Cover Picture XHS user @Xuanxuanxuan As festive moods build and social needs intensify, pastries are taking on a new role in China’s urban lifestyle. Beyond birthdays or celebrations, a new phenomenon is emerging among young consumers: the “cake-killing party” — a social gathering centered on tasting...
Cover Picture @Songmont A More Emotional Reading of the Horse Year 2026 marks the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac: an animal rich in symbolism, often associated with ambition, success, and upward momentum. Among the twelve zodiac animals, the horse is also the one...
Cover Picture XHS user @KresnikWang As winter arrives, “sportcation”, sports-focused vacations, has been on the rise in China. This season, the trend has evolved further into "snowcation", blending winter sports with leisure, culture, and lifestyle experiences. From Doing Sports to Living the Scene Rather than traveling "to rest",...
Cover picture @ASPIR China’s urban and educated youth is shifting from intense 996 working culture to a “slow living” (#slowliving 880M views on RED) ideology, as the economic slowdown pushes young consumers toward meaningful, rational spending, while big-city burnout and rising mental-health anxiety drive them to...
Cover picture RED user @Shiyi TCP identified a social buzz word "HuoRenGan" on social media mainly on RED. Adopting "HuoRenGan" attitude, Chinese netizens are reclaiming digital spaces for ‘real human’ expression, seeking for sincere, and genuine connections while rejecting AI perfection and ‘too fake’ personas. What is...
Cover Picture @COEX Starfield Library Christmas inKorea may not be as widely celebrated as in western countries, but that doesn’t mean it goes unnoticed. The concept of Christmas in Korea is primarily divided into two categories: as a couple’s celebration or as a religious holiday for...