The discovery of 5,000-year-old linguistic inscriptions predates by 1,400 years the earliest known Chinese writing and matches the age of the oldest known human writing in Mesopotamia. (via ...

Sixth Tone is publishing interviews with the judges of its China Writing Contest, in which they share their personal takes on the contest’s theme of “generations” and the value of nonfiction writing.

Sixth Tone is pleased to announce the winners of the China Writing Contest. Selected by a prestigious panel of judges, including British food writer Fuchsia Dunlop, American journalism professor ...