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 …

Jan 9, 2025 · Gold, intricate seals, and rare treasures buried for over two millennia have emerged from a tomb in China’s Shaanxi province, believed to belong to Tian Qianqiu — a revered prime minister of the Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220).

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Sep 27, 2024 · China has a new environmental menace in its crosshairs: wild boars. Wily, aggressive, and weighing up to 200 kilograms, they have become a serious problem for communities across the country in recent years, with a herd able to lay waste to a field of crops in a single night.. And until recently, there was little that locals could do to stop them.

Dec 30, 2024 · Late one evening in 2019, a woman sits next to a hospital bed. Behind her, fast asleep on the bed, is her young son, Jie. In front of her is a camera, streaming the scene for the world to see.

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Apr 24, 2024 · When I was living in the United States, one of my favorite things to do was attend coffee tastings, known as cuppings. There was something about the tasters’ almost scientific approach that appealed to me.

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.

Dec 18, 2024 · Song is the first Chinese taikonaut born in the 1990s to participate in a space walk. The two taikonauts spent most of the EVA installing protective equipment to prevent China’s Tiangong space station being damaged by space debris.

Jan 28, 2025 · This week marks the official beginning of the Year of the Snake, and cities across China are ringing in the Chinese New Year with lanterns, ice sculptures, and light shows. In Shanghai, residents are flocking to the 30th edition of the Yuyuan Garden Lantern Festival, which features snake-themed ...