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Yating Yang
Reporter, People and Culture
Yating is a Beijing-based culture reporter at the Post. Previously, she worked for CCTV-6, covering international film and culture. Her journalistic expertise includes pop culture, entertainment industry, gender equality, education, workplace discrimination, and social welfare.
Yating is a Beijing-based culture reporter at the Post. Previously, she worked for CCTV-6, covering international film and culture. Her journalistic expertise includes pop culture, entertainment industry, gender equality, education, workplace discrimination, and social welfare.
Areas of Expertise:
Society, culture and politics
Languages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
‘Spicy, numbing, hot’ delicacy becomes go-to dish for birthdays and dates around the globe; aficionados describe it as a ‘personal hotpot’.
Former teen idol says she strives to be a ‘radiant mum’; calls on women to find partners who respect them for who they are.
Extreme act of filial devotion saw raw flesh cooked for human consumption; eventually act was rewarded with tax relief, official titles.
Traditional Chinese bathhouses, with a rich history spanning thousands of years, are celebrated for their ability to relax both body and mind.
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Home-alone felines benefit from pioneering service which provides litter tray cleaning, medical treatment, nail clipping, even kitty security.
Mums and dads enter private group chats managed by ‘coaches’ who amplify parental anxiety, discourage letting kids know what is going on.
Centuries-old folk custom takes place near latrines, pig pens and kitchens; places where the divine spirit is said to have suffered in the past.
Court orders money-grabbing divorcee who took accumulated New Year gift money held in son’s bank account to pay back full amount.
Company head says he does not love giving money away, but simply understands the financial struggles his workers face in their daily lives.
Continuous movement in one direction, particularly in tight circles, imposes unbalanced strain on horses’ legs and joints, expert warns.
Indonesian island renowned for parties and chilling turns holiday spot for fitness-mad travellers who seek ‘military-style’ boot camps.
Graduate from top US university keeps filming as wife gets emergency treatment for severe bleeding; even adds advert voice-over during recording.
Millennial parents turn to role reversal and facing the consequences methods to instil sense of self-responsibility in their children.
Seasonal festival rituals aim to promote agricultural abundance, include consumption of special food, striking of symbolic ox.
While festive traditions remain very much alive, young people are increasingly finding celebratory solace in AI friends and electronic goods.
More than a kitchen staple, garlic is revered as a ‘divine herb’; boasts 3,000-year legacy in medicine, rituals, home protection.
Deng says she has had strong business instinct from young age; opened store selling educational products after university graduation.
Nation’s Olympic diving darling marks her move into adulthood by showcasing photographs which cast her in a new light.
So-called doll mummies create mainland market worth US$1.4 billion; say toy companions of ‘emotional support’; even ‘smell’ like their owners.
As trust in traditional dating techniques declines, people place ads detailing selling points of ex-partners in ‘second-hand market’.
From colours and hidden coins to language and gifts, the SCMP runs the rule over taboos that surround the annual festivities approach.
Policy has ignited heated debate among Japanese netizens, with some labelling it as discrimination.
Human resources staffer under investigation after telling job applicant they were on a ‘blacklist’; angry netizens say days off are a ‘basic right’.
Poorly educated woman with emotional problems tries to apply ‘folk remedy’, punctures son’s skin causing bleeding with rusty shard left in body.
Sprightly centenarians with opposite tastes, different daily routines raise large family; find happiness by minding their own business.
Adorable ‘Oscar-worthy’ baby sheep who loves children gets 10 million views online; customer offers US$19,000 to buy it.
Slim figure seeking 26-year-old runs 10 km a day, cuts food intake, does high-intensity workouts; sheds 15kg in 2 months.
Age-old tradition stems from time when Miao people had to stage secret home relocations to avoid landlords seeking rent or debt repayments.
In rural Wuhan, a pair of chopsticks is placed inside chamber pot, representing swift birth of son.
