Danwei is a website about media, advertising, and urban life in China. With frequent reference to and translations from Mainland Chinese media, we publish fresh information about China that you won't find anywhere else. The Chinese word ‘Danwei’ (单位) means ‘unit’, as in a unit of currency or measurement, or as in ‘work unit’ — the old term for a state-owned company that was supposed to provide cradle-to-grave employment, housing and medical treatment.

The website is produced in Hong Kong and hosted in the USA. Regular contributors are:

Jeremy Goldkorn | jeremy -at- danwei.org
Joel Martinsen | joel –at- danwei.org
Mauro Marescialli | mauro -at- danwei.org | One a Day
Brendan O'Kane | brendan –at- danwei.org | Bokane.org
Dror Poleg | dror –at- danwei.org | Drorism*
Running Dog | runningdog –at- danwei.org
TsingSong | tsingsong –at- danwei.org

Danwei's official style guide is available here. Please email links, items, and tips to jeremy –at- danwei.org.

Other websites are welcome to republish Danwei stories in full as long as they are credited with a link to Danwei.org and the author's name at the top of the republished article. Please ask for our permission before rewriting or mashing-up Danwei stories for republishing.