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Yunnan Invented the World’s Hottest Pepper
This "industrial pepper" is set to smoke the reigning world champ for heat -- India's ghost pepper -- on the Scoville Scale
Culture
Entertainment, art, history & more
I’m Having Fun: The Selfie-Taker as a Symbol in Chinese Advertising
Billboards, subway ads, TV screens and mobile phones are plastered with the image of the selfie. Not the selfie itself - but the act of taking one.
Innovation
Tech, business, creativity & more
How China is Leading Genetic Tech
China leads the world in making elements of genetic screening and embryo selection acceptable, available, and affordable
Life
Health, wellness, lifestyle & more
A Peek Inside an Inner Mongolian Hospital
Mongolian medicine was shaped by the history of its people, interactions with Tibetan Buddhism, and remote geography
Photos
Photo of the Day: ZATO on a Genjing Sleeve
Sneak peek of an upcoming release from Beijing vinyl label Genjing Records
Photo of the Day: Vintage AK47
Classic photo documenting the work of Beijing’s first graffiti artist, as seen in a recent hutong photo exhibit
Photo of the Day: ZATO at the White Stupa Temple
One of Beijing’s most prolific street artists tags one of the city’s most intense areas of cultural flux
Photo of the Day: Wang Dongling’s “Bamboo Path”
New work by calligrapher Wang Dongling, known for large-scale works and his experimental “chaos script”
Photo of the Day: Cellar Window
Click for full-size image This is Part 6 of a six-part photo essay by Beijing-based student and...
Photo of the day: Traditional Stone Carving in the Hutong
百鸟朝凤: “All birds look up to the phoenix”
Videos
Watch: Man and Pet Squirrel Enjoy Noodle Lunch in Restaurant
At a local noodle house in Shanghai’s Jing An district, two friends go out for a bite.
“No Swimming”: Houhai, Beijing
The neighborhood of Houhai in the heart of Beijing, with its bevy or bars and cafes surrounding an oblong lake (also called Houhai), teems with tourists and day-trippers during these warm months. But for as long as I can remember, I’ve associated Houhai with its swimmers…
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Podcasts
Wǒ Men Podcast: Serial Entrepreneur Ailin Guo
Yajun and Jingjing talk to Ailin Guo, who left a promising corporate career to launch a string of startups
Wǒ Men Podcast: Donald Trump as Seen Through Chinese Eyes
What do people in China think as they watch the American political tragicomedy that is the Donald Trump administration unfold across the Pacific? Jingjing Zhang and Yajun Zhang talk to former New York Times researcher Kiki Zhao to find out.
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Women's Issues with Chenni Xu
Introducing: Radii’s First Podcast, Wǒ Men, with Guest Chenni Xu
We’re proud to present the first in what will be an ever-expanding Radii podcast network: Wo Men, produced by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang, who will discuss weekly topics that affect their everyday life in Beijing.
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