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Despite Public Outcry, China Executes Nail Gun Killer
A man from Hebei province whose death sentence sparked debate among both legal experts and net users was executed Tuesday morning, according to reports in Chinese media. In February last year, Jia...
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Reluctantly, More Chinese Elderly Write Up Their Wills
Gu waited until after his 90th birthday to decide that he wanted to make a will. Deciding what to leave — and whom to leave it to — is something few Chinese people ever put down in writing, but Gu has...
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Is China’s Property Bubble About to Burst?
I’m a four-time homebuyer in Shanghai, and I’ve always regretted the first three apartments I sold. The first one was a few blocks away from Hongqiao Airport. My wife and I bought it when we settled...
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Beating the Property Bubble
For many women, having one’s own home is a symbol of freedom and economic independence. In Shanghai, however, it is much more common for women not to own property until they are engaged to be married....
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Temple Debacle Reveals Struggle for Cultural Conservation
In a case that demonstrates the difficulties involved in protecting China’s extensive ancient heritage amid rapid urbanization, a museum director in northwestern China is under investigation by...
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The Real Estate Developers Behind China’s Museum Boom
At a recent panel discussion at Columbia University, architects, artists, and historians convened to discuss a curious topic: namely, the fact that over 400 museums have been built throughout China in...
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Why My Shanghai Book Cafe Could Not Be Free Forever
Five years might not seem a long period of time, but in China it’s just long enough to devise an entirely new plan for everything. In 2011, the instant messaging app WeChat had only just launched and...
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Corruption Runs Through Flood-Ravaged Yangtze Village
This is the second in a series of articles about a town struggling to survive in a flood zone along the Yangtze River. You can find part one here. Jin Chengyue vividly remembers the moment his...
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Home Improvement Show Makes Everything Worse for Beijing Guest
Home improvement shows make big promises that deliver fabulously on screen and, in one Beijinger’s case, disintegrate soon afterward. Kang Da featured in an episode of Shanghai-based Dragon TV’s...
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Retrial for Shandong Farmer Who Killed Demolition Workers
An intermediate people’s court on Tuesday heard the retrial of Ding Hanzhong, who was previously given the death sentence for a double homicide. Ding, 55, is a farmer from Dingjiashan, a village near...
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One of Shanghai’s Surviving ‘Urban Villages’ Faces the Music
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Despite Public Outcry, China Executes Nail Gun Killer
A man from Hebei province whose death sentence sparked debate among both legal experts and net users was executed Tuesday morning, according to reports in Chinese media. In February last year, Jia...
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Shanghai Migrant Workers Told to Vacate ‘Urban Village’
Newly posted relocation notices have instructed the nearly 3,000 migrant residents of Zhayin Village, one of Shanghai’s few remaining “urban villages,” to move out by the end of the month, just in...
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China's Impending Mortgage Crisis
The rapid development of the Chinese housing market has increased the financial burden on urban households, and has exposed the national banking system to higher risks of a property bubble. To see off...
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Home Organizing Craze Among Middle Class
Two years ago, I never would have thought that I would be able to make money just by tidying up other people’s things. I first learned about Japanese home organization techniques while working as...
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Shandong University Relocation Rumors Rile Up Alumni
Shandong University’s rumored relocation plans are facing staunch opposition from members of its community, who recently penned three open letters arguing that the move will damage the school’s...
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Henan School Builds Villas Instead of Classrooms
If you click on the real estate section of the City Categories website, you’ll see several villas and apartments for sale in a small town in central China — but some of these properties aren’t...
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Why China’s Richest Worry About Moving Money Abroad
The toxic smog afflicting China’s industrial cities at this time of year may have the country’s better-off families thinking wistfully of a permanent move to more agreeable climes overseas. A major...
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Disney Denies Involvement in ‘Walt Disney Zhengzhou Project’
Disney in China has denied any involvement in a Disney-themed project currently being planned in central China, even as a company linked to a senior Disney employee appears to have completed deals...
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How Tearing Down Walls Will Open Up China’s Cities
One of the stranger features of residential areas in Chinese cities is that many compounds — known locally as xiaoqu— are hemmed in by high walls, guarded at each entrance by security personnel. From...
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