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“Too Much Qi”: A Light‑hearted Joke on ‘Sisters Who Make Waves’ Sparks Celebrity Smear Campaign, Wellness Debate and Online Meme Frenzy in China

The phrase “Li Sheng said Zhu Xudan has too much ‘qi’” has been lighting up Weibo feeds across China since early June, turning a light‑hearted moment on a variety show into a window on the pressures, politics and pleasures of modern celebrity life.

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Weibo Celebrates Autumn Harvest as China’s Fields Become the Nation’s Most Beautiful Canvas

Across China’s sprawling countryside, autumn has turned the harvest season into a living canvas, and the nation’s most popular social‑media platform, Weibo, is buzzing with praise for what many are calling the most beautiful picture the country can offer. The phrase that has captured the imagination of netizens – “丰收的田野是最美的画卷,” loosely rendered as “The harvested fields are the most beautiful painting” – has become a rallying cry of gratitude, pride, and hope, weaving together stories of golden rice swaying in the wind, red maple leaves in the hills of Sichuan, and the gleam of modern irrigation channels in the arid terraces of Gansu.

China’s first administrative regulation devoted exclusively to the rental market took effect on September 15, marking a watershed moment for a sector that has long operated in a legal gray zone. Known officially as the “Housing Rental Regulations” (《住房租赁条例》), the new code comprises seven chapters and 50 articles that spell out concrete duties for landlords, tenants and the intermediaries that connect them. By turning a previously informal practice into a regulated industry, Beijing hopes to smooth the “pain points” that have plagued renters for years – from sudden rent hikes and illegal evictions to opaque contracts and the unchecked activities of sub‑landlords, locally referred to as “二房东”.