for artists. It makes collecting feel a little different from a shopping trip.

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Everyday China

Some Chinese dramas are filmed vertically, with episodes designed to fit the screen already in your hand.

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Chinese food

A Shanghai pastry's name describes its shape and colour, not a seafood filling. That is useful to know before choosing between sesame and radish.

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Chinese food

Some Shanghai pan-fried buns hide hot broth under a crisp base. The soup does not arrive by being poured in afterwards.

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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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Everyday China

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

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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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