ABOUT US - Sixth Tone
网页ABOUT US. There are five tones in Mandarin Chinese. When it comes to coverage of China, Sixth Tone believes there is room for other voices that go beyond buzzwords and headlines to tell the uncommon stories of common people. Through fresh takes on trending topics, in-depth features, and illuminating contributions, Sixth Tone covers issues from ...
Fresh voices from today's China | Sixth Tone
网页Sixth Tone is an online publication that produces informed and insightful content on contemporary China. Like an additional tone to the five of Mandarin Chinese, Sixth Tone offers a new voice to coverage of China, placing the emphasis on the human element of every story. Through in-depth features, up-to-the-minute reports on emerging issues, and …
FEATURES - Sixth Tone
网页In-depth, informed, and carefully crafted, every piece is carried by the voices of the story’s participants. In Shanghai’s Prisons, Inmates Find Solace and Skill in Textile Art. Sep 02 · Fan Yiying and Dong Ziqing. In Wuhan, Robotaxis Put China’s Self-Driving Ambitions to the Test. Aug 28 · Ye Zhanhang and Wang Jingyang.
The Real Lives of America’s Chinese Masseuses - #SixthTone
网页The Real Lives of America’s Chinese Masseuses. The recent mass shooting in Atlanta has highlighted the vulnerability of Asian women who work in American massage parlors. But they face systematic oppression as well as individual hate. Zhou Shuxuan Scholar Zhou Shuxuan is a feminist scholar and one of the organizers of the Massage Parlor ...
Their Secret Sales Weapons? Language Lessons - #SixthTone
网页2022年6月14日 · The 29-year-old former English teacher went viral last week in a mashup of a shopping channel and an English lesson. He’s the first breakout star for New Oriental, the English tutoring company trying to reinvent itself as an agricultural marketing company in the wake of a crackdown on after-school tutoring. Dong gave the struggling company ...
Inside Aranya, China’s Exclusionary Paradise - #SixthTone
网页2021年7月21日 · Located in the northern Chinese city of Qinhuangdao, two hours from Beijing and just a short distance from the beachside sanatorium frequented by China’s leaders, Aranya seems an unlikely hipster hangout. Its rising popularity over the past decade parallels the country’s “urban flight” movement, as overworked urbanites dream of rural ...
The Archaeologist and the Queen - #SixthTone
网页2024年3月20日 · When I first heard the news that Zheng Zhenxiang — the brilliant archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 – 1046 B.C.) queen and warlord Fu Hao — had died, I was stunned. Even at the age of 95, she seemed every bit as energetic and capable as she was when she led some of the most important excavations …
How Guan Yu Became China’s God of War, Wealth, and Everything …
网页Consequently, Guan Yu’s cult grew only slowly through the Tang dynasty period (618-907), but his status reached new heights during the Song dynasty (960-1279). Emperor Huizong of Song, a bumbling ruler but a devoted Taoist, was the first ruler to make Guan Yu a “deity” in the official Taoist canon. The founder of the Ming dynasty (1368 ...
Q&A With Voice Artist on Why Dubbing Will Never Die - #SixthTone
网页2017年1月21日 · There are a number of reasons why TV producers choose to dub the voices of their actors, says leading voice artist Jiang Guangtao, and these range from excessive background noise on-set in China’s crowded production complexes to the occasional need to follow orders from the country’s media regulators to change dialogue …
New Film Turns the Tables on China’s Infamous ‘Chengguan’
网页2021年4月29日 · China’s urban management officers, or chengguan, have been locked in an intense cat-and-mouse game with local street vendors for decades.. Tasked with cleaning up the city streets, chengguan have become infamous for their heavy-handed — and sometimes violent — attempts to stamp out unregistered businesses. Despite …