The Revolution that Reshapes Lifestyles
While navigating the brave new world of online shopping, China should strike a balance between embracing the future and preserving the traditions that enrich its cultural fabric.
Aug 8, 2024
A Future Beyond Imagination
The renewal and cultural revival of its two mother rivers has made Shanghai more beautiful, and now, it must acquire new industrial muscle as well.
Jun 24, 2024
Quality of Life Indicator: Housing——Better Housing in a Better Environment
Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the party central committee has always placed ecological civilization in the forefront of its priorities. With this increase in government attention, our economic and social structure and our wider lifestyle have undergone profound changes
Oct 16, 2017
Quality of Life Indicator：Health Services——Better Health Services with A SIN Card in Hand
Insurance and Housing Funds are a key element of the social security system to Chinese people. A standardized social insurance system provides a more stable, satisfactory life. Over the past five years, medical social security has seen the biggest increase in enrollees.
Oct 14, 2017
What Will Be The Next Hit? — Innovation Changes Our Life
According to a reporter from Forbes on September 12, “A global power shift in the technology sector is underway… China has moved from imitator to innovator, and in the new era of fintech, biotech and machine learning, I expect it to take a global leading role.”
Oct 13, 2017
The Rickshaw Report: November 11 – Both China's Singles Day & The World's Biggest Online Shopping Event
1. On November 11, China celebrates Singles Day. What is the point of the holiday? It used to be about single people celebrating their singlehood. However, now the day seems to have totally changed into a shopping festival. 2. How is China’s dating culture different to that of your parent’s generation? When my mother and father were young, it seemed like marriages were usually arranged by the couple’s families, who were almost always of equal social rank. But now everyone seems free to choose their spouse. Today, the most important factor is not the couple’s social status or the connection between both families, but that the two get along well. 3. China is now experiencing a phenomenon with “left over men” and “left over women”. What’s the solution to this problem? I know a lot of people who fall into that category. I think that such circumstances are caused by the individual’s lifestyle. These people are content living alone. They do not need to worry about someone else, not suffer the strains of married life. But at the same time, this phenomenon of leftover men / women is a serious social issue. Its probably a consequence of China’s family planning policy. I have heard that some men have tried to cure their loneliness by moving abroad in order to find […]
Dec 11, 2015The Rickshaw Report: November 11 – Both China’s Singles Day & The World’s Biggest Online Shopping Event
1. On November 11, China celebrates Singles Day. What is the point of the holiday? It used to be about single people celebrating their singlehood. However, now the day seems to have totally changed into a shopping festival. 2. How is China’s dating culture different to that of your parent’s generation? When my mother and father were young, it seemed like marriages were usually arranged by the couple’s families, who were almost always of equal social rank. But now everyone seems free to choose their spouse. Today, the most important factor is not the couple’s social status or the connection between both families, but that the two get along well. 3. China is now experiencing a phenomenon with “left over men” and “left over women”. What’s the solution to this problem? I know a lot of people who fall into that category. I think that such circumstances are caused by the individual’s lifestyle. These people are content living alone. They do not need to worry about someone else, not suffer the strains of married life. But at the same time, this phenomenon of leftover men / women is a serious social issue. Its probably a consequence of China’s family planning policy. I have heard that some men have tried to cure their loneliness by moving abroad in order to find […]
Dec 11, 2015