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Tibets “Bathing Festival” lasts seven days, during which people of all ages bathe in natural waters, socialise and seek romantic partners through music. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Zhihu

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Tibetan ‘Bathing Festival’ sees people bathe in natural waters, socialise, seek romantic partners

People flock to water celebration in search of healing, good fortune and possible romance; event has an almost 800-year history.

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Quirky China: worm removed from woman’s brain, under-fire gamer dyes her skin black

19 Apr 2026 - 2:00PM

China martial arts prodigy, 5, practises to point of tears for May tournament

19 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM

China Personalities

China limbless mum sews with mouth, uses limb stumps for daily tasks, raises 3 kids alone

‘Warrior’ octogenarian who uses her elbows to hold chopsticks, took care of household chores and made sure family ‘never went hungry’.

18 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

An 81-year-old Chinese mother, born without limbs, has gained widespread attention online for raising her three children alone, earning her the title of “the strongest Chinese mother” among netizens. Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu

Gender & Diversity

China eatery hit for ‘beating wife’ sales slogan hinting at domestic violence approval

Other offensive sayings surface, like ‘a wife cannot be beaten to death and peppers cannot burn in the sun’, ignite online anger.

18 Apr 2026 - 6:16PM

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China family buries luxury car as offering, prompts official reprimand, public apology

Death of ‘avid collector’ of expensive vehicles sparks bizarre funeral ceremony which raises environmental fears.

18 Apr 2026 - 6:23PM

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Gender & Diversity

‘Fire Roses’: China only female cremation team attacks stereotypes, alters mortality views

Women face mental and physical rigours of dealing with death on a daily basis, say it gives them a better understanding of life.

17 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

China’s only all-female cremation team, the “Fire Roses”, works tirelessly in Beijing’s extreme heat, cremating bodies and meticulously cleaning bones. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com

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China woman sweeps wrong tomb, boy does homework at police station, courier ‘feeds’ village

In a country where the unexpected seamlessly integrates into daily life, these three quirky excursions add a delightful twist to routines.

17 Apr 2026 - 2:01PM

Trending in China

Mastering the shadows: explore lives, extraordinary skills of ancient Chinese thieves

To maintain social order, ancient Chinese dynasties imposed severe punishments for theft – amputation, exile, even death penalty.

17 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM

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China single mum works in construction, lifts cement bags for 16 years to support child

40-year-old divorcee with two kids builds leg muscles ‘like rock’ through physical labour; boss says she outworks men on the job.

16 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

A 40-year-old single mother in China has inspired many with her strength, working at construction sites and carrying bags of cement for 16 years to support her child. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

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From auction block to loving home: Chinese netizens bid farewell to celebrity dog

Deng Deng’s passing follows five joyful years in his new home, where he is fondly remembered on social media.

16 Apr 2026 - 2:58PM

A 13-year-old celebrity Shiba Inu recently died. He had lived through many hardships after being abandoned and auctioned off due to his owner’s debts before a loving family rescued him in 2021. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

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Why China jobseekers use dating apps for work, recruitment sites for matchmaking

Many believe a recruitment-based dating app mitigates dishonesty, serves as an effective tool for risk management.

16 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM

Gender & Diversity

Ice cream brand hit over ‘soft porn vibes’ after comparing product to ballet shoes

Dessert company receives ‘foot fetish’ criticism amid accusations that it used Chinese word for ‘sexual pleasure’ in controversial ad.

15 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

China Personalities

Chinese creating ‘wealthy’ and ‘luxurious’ online personas warned of legal risks

‘Real-life’ pictures of yachts, helicopters, luxury cars, horse riding excursions used to boost business profile, chance of romantic encounters.

15 Apr 2026 - 2:58PM

A new industry in China enables internet users to create “wealthy” online personas; for just 1 yuan, people can buy “lifestyle photos” featuring luxury scenes. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

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China AI robot restaurant scans diners’ faces, tongues, recommends healthy dishes

Robotic ‘workers’ ease workload of eatery’s human staff by 60 per cent, cut the cost of dishes for customers.

15 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM

An AI robot restaurant in Hangzhou analyses diners’ faces and tongues to recommend health-focused dishes. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com

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Love and compassion in China: Moroccan student saves drowning woman, long-ago pen pals reunite

Overseas man hailed as Good Samaritan after heroic rescue, internet sleuths help fashion a reunion between long-lost writing buddies.

14 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

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Japan-based China nurse slammed for posting work clips; privacy, ethics fears raised

‘Irresponsible’ member of medical staff posts videos showing patients’ medicine bags, hospital beds; forces bosses to apologise.

14 Apr 2026 - 2:00PM

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People & Culture

Indonesian wife, 24, surprised husband, 62, was groom at event she attended at 9

After a young Indonesian woman married a much older man who had wed twice before, she realised they had met at one of his other nuptials when she was a child.

23 May 2024 - 9:24PM

A 19-year-old Indonesian woman finds out after marrying a man aged 57, that she attended a previous wedding of his when she was just nine years old. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com

China Personalities

Profile | Mystery Chinese woman steals show at 2024 Cannes Film Festival, but who is she?

A mystery woman from China, who stole the show on the red carpet at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has been revealed to be a rich online influencer and wife of a famous mainland musician.

11 Jun 2024 - 12:36PM

Trending in China

Singaporean influencer becomes grandmother at 34, jokes that she ‘inspired’ son

A popular online influencer in Singapore who has become a grandmother at the age of 34 has pledged to support and guide her 17-year-old son.

13 Dec 2024 - 10:08PM

Trending in China

Man has child by surrogate without telling family as he wants to be grandfather

A 50-something woman in China was shocked to find a baby in her home when she got in from work one day, and that the child belonged to her husband who had hired a surrogacy agency without telling her.

29 Mar 2024 - 6:43PM

A man had secretly hired a surrogacy agency to get a baby girl after his only daughter told him she did not want to have children. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

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Zizi, a Chinese participant performing fire spinning at “Shambhala in Your Heart” festival. Photo: David Frazier

Chinese youths swap the rat race for fun and freedom at Thailand’s hippie Shambhala festival

At a hippie festival in northern Thailand, mainland Chinese youths are swapping involution for personal freedom.

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The summit of Norman Foster’s HSBC Main Building in relief against The Peak, 1986. Photo: Ian Lambot

The building that rewrote architecture – 40 years ago

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Stephen Buckle, from Aspect, a global landscape architecture company, says that the most successful way to strike a balance between commercial and design aspirations is to make ecologically minded greening the focal point of any project, including this, The Roof, a Shanghai lifestyle complex, designed in collaboration with French architect Jean Nouvel. Photo: Courtesy Aspect

From Hong Kong’s Taikoo Square to Seoul’s Gangnam forest and Chengdu’s Hyperlane, nature is reshaping Asia’s cities

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Hintegro founder Keith Chan’s Sha Tin retreat. Photo: Keith Chan

An interior designer on finally designing for his own home

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Innocent and Chihiro Mutanga on the rooftop of Chungking Mansions, in Tsim Sha Tsui, the spot where they got engaged. Photo: Tracy Wong

The cross-cultural love story that forms the heart of the Africa Centre

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New Zealand’s Dallas Seymour powers his
way through the mud
as his team faces
Hong Kong at the
1992 Cathay Pacific-Hongkong Bank Invitation Sevens at Hong Kong Stadium. The All Blacks won, obviously. Photo: SCMP Archives

In pictures: 50 years of mud, sweat and beers at the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

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Stalking, illegal tracking, assault: is China’s fan culture off the rails?

When obsession tips over into stalking a number of studies have found that the stalked celebrity often represented an idealised version of the stalker. Photo: CGTN

His son’s rare disease turned this Chinese father into a home-grown drug-maker

Despite having only a high-school education, a father in Kunming taught himself how to produce drugs for his son who suffers from Menkes disease. Photo: Weibo

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Thrilling commuter zip line ‘retires’ in southwest China after 20 years

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