A 100-year-old grandmother-turned food blogger in Shanghai has trended on social media thanks to her enthusiasm for eating a range of foods. The centenarian’s culinary likes include strong flavoured foods normally shunned by elderly people. The lifestyle of Zhong Wenyu, who turned 100 in September, is far different from that of many senior citizens who…
French football legend Zinedine Zidane has delighted Chinese internet users by joining local residents in Shanghai to play shuttlecock in the street. Videos of Zidane, 53, a newcomer to the sport, played the game skilfully with some middle-aged Shanghai residents, most of whom were middle-aged women who are commonly referred to as “aunties” in mainland…
A man in eastern China who lavished chunks of a 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) lottery win on a woman live-streamer but gave his wife nothing has captivated mainland social media. The man’s wife, surnamed Yuan, exposed his scandal to Henan TV in mid-October after filing for divorce. The couple, who live in Dezhou, Shandong…