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From advertising deal to wedding toast: The unlikely love story between a Chinese actress and a coconut milk brand
In early 2026, Chinese actress Xu Dongdong announced her upcoming wedding with actor Yin Ziwei in Harbin — and somehow, the real star of the ceremony became…
This Plus-Size Store Hired Male Models — and Shoppers Went Wild
A plus-size women’s clothing store in Heze, Shandong just showed how far offline retail marketing in China is willing to go — and the internet is loving it.
This Former Actor Went Bankrupt Saving Kids — Then the Internet Refused to Let the Hospital Die
If one story truly defined China’s internet in 2026, this was it.
7-Eleven in Guangdong is selling an edible “shoe sole” and yes, people are eating it
If you thought convenience store food had peaked, think again.
Singer gives out money on stage, audience raises the wrong QR codes
Besties, we’ve been missing out. 👀✨ At a music festival in Xiamen, the biggest reaction didn’t come from the speakers — it came from the crowd.
A Chinese uncle’s no-filter Paris photos triggered the ultimate social media vs reality moment
A Chinese uncle just delivered the most brutal social media vs reality moment of the year — completely by accident 😭📸 Zhang, a retired man from Henan, joined…
China’s last province finally gets McDonald’s — people queued 2+ hours just for a cone 🍦
Big news from China’s high plateau: McDonald's has officially opened its first-ever store in Qinghai, making it the last province in China to finally get the…
A small mistake turned this Chinese New Year toy into a viral hit
One tiny sewing slip in Yiwu turned into the internet’s next lovable vibe 🐴✨.
They bought “love insurance” in college. Ten years later it actually paid
Remember those dramatic “forever” promises you made in school? One Chinese couple just found out that an old impulse can age better than most people expected.
Missed the viral Chinese jacket? adidas just made a version for pets 🐾
Still salty you missed out on that adidas jacket that everyone on your feed was flexing?
Gen Z Is Done Hiding Routers. Huawei Made One for the Shelf
For a long time, people have quietly agreed on one thing: no matter how fast your WiFi is, routers are still ugly af 😭📦. Powerful?
This LED Fire Looked So Real, 5 Fire Trucks Showed Up 🚒🔥
Recently in Guangzhou, a clothing store accidentally turned visual creativity into a full-on emergency 🚒🔥 — and yes, firefighters were involved.