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Intermediate · 24 articles
The pale blue glass facade of Changsha South Railway Station, seen from the plaza outside under a bright sky.
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妈妈的纸条

Mom's Note
HSK 4· 4 min read
The entrance gate of Prince Gong's Mansion in Beijing, a traditional Qing-dynasty courtyard building
文化 Culture

中法马文化展在恭王府开幕

A China-France Horse Culture Exhibition Opens at Prince Gong's Mansion
HSK 4· 3 min read
The Jin Temple (Jinci) complex in Taiyuan, Shanxi, home to the Northern Song-era Shenmu Hall whose painted sculptures are now under restoration.
文化 Culture

晋祠圣母殿：宋朝的彩塑，开始十四个月的修复

Jin Temple's Song Dynasty Sculptures Begin a 14-Month Restoration
HSK 4· 3 min read
Travellers walking through the international arrivals corridor at Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3.
大学 Universities

落地以后：24小时和30天

After you land: a 24-hour clock and a 30-day clock
HSK 4· 5 min read
Skyline of Haikou, the Hainan capital city where the new duty-free shops opened
时政 News

海口新开两家免税店，海南居民买日用品更便宜

Haikou Opens Two New Duty-Free Shops, Making Daily Goods Cheaper for Hainan Residents
HSK 4· 3 min read
An OPPO smartphone store in Suzhou, China, with a storefront sign advertising a 15% government trade-in discount on new phones.
经济 Business

去年，中国人买手机花了一万亿多元

China's Phone Shoppers Broke the Trillion-Yuan Mark Last Year — With Help From the Government
HSK 4· 2 min read
The gate of Peking University in Beijing, a common first stop for new students on registration day
大学 Universities

留学生报到那天：包里应该放什么

Registration Day for International Students: What Should Be in Your Bag
HSK 4· 4 min read
A close-up front view of a single sunflower's golden petals surrounding a dark brown seed head.
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阳台上的向日葵

The Sunflower on the Balcony
HSK 4· 4 min read
People waiting outside the Marriage Registration Office of Beijing's Haidian Civil Affairs Bureau, its red sign reading 婚姻登记处 above the entrance
文化 Culture

七夕登记约满，但今年结婚的人变少了

Qixi wedding slots are full — but fewer people are marrying this year
HSK 4· 5 min read
一只手拿着一部珍珠白色荣耀手机，展示背面圆形四摄镜头模组和HONOR标志，背景是展示价格牌
科技 Tech

荣耀发布全球首款“机器人手机”，预定量已超40万台

Honor launches the world's first "robot phone" — pre-orders already top 400,000
HSK 4· 3 min read
Neighbors dancing in an open lot at night outside a brightly lit shopfront, with parked cars in the foreground and lit apartment windows above.
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听不见的广场舞

The square dance you can't hear
HSK 4· 4 min read
A Yi woman in a traditional dark blue felt cape and pleated black-and-white skirt walking down a street in Butuo County, Sichuan
文化 Culture

西昌航天大道点燃86堆篝火：彝族火把节的狂欢夜

86 bonfires on Aerospace Avenue: the Yi Torch Festival's carnival night in Xichang
HSK 4· 2 min read
A bowl of Lanzhou beef noodle soup with thin hand-pulled noodles, sliced beef and cilantro in a clear broth
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小海学拉面

Xiaohai Learns to Pull Noodles
HSK 4· 5 min read
The Cathay Theatre, an art-deco cinema in Shanghai
文化 Culture

这个夏天，中国人在看什么电影

What China watched this summer
HSK 4· 6 min read
The west gate of Tsinghua University in Beijing
大学 Universities

中国政府奖学金：钱、门槛和两个渠道

The Chinese Government Scholarship: the money, the bar, and the two doors
HSK 4· 3 min read
A pupil's desk in a Chinese high-school classroom
时政 News

三级就要考口语了

You'll have to speak from level 3
HSK 4· 6 min read
Inside a China Resources Vanguard supermarket in Changsha
经济 Business

省着过，也舍得花

Frugal all week, generous on Saturday
HSK 4· 7 min read
The Victory Cinema in Shanghai
经济 Business

这个暑假，电影院赚了七十五亿

7.5 billion yuan at the summer box office
HSK 4· 6 min read
A visa-free entry permit sticker in a passport, issued at Shanghai Pudong
时政 News

免签延长到 2027 年底

Visa-free travel extended to the end of 2027
HSK 4· 2 min read
Students working at long tables in a Chinese university library
时政 News

2026 年是中俄教育年

2026 is the China–Russia Year of Education
HSK 4· 2 min read
The international arrivals corridor at Beijing Capital Airport
国际 Global

中国的免签名单越来越长

China's visa-free list keeps getting longer
HSK 4· 7 min read
A tree-lined avenue on the Harbin Institute of Technology campus
大学 Universities

哈工大：俄罗斯学生最多的中国大学

Harbin: the Chinese university with the most Russian students
HSK 4· 7 min read
The Sacred Heart Cathedral in Guangzhou
信仰 Faith

复活节在中国的教堂里

Easter, inside a church in China
HSK 4· 6 min read
The new library at Wuhan University
大学 Universities

申请留学的一年：什么时候做什么

The application year, month by month
HSK 4· 7 min read