Jingle smells

With Christmas around the corner, a picture taken in Wuhan, Hubei Province has gone viral: a trash can piled with used chopsticks and paper bowls to resemble a Christmas tree, reports Wuhan Evening Post.

Cao Cao tomb scholar unmasked

Yan Peidong, a mysterious scholar who became an overnight online sensation by claiming he had proof of the location of the tomb of Han Dynasty warlord Cao Cao, has been revealed as a fraud.

Image makeover for chengguan?

Chengguan – licensed enforcers who aren’t officially cops – haven’t done themselves any favors when it comes to their public image. People often complain about their strong-arm tactics, made all the worse by the fact that the municipal government seems to want to expand their power.

Love from Wolf Dad

After the Tiger Mom Amy Chua, here comes a Wolf Dad. Xiao Baiyou, a Hong Kong businessman, described in his controversial parenting memoir how he had “beaten” his three children to attend Peking University.

A Master’s in mistresses

A class known as the Wife Academy is to begin in Beijing to teach women to deal with various marital issues, including how to respond if their husband has a mistress.

Renmin University publicizes search for impoverished students

Earlier this month, Renmin University of China announced it will seek to enroll more students from rural areas – allowing some to forego the national entrance exam – in an effort to raise the country’s awareness of this vulnerable group.

Campaign to create‘dutiful children’

The China National Association for Ethical Studies has launched a five-year campaign to cultivate 1 million “dutiful children” in a new morality drive that has been met with skepticism.

Expat emperor causes online stir

A Canadian teacher caught the attention of Shanghai residents by dressing as an ancient Chinese emperor on the city’s subway on Monday, a Halloween stunt that soon went viral on the Internet, local news portal Eastday reported.

A city without famers

Shenzhen, a pioneering city of the country’s reform and opening-up, refused to take part in Guangdong Province’s second farmers’ games by claiming there are no farmers in the city, sparking a nationwide debate, China Central Television (CCTV) reported last week.

Property tycoon mocked for own currency

Pan Shiyi, chairman of Soho China, the largest real estate developer in Beijing, said on his Sina Weibo microblog last Wednesday that he would like to publish a currency featuring his face. His message drew anger and ridicule.