TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Prayers, Calligraphy, and Hanfu: How Chinese Kids Usher in Their First Day of School

Incoming first-graders in China participate in the “First Writing Ceremonies” before starting elementary school to better their chances of a gainful education

SOCIETY

China’s Gen Alpha Kids: Gambling Cards, Chasing Happiness

Is the latest card craze an unhealthy addiction for children or a lifeline for small-town shop owners?

EDUCATION

No Time to Teach

Facing more bureaucratic formalities, overwork, and dwindling respect, many of China’s teachers are leaving the profession for good

SOCIETY

Digital Babysitters: Battling Phone Addiction in China’s Rural Schools

The growth of cellphone addiction among China’s “left-behind” children and the researchers and teachers fighting against it

ANCIENT HISTORY

How Did Ancient Chinese Scholars Prepare for Exams?

From cram academies to meeting celebrity scholars, preparation for ancient China’s civil service exams was both similar and different to test-prep today

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HEALTH

Growing Pains: What’s Behind China’s Obsession With Height?

Faced with still-rampant height discrimination in society, Chinese parents go to great lengths to make their kids tall

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HEALTH

“You’re Just Bored”: China’s Depressed Teens Struggle for Understanding and Treatment

Mental health services and families struggle to understand, recognize, and treat rising teen depression

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SOCIETY

The Tall Task of Solving China’s Childcare Shortage

China is encouraging couples to have more kids, but affordable childcare remains a tall order

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SOCIETY

Kinder Cities: Can China Make Urban Life Friendly for Children?

How China is reimagining its urban landscape from the perspective of its youngest residents

LANGUAGE

Choice Chengyu: Kid Talk

Idioms about youngsters and youth