An image of college graduates exulting in their newfound freedom while their alma mater apparently burns has recently been making the rounds on Chinese social media. As the Dalian evening news has tweeted from its official account (@大连晚报) on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, a warehouse just behind the Dalian University of Science and Engineering caught [...]
“On the Internet,” they used to say, “nobody knows if you’re a dog.” In modern Chinese social media, nobody knows if you’re telling the truth either–or if you even exist. What is this image? At top, a China Central Television (CCTV) anchor discusses leukemia sufferer Lu Ruoqing (鲁若晴). Lu Ruoqing, or “little Lu,” is the [...]
There are good people everywhere–including in rough and tumble China. With over 15,000 reposts, the image of a (rather well-appointed) wallet and its return is Sina Weibo’s most viral image of May 25, 2012, according to Hong Kong University’s Weiboscope. Weiboscope tracks the most frequently re-posted images among prominent Weibo users. What is this image? [...]
At Tea Leaf Nation, we try to keep things (relatively) highbrow, or at least strive not to descend into outright vulgarity. But who are we to overturn the will of the netizen masses? With over 23,000 re-posts, this short movie of a randy young canine is Sina Weibo’s most viral image of May 23, according [...]
We all need someone. With over 23,000 reposts since its appearance, the image of love and companionship at left is Sina Weibo’s most viral image of May 22, according to Hong Kong University’s Weiboscope. Weiboscope tracks the most widely re-posted images among prominent users. What is this image? The image is self-explanatory; more interesting is [...]
It’s one tragedy after another. After Mianyang, Sichuan suffered in the horrible earthquake of 2008, millions of RMB were donated to rebuild a local school. Now, that school has suffered not from a quake, but from greed. With over 16,000 re-posts since its appearance, its ruined husk is Sina Weibo’s most viral image of May [...]
The Tang and Song dynasties are going digital. With over 8,900 re-posts after its initial appearance, the not-so-ancient image at left is Sina Weibo’s most viral image for May 17, 2012 according to Hong Kong University’s Weiboscope. Weiboscope displays the most widely-reposted images among prominent users. What is this image? It is an image of China’s [...]
Chinese parents, some say, need to lighten up. It now appears that thousands of them agree. This story of the joys of mediocrity was reposted approximately 135,000 times during May 16, making it Weibo’s most viral image for that day according to Hong Kong University’s Weiboscope. Weiboscope displays the most widely-reposted images among prominent users. What [...]
Mother’s Day was a time of horror for a Chinese mother and her son, murdered Sunday in Zhejiang Province’s Jinhua City. Although Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, saw a flood of heartfelt netizen tweets to their dear moms, it was also the source of this chilling news. With over 7,700 reports, the visage of the suspected [...]
To love is to care, and to care is to want to change. But as the image below suggests, perfection is in the eye of the beholder. With over 22,300 reposts, it is Sina Weibo’s most viral image of May 9, 2012 according to Hong Kong University’s Weiboscope. Weiboscope displays the most widely reposted images among prominent users. [...]
We at Tea Leaf Nation have followed one strict editorial guideline since our founding: No cute pictures of cats, even if that approach would get us millions of hits. Today we perforce break that rule. After all, we can’t change facts: With over 47,000 re-posts, this cute picture to our left is Sina Weibo’s most [...]
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