Millions of people on mainland social media have been moved by the story of a young woman who was abandoned as a newborn baby and the labourer who saved her and brought her up.

Fans celebrate as China’s women come from behind to stun the United States 3-2 at the South Korea leg of Volleyball Nations League in Suwon.

A video of a little girl at her father’s grave reading the stories he used to tell her while raising her as a single parent has struck a chord with many people online in China.

Mainland social media observers have praised the parenting skills of a father in China who made his son apologise to a shop owner for stealing from her eatery.

A home surveillance video which captures the moment a six-year-old boy in China held onto a collapsing ladder to prevent his father from suffering a nasty fall has delighted mainland social media.

A bathhouse in China has begun offering a “rent-a-dad” service so that women can bathe in a boy-free environment.

A mother in China who told her son and daughter-in-law that she would be fine with them not having children has earned widespread praise on mainland social media.

The case of a feuding couple in China who had each other locked up in mental units has shocked mainland social media and raised concerns about the standard of psychiatric care.

Mainland social media has reacted with fury to a viral video which shows a young boy jumping from the fifth floor of a block of flats to escape his abusive mother.

A father in China who abandoned his son after the boy was diagnosed with cancer and then tried to claim him back after he was cured has hisbid rejected by a court in a widely praised legal decision.

A Chinese mother’s gift of plastic surgery to her shy, video game addicted daughter has produced a mixed reaction on social media.

A wave of anger has swept mainland social media over the tragic story of a popular and beloved wild goose that was kicked to death by a visitor at a tourist attraction in China because it frightened their child.

A shopping centre polar bear mascot in China has been praised online for standing up to a group of boys who were harassing them as their parents played on their phones and did nothing.

Millions of people on social media have viewed a video of a hotel room in China which offers guests an up-close-and-personal view of some of the country’s most prized pigs, for US$1,230 a night.

A woman in China says she was viciously beaten repeatedly by her husband, including while pregnant, and received injuries to her kidneys, stomach, and intestines, which doctors say almost killed her.

A man in China decided to deal with the flooding of his home by fishing off the side of his bed, delighting social media with his sunny attitude in a video shared by his wife.

During the trial the judge accused the woman of failing to fulfil her role as a mother, said she could not prove her marriage had broken down and ordered her to return home to look after her family.

There has been an online backlash against a senior executive from a state-owned company which manages a section of China’s Great Wall, amid accusations of “unacceptable behaviour” towards security guards who refused to let him into a resort.

An emotional online debate about euthanasia has taken place over the story of a terminally-ill woman in China who is so desperate to die that she has offered others money to end her life.

A famous financial columnist in China who is recovering from cancer has urged people who don’t have children to be prepared for the consequences later in life, and during times of illness.

The heartwarming comments of a 12-year-old boy in China who is paralysed from the waist down have touched millions of people online.

Mainland social media sleuths have exposed an influencer in China who claimed to be a Russian soldier fighting in the Ukraine war as a fraud.

A woman in China who defended a younger female passenger on a train against a man who verbally abused her over what she was wearing has won applause on mainland social media.

A debate over public transport etiquette has erupted on social media in China after a man was filmed taking over two seats and eating multiple dishes off them in a video watched by millions.

A hard working Chinese mother’s reaction to the news that her youngest child has a job lined up after studying, meaning she no longer has to support any children, delights mainland social media.

A viral video of kindergarteners in China asking each other: ‘Do you have a flat? Do you have a car? Do you have money?’ faces online backlash as teachers are accused of promoting materialism.

A woman in a traditional Chinese outfit made by Disney and a mainland firm, with the promise that it could be worn at Shanghai Disneyland was refused entry to the park unless she covered up, sparking a debate on mainland social media.

Mainland social media has been filled with praise and admiration over the humble reaction of an heroic food delivery driver who saved a drowning woman in China last week.

Tradition has taken a fresh turn in southern China after a group of well-to-do women formed a dragon boat racing team which has become a symbol of feminism in the male-dominated sport.