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Lingnan-style courtyard at Foshan's Zumiao temple, with gray brick walls and an ornately decorated ceramic roof ridge

信仰 Faith

爷爷和我去佛山祖庙看秋色巡游

Grandpa and I Go to Foshan's Zumiao Temple for the Autumn Colors Parade

HSK 3· 3 min read

A streetside vending machine with a brightly lit case, rows of canned hot coffee and cold drinks visible inside.

读书 Read

一块钱的温暖

The Warmth of One Yuan

HSK 3· 3 min read

The Bell Tower in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, where a new cold front is bringing strong wind, rain and frost this week.

时政 News

冷空气来了，陕西有的地方要降温10度

Cold Air Arrives: Parts of Shaanxi Set to Cool by 10°C

HSK 3· 2 min read

Exterior of a Pop Mart toy store inside a shopping mall in China

经济 Business

新款Labubu不再"秒光"，二手价格也跟着降了

Pop Mart's New Labubu No Longer Sells Out in Seconds — And Resale Prices Are Falling Too

HSK 3· 3 min read

A ginkgo tree in full golden autumn color, its bright yellow leaves glowing against a building wall.

大学 Universities

沈阳银杏黄了：大学校园不用预约看秋天

Shenyang's Ginkgo Trees Have Turned Gold: See Autumn on Campus, No Booking Needed

HSK 3· 3 min read

大学 Universities

大学里的理发店：便宜又方便

Campus Barbershops: Cheap and Convenient

HSK 3· 2 min read

Nanjing's Ming-dynasty city wall near Zhonghua Gate, seen from outside in daylight

大学 Universities

留学生游南京：寻六朝古都，看牛首山宝塔

International Students Visit Nanjing: Tracing an Ancient Capital, Seeing Niushou Mountain's Pagoda

HSK 3· 2 min read

Students eating lunch together at a university canteen in China.

大学 Universities

霜降到了：吃柿子，不感冒

Frost's Descent Arrives: Eat Persimmons, Don't Catch a Cold

HSK 3· 2 min read

Persimmons displayed for sale at a fruit market stall in Hong Kong

文化 Culture

霜降到了，我和妈妈买鸭子

Frost's Descent Arrives: Mom and I Buy a Duck

HSK 3· 2 min read

An electric delivery van loaded with cardboard packages on a street in China

经济 Business

双11正式开卖，100万个牌子参加

Double 11 Shopping Festival Opens With a Record 1 Million Brands

HSK 3· 3 min read

The National Museum of China building beside Tiananmen Square in Beijing, which is lending ten artifacts to the new Qianhai Museum

时政 News

深圳前海博物馆十月三十号开门

Shenzhen's New Qianhai Museum Opens October 30

HSK 3· 3 min read

Pale morning mist rising off a river between autumn-coloured hillsides, lit by soft early sunlight.

读书 Read

霜降的毛衣

The Sweater for Frost's Descent

HSK 3· 3 min read

A view down the restored Chaoyang Ancient Street (Murong Street), lined with traditional buildings leading toward the North Pagoda.

文化 Culture

朝阳非遗大集：我和爷爷看泥塑

Chaoyang's Heritage Fair: Grandpa and I Watch Clay Sculpture

HSK 3· 3 min read

A carton of fresh eggs on display at a market stall

时政 News

鸡蛋价格降了，以前贵，现在便宜多了

Egg Prices Drop Across China After Months of Decade-High Costs

HSK 3· 3 min read

A heap of large hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake piled together after harvest

时政 News

秋天到了，海鲜和大闸蟹价格集体下降

As Autumn Deepens, Seafood and Hairy Crab Prices Fall Across China

HSK 3· 3 min read

A street vendor stands beside his mobile cart piled with roasted sweet potatoes, cooking tools arranged on top, with a city street visible behind him.

读书 Read

烤红薯

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

HSK 3· 2 min read

A smartphone store window in Suzhou, China, displaying phones and a price discount sign.

科技 Tech

两款新游戏手机公布价格，一款涨价，一款更便宜

Two New Gaming Phones Reveal Prices — One Costs More, One Is Cheaper

HSK 3· 2 min read

The South Lake campus of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in Wuhan, where international students follow a formal process to request leave from class.

大学 Universities

不能上课，要先跟老师说

Can't Make It to Class? Tell Your Teacher First

HSK 3· 2 min read

Green grassland stretching toward the horizon in Inner Mongolia, under a wide open sky.

文化 Culture

乌力格尔：草原上唱故事的人

Uliger: The Storytellers of the Grassland

HSK 3· 3 min read

A row of shared bikes parked along a street in Shenzhen, China

科技 Tech

共享单车有新规定了

China's Shared Bikes Get New Parking Rules Starting November 1

HSK 3· 2 min read

Dormitory buildings at a Chinese university, the kind of building where delivery riders leave food for students to pick up at the entrance.

大学 Universities

叫外卖：手机一点，饭就到宿舍楼下

Ordering Delivery: Tap Your Phone, and Food Arrives Downstairs

HSK 3· 3 min read

Campus buildings on the South Campus of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, the university named in the article for its coin- and mobile-pay washing machines.

大学 Universities

宿舍洗衣房：手机一扫就能洗衣服

The Dorm Laundry Room: Scan Your Phone to Wash Your Clothes

HSK 3· 3 min read

经济 Business

国内机票「燃油费」涨价，10月10日起多付10到20元

Domestic Plane Tickets Get Pricier as Fuel Surcharge Rises From October 10

HSK 3· 2 min read

The library at Shanghai International Studies University's Songjiang campus, where the university installed new water dispensers this semester

大学 Universities

宿舍的热水：二十四小时免费，喝的水却要花钱

Dorm Hot Water Is Free Around the Clock, But the Water You Drink Costs Money

HSK 3· 2 min read

经济 Business

国庆假期，机器人和智能眼镜卖得特别好

National Day Holiday: Robots and Smart Glasses Fly Off the Shelves

HSK 3· 3 min read

Students walk past a canteen building on South China Normal University's Shipai campus in Guangzhou.

大学 Universities

生病了，去校医院

Feeling Sick? Go to the Campus Clinic

HSK 3· 2 min read

A cluster of bright yellow chrysanthemum flowers in full bloom

读书 Read

爷爷的拐杖

Grandpa's Cane

HSK 3· 3 min read

A customer holds up her phone to make a mobile payment at a shop counter in China.

经济 Business

国庆假期，外国游客爱上手机"碰一下"付钱

National Day Holiday: Foreign Tourists Fall for "Tap to Pay"

HSK 3· 2 min read

Cars parked at a highway service area in China during the National Day holiday travel rush

时政 News

国庆假期最后一天，回家的车和人都很多

On the Last Day of China's National Day Holiday, Roads and Trains Are Packed With People Heading Home

HSK 3· 2 min read

A bowl of warm black sesame paste, a traditional Chinese dessert eaten around the Cold Dew solar term

文化 Culture

寒露到了，奶奶给我做芝麻糊

Cold Dew Arrives: Grandma Makes Me Sesame Paste

HSK 3· 2 min read

The entrance and dining area of Tao Tao Ju, a century-old Cantonese restaurant in Guangzhou, with tables set for diners

经济 Business

国庆假期，广州用手机领"吃饭优惠券"

National Day Holiday: Guangzhou Hands Out Phone-Based Dining Coupons

HSK 3· 3 min read

Three pairs of colorful children's socks laid out together on a table.

读书 Read

寒露的袜子

Socks for Cold Dew

HSK 3· 3 min read

Two ripe orange persimmons resting side by side on a plain surface

文化 Culture

我和妈妈买柿子

Mom and I Buy Persimmons

HSK 3· 3 min read

Platforms at Sanya Railway Station in Hainan, where passengers board high-speed trains.

时政 News

海南高铁新增13个车站，可以带自行车上车

Hainan's High-Speed Rail Adds 13 Stations Where You Can Bring Your Bicycle Aboard

HSK 3· 3 min read

A Chinese expressway curving through green hills in Hunan province

经济 Business

国庆假期，高速公路上电车排长队充电

National Day Holiday: Electric Cars Wait Hours in Line to Charge on the Highway

HSK 3· 2 min read

Shelves of traditional Chinese medicine on display at a pharmacy in Nanning, Guangxi, China

大学 Universities

罗德里戈的中国故事：和爸爸一起学针灸

Rodrigo's China Story: Learning Acupuncture Together With His Father

HSK 3· 2 min read

Luohu Port, one of the land border checkpoints between Shenzhen and Hong Kong

时政 News

国庆假期第四天，深圳口岸预计迎来104万人次

National Day Holiday Day Four: Shenzhen Checkpoints Expect 1.04 Million Crossings

HSK 3· 2 min read

Soldiers of the flag guard raise the five-star red flag at dawn on Tiananmen Square as crowds watch

文化 Culture

国庆节，我们去看升旗

National Day: We Go Watch the Flag-Raising

HSK 3· 3 min read

Passengers crowd a platform at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, one of the busiest rail hubs during China's National Day travel rush

经济 Business

十一假期第一天：全国3.3亿人次出门旅行

Day One of China's National Day Holiday: 334 Million Trips Nationwide

HSK 3· 2 min read

The National Museum of China's front facade, seen across Tiananmen Square

文化 Culture

国庆节，我们去国家博物馆

National Day: We Go to the National Museum

HSK 3· 2 min read

Tianfu Square in central Chengdu, the city now handing out National Day movie-ticket discount vouchers

经济 Business

国庆节第一天，成都发三万张电影优惠券

On Day One of National Day, Chengdu Hands Out 30,000 Movie Discount Vouchers

HSK 3· 2 min read

The five-star red flag rising above a crowd gathered at Tiananmen Square for the National Day flag-raising ceremony in Beijing.

大学 Universities

国庆节：五星红旗伴着太阳升起

National Day: The Five-Star Red Flag Rises With the Sun

HSK 3· 2 min read

Wangfujing pedestrian shopping street in Beijing, lined with stores and crowds of shoppers

国际 Global

“中国购物”全球刷屏，外国游客人均带三个行李箱

“China Haul” Goes Viral: Foreign Tourists Bring Three Suitcases Each

HSK 3· 3 min read

Red paper lanterns strung up outdoors for a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration

大学 Universities

重庆古镇里的中秋节

Mid-Autumn Festival in a Chongqing Old Town

HSK 3· 3 min read

A food court and shops along TianHe Road in Guangzhou, Guangdong, where the new takeout seal rule takes effect

时政 News

广东新规：外卖封口坏了，顾客可以不要

New Guangdong Rule: Customers Can Refuse Takeout With a Broken Seal

HSK 3· 3 min read

The glass sliding-door entrance of the Taipei Public Library's Heng'an Neighborhood Reading Room, with a bronze nameplate on the wall beside it and a red car parked out front.

读书 Read

还书的路

The Road to Return the Book

HSK 3· 3 min read

A university classroom in China with students seated at desks under a large projector screen.

大学 Universities

达利雅的中国故事：从顿河到黄河

Dalia's China Story: From the Don River to the Yellow River

HSK 3· 3 min read

A customer service call center worker wearing a headset while working at a computer

科技 Tech

找真人客服太难？新标准要企业负责

Can't Reach a Human? New Standard Makes Companies Answer for Their AI

HSK 3· 3 min read

The storefront of a China Mobile phone store, where customers can register for a SIM card.

大学 Universities

手机卡：留学生在中国的第一件小事

A SIM Card: An International Student's First Small Task in China

HSK 3· 3 min read

The Guangzhou skyline at dusk, where highs have stayed near 35 degrees Celsius ahead of the holiday

时政 News

国庆假期前，中国北方转冷，南方仍然很热

Before National Day Holiday, North China Turns Cold While South Stays Hot

HSK 3· 2 min read

Wide view of the Confucius Temple complex in Qufu, Shandong, with its red walls and traditional Chinese roofs among trees

信仰 Faith

我和爷爷去曲阜看祭孔大典

Grandpa and I Go to Qufu to See the Confucius Ceremony

HSK 3· 2 min read

The main gate of Guangxi Minzu University in Nanning, Guangxi

大学 Universities

广西民族大学开学：684名留学生来自23个国家

Guangxi Minzu University Welcomes 684 International Students From 23 Countries

HSK 3· 4 min read

A narrow Beijing hutong alley lined with low brick courtyard walls and traditional housing.

读书 Read

老墙根的蟋蟀

The Cricket by the Old Wall

HSK 3· 3 min read

Skyline of Weifang, Shandong, the city that keeps alive the Mid-Autumn "moon bread" custom

文化 Culture

奶奶做“月儿”

Grandma Makes "Moon Bread"

HSK 3· 3 min read

Beijing Capital International Airport terminal building seen from outside on a clear day

经济 Business

国庆假期机票涨价，一张平均要973元

National Day Airfares Jump — Average Ticket Now Nearly 974 Yuan

HSK 3· 2 min read

View of Beijing's central axis skyline seen from Yongdingmen at dusk

时政 News

中秋节前，北京明天有雨又降温

Ahead of Mid Autumn Festival, Beijing Set for Rain and a Cool Down Tomorrow

HSK 3· 2 min read

A round lantern carved from a hollowed-out pomelo peel, its rind cut with an open lattice pattern and hung by a string.

读书 Read

柚子灯

The Pomelo Lantern

HSK 3· 3 min read

The library building of Xiangtan University, one of the two universities whose students joined the Hunan Library cultural day in Xiangtan.

大学 Universities

湘潭一日：留学生看老楼、做香囊、尝酱油

A Day in Xiangtan: International Students Visit an Old Tower, Sew Sachets, and Taste Soy Sauce

HSK 3· 2 min read

A stone bridge and pavilion beside a pond inside Liuyuan, a classical garden in Suzhou

大学 Universities

法国留学生在苏州过中秋

French Students Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Suzhou

HSK 3· 2 min read

A Tilcayo tiger cat, a newly identified wild cat species from Bolivia, photographed in care at a wildlife rescue center.

国际 Global

玻利维亚发现新猫种,其中一只已被当宠物养了十年

Bolivia Discovers New Cat Species — One Has Already Been a Pet for Ten Years

HSK 3· 3 min read