Lu Feiran

Featured in: Favicon

shine.cn

Articles

Not in my backyard: Pet cremation services face community backlash

Jan 16, 2025 | shine.cn | Lu Feiran

Many people love their cats and dogs, but they draw the line at the residue of pet cremations littering their neighborhoods. Residents of a compound in Songjiang District were up in arms after discovering that a pet funeral parlor on the first floor of a nearby building was cremating pets in a truck parked at a clearing outside, leaving some ashes and bone remnants strewn on the ground. "I knew about the funeral parlor for pets," said Lily Chang, a stay-at-home mom living in a nearby compound.
A legend in Peking Opera who overcame adversity to create a new stage style

Jan 10, 2025 | shine.cn | Lu Feiran

Zhou Xinfang may be little known overseas, but in China he remains a giant of his genre and a national treasure. "Common people live with their shortcomings; geniuses use theirs to advantage."Words of homage for his father from artist and restaurateur Michael Chow, who was in Shanghai last week to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of Peking Opera master Zhou Xinfang.
Gifted son does his legendary father proud, after decades apart

Jan 10, 2025 | shine.cn | Lu Feiran

British-Chinese Michael Chow became prominent in the West as a man of many faces: founder of the Mr Chow upmarket restaurant chain, artist who held solo exhibitions under the pseudonym M, architectural designer, and film actor. But in China, this Shanghai-born man of many talents is known as Zhou Yinghua and is perhaps most famous as the youngest son of Peking Opera master Zhou Xinfang (1895-1975).
'Fresh' food that may have been frozen raises concern

Nov 19, 2024 | shine.cn | Lu Feiran

You walk into a supermarket and see fresh-looking food, and the tag says that the best-before date is in three days. When do you think the food was produced? A recent complaint aroused concern. A consumer surnamed Xiao in Wuhan of Hubei Province bought a braised food platter for around 70 yuan (US$9.53) from a Sam's Club retail store. The platter had a "repackaging date" on the label indicating it had been produced the same day Xiao bought it and suggested the best-before day in three days.
Losing weight is such a slog. Will Wegovy be a silver bullet for China?

Nov 19, 2024 | shine.cn | Lu Feiran

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk announced last weekend that Wegovy, the weight-loss version of the company's high-profile, diabetes-control drug Ozempic, will soon officially hit the Chinese market. It's good news for a country where the 2023 China Obesity Conference estimated that half of people in the country are overweight or obese. It's also good news for people seeking a silver bullet for weight control.
The 'dream' that can turn into a nightmare for children playing a game

Nov 14, 2024 | shine.cn | Lu Feiran

Do a deep squat against a wall until you feel tired. To take a deep breath and hold it for a few seconds. Then a second person will come and press on your chest, and you will see strange visions. That is an activity reportedly popular among primary school students. It has many names, but the best-known in China is "Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty."The engaging name, however, masks serious risks.
Old business sites attract Gen Z with 'otaku' culture

Nov 11, 2024 | shine.cn | Lu Feiran

Shanghai college student Tina Chen never thought that one day her favorite weekend getaway would be to Nanjing Road E, because "it is for tourists". But now Chen and her friends often visit there – mainly to roam around stores that sell their favorite animation-related products, or what they call "goods" in the fandom. "Nanjing Road E. is now entirely different from my past memories," she said.
Noses in smartphones, the elderly become obsessed with Cinderella stories

Nov 7, 2024 | shine.cn | Lu Feiran

Zhang Ying, 62, was watching a mini-drama on her smartphone while taking the Metro home. When she finally lifted her nose from the screen, she found she had missed her stop three stations back. The series that so engrossed her is entitled "Flash Marriage With an Old Tycoon," one of the most popular mini-dramas among seniors. It has 69 episodes, each lasting only two minutes.
'Life is a lottery:' fostering the will to live for those with an incurable disease

Nov 2, 2024 | shine.cn | Lu Feiran

The disease named after US baseball player Lou Gehrig and most publicized by high-profile victim Stephen Hawking doesn't have to instill fear and despair. The Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University in Shanghai has a new program to help sufferers cope. Its target is people diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. It is an incurable form of motor neuron disease characterized by gradual degeneration of muscle control.
Double happiness: saying 'I do' to unconventional wedding venues and menus

Oct 25, 2024 | shine.cn | Lu Feiran

No fancy dining hall. No sumptuous banquet. No pretentious tower of champagne flutes and, of course, no traditional format. When Huang Liwen married her fiancé, they tied the knot in a movie theater and held the reception in a hotpot restaurant. Many Z-generation couples in China are saying no to traditional weddings and choosing to get married in unconventional settings.