Elephant Room
Biyi, Kat, Sage, Joyce, LilyAn independent media project to make China relatable.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 39 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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elephantroomchina.substack.comLatest Issues
Sculpted Suicide: Elders’ Suffering in Rural China
My paternal grandfather and my maternal grandmother have been gone for years. But I saw them again, here in Beijing — hanging from a cracked roof beam.
This isn’t a horror story; It’s a personal, slightly stinging recollection provoked by...
Chinese Do Have Beliefs
This is a long-deferred piece. Last December, I traveled to Chaoshan, a coastal region that mainly consists of three cities (Chaozhou, Shantou, and Jieyang, but someone would include Shanwei City as well) in eastern Guangdong, southeast of...
Elephant Diet: the April 2026 Edition
Biyi’s dish—
Working at China’s top Chain Stores – Behind the Smile, Punishments That Break Skin and Tear Flesh" (我在连锁店当服务员：微笑背后， “罚要罚得皮开肉绽”)
By ifeng (凤凰网)
A detailed first-person account of work experiences at China’s top chain st...
She Saw It All
“10:38,” my uncle said. “10:38. She’s gone.”
It was actually 10:35, I thought to myself. But I didn’t say anything. The number 8 sounds like “prosperity” in Chinese — the luckiest digit. And today was March 8th. To leave at 10:38 on March...
Elephant Diet: the March 2026 Edition
Lily’s dish-
Constipation Is Becoming a Silent Struggle for China’s Middle School Students (拉不出屎，正在成为中学生的集体秘密)
By 网易数读
According to recent studies, constipation and the shame associated with using school toilets are emerging as a wid...
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