Parents in Zhejiang receive text message blast calling their children “a piece of shit”

Mass text message in Zhejiang
Hackers probably got into a Wenzhou, Zhejiang school’s text-sending platform and fired off a very inappropriate message to 600 parents yesterday. Then again, the message probably contained only the hard truth. I mean, have you seen children? Via SCMP: More than 600 parents in China’s eastern Zhejiang province were shocked and furious after receiving a text... Read more »

20 Percent Of China’s Population Believes The World Will End Today (Um, Really?)

Apocalypse!
Surveys and polls are notoriously unreliable in this country, which you might have heard is really intersecting/overlapping parts of four different and very disparate countries — urban China, rural China, rich China, and poor China. Sometimes what’s more interesting than poll results is poll methodology, and to that end, we’d like to find out which... Read more »

Is 798 Art Zone Destined To Become A Tourist Wonderland?

The East is Read
Art has never been the same at 798 Art Zone since the tourists were asked to come. I know it’s a cliched, “hipster” thing to say, but it’s impossible for any neighborhood to remain the same when daily foot traffic numbers in the thousands and publicists and PR specialists are behind the counter at all... Read more »

Another School Attack: 23-Year-Old Anhui Student Murders Classmate With Hatchet

Ax murder Anhui
Details are sparse, but around 7:45 am today, according to Xinhua, a student surnamed Hu killed a classmate, surnamed Tan, on the sixth-floor library of Anhui Medical University. Another article speculates that the incident was instigated by either a dispute over a seat or an “emotional dispute.” According to one eyewitness, Hu and Tan had chatted... Read more »

Dumpsters In Bijie, Where Five Children Died Last Month, Now Explicitly Warn: “Prohibited To Enter”

Garbage bin in Bijie
The story of five children who died inside a dumpster in Bijie, Guizhou province last month shocked the country, shook more than a few souls and consciences, and led to the firing of at least six mid-ranking officials. It seems the city isn’t quite done with its changes though. This latest one, however, is a... Read more »