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TCM soup (Traditional Chinese Medicine) is having a moment — and not just in Chinese wellness circles. In April 2026, a small chicken hotpot restaurant in Foshan, Guangdong, broke the internet for the strangest reason: its owner desperately didn’t want to be famous. The result? Hundreds of people lining up for hours just to try…
The Su Super League just delivered one of its most unforgettable moments yet. On April 18, 2026, actor Peter Ho (何润东) arrived at Suqian Olympic Sports Center in full battle armour — replicating the warrior king Xiang Yu from the 2012 historical drama Legend of Chu and Han. He rode a chariot around the pitch,…
A single ancient banyan tree sheltering over a thousand people — that is not a legend. It is a real tree, standing right now in Fuzhou National Forest Park, Fujian Province. And in April 2025, it exploded online. One Tree, One Million Likes The video was simple: a sweeping shot of a massive canopy, roots…
The humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing just rewrote history. On April 19, 2026, a robot crossed the finish line of a 21-kilometer race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds — faster than any human has ever run the same distance. The event was the second Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, held in the…
TARS AI (它石智航), a Shanghai-based embodied intelligence startup, just set a new benchmark for China’s robotics sector. On April 16, 2026, the company announced the completion of a $455 million Pre-A round — the largest single-round and the largest Pre-A round in China’s embodied intelligence history. For foreign investors and businesses watching China’s AI manufacturing…
The 139th Canton Fair (China Import and Export Fair) officially opens in Guangzhou today, April 15, 2026, running through May 5. This edition of the world’s largest biannual trade fair features three distinct phases, each focusing on different product categories themed on “advanced manufacturing,” “quality home life,” and “better life.” For overseas buyers and business…
Midu Echoing (弥渡山歌) has become one of the most unexpected viral moments of 2025–2026. A traditional folk song from a small county in Yunnan, southwestern China — reworked with phonk beats and a faster tempo — has now accumulated over 4.05 billion views on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok. Moreover, it has spilled onto international…
A fossil site in southwest China has just upended one of biology’s oldest timelines. Researchers working in Yunnan Province recovered more than 700 fossil specimens that push the origin of complex animal life back by at least 4 million years — well before the event scientists had long treated as the starting gun for animal…
Luckin Coffee’s blue deer mascot, “Lucky,” has become one of the most recognisable brand icons in China. So recognisable, in fact, that when a hiker recently stumbled across a small deer lying quietly on a mountain trail, the first thought was—apparently—“Is that Luckin’s mascot?” It wasn’t. After the hiker reported the find, local forestry officials…
Chinamaxxing has taken over social media in 2026. People are drinking hot water, wearing house slippers, eating congee at 7 a.m., and declaring they’re in a “very Chinese time” in their lives. It’s absurd. It’s also kind of brilliant. And the story of how it got here involves a TikTok ban, a flying car, and…
