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What people are talking about on China's internet today.

Catch the day's public trend lists in English, grouped by platform and linked straight back to the original conversation.

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Chinese Social Media Trends

Q&A boards, lifestyle communities, forums, movie lists, and other places where Chinese internet users discuss what is trending.

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zhihu-daily

Zhihu Daily

A curated daily read from Zhihu, focused on explainers and thoughtful answers.

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  1. #1
    Why is it said that the Himalayas are like a giant air conditioner in China with indoor and outdoor units in India? Is there any scientific basis for this?
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  2. #4
    Why Do Insects Die So Quickly After Exposure to Butyl Acetate?
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    Why Was Anxi's Longxu Temple Struck by Purple Lightning?
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  4. #6
    Why are Kafka's works regarded as classics by many people even though they are obscure, absurd and bizarre?
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  5. #7
    How to make a perfect ice cube?
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    It was revealed that the Longxu Temple in Anxi, Fujian Province was struck by purple thunder. How powerful is this thunder? There are so many taller buildings around it, so why was it struck by lightning?
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zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

China’s largest Q&A community, similar to Quora.

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    EWC Knockout DK 2:1 BLG, lpl All three participating teams were eliminated. How do you evaluate this game?
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  2. #6
    Ofo suddenly published an article after it stopped updating for nearly 5 years. What signal does this "resurrection" send? Is it possible for the 199 yuan deposit to be refunded?
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  3. #9
    How do you think the price of the Kimi K3 model has increased 5 times compared to the previous generation, reaching 100 yuan for output, 20 yuan for input, and 1 yuan for cache hit?
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Showing 11 signals across 1 sections.Rank and heat are reported by each source and are not comparable across platforms.
Key takeaways

What is ThreadEast?

ThreadEast is an English-language discovery layer for selected public trend pages from China's internet. It groups translated signals by platform and links each item to its original public page.

How should I read a trending signal?

Treat a signal as evidence of attention on one platform, not proof that the underlying claim is true. Rankings and heat labels are reported by each source and are not comparable across platforms.

Where do the signals come from?

Every listed title cites its originating public page. Read our collection and translation methodology or report an issue through the corrections process.

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