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 | 48 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 16 days ago |
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Elephant Diet: the September 2026 Edition
Lily’s dish—
On Goofish, This Generation’s Family Ties, Friendships, And Love Are Being Listed for sale (这一代人的亲情、友情与爱情，正在闲鱼上被重新“上架”)
By 正面连接
In China, many problems that can only be solved by “approaching someone” have traditio...
When a Young Woman Walks into Northern China’s Biggest Day-Labor Market
It was a midsummer Sunday afternoon in July. Along the south bank of the Liangshui River, the crowds that had packed the streets at 4 or 5 am for the day’s work had long since dispersed. At the intersection of the main commercial street, a...
Elephant Diet: the August 2026 Edition
Joyce’s dish—
Undercover in “Pickup Artist” Training Classes: Secret Filming, Date-Rape Drugs and Hunting Women (卧底「搭讪培训班」：偷拍、迷药、围猎女性)
By Gentle Women, 她刊, a Chinese publication focusing on “everything about women”
The more I read,...
Shout Out, Wild Yak
The film Mountain Patrol: Kekexili and the documentary Balance once brought this high plateau to millions of viewers: snowstorms, gunfire, the carcasses of Tibetan antelope, and some men chasing after poachers through a wilderness almost en...
Elephant Diet: the July 2026 Edition
Lily’s dish —
Desk Farming: Office Workers’ New Horticultural Therapy (北上广打工人最燃脂的爱好：在工位种菜)
By 智族Lab
Desk farming, the very unlikely corporate culture is quietly taking root in Chinese metropolis like Beijing and Shanghai. Office worke...
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