Who writes this
yaopulife is written and edited from within Chinese culture — by a native, for curious readers everywhere. Articles are signed yaopulife Editorial. We explain Chinese festivals, myths, and traditions for readers with zero background: every Chinese term gets its characters, pinyin, and a plain-English anchor.
Sourcing standards
Claims are backed by reputable references (encyclopedias, museums, universities), listed at the bottom of every explainer. We never invent books, scholars, statistics, or URLs. Where a source can't be verified, we say so rather than pretend certainty.
Legend vs. history: folk stories have many versions. We mark them explicitly — "in the legend…", "in one common version…", "historians believe…" — and never present a legend as confirmed history.
How content is reviewed
Every explainer passes independent, multi-layer review before publication: factual accuracy, source verification, cross-cultural clarity, and tone. Drafting is AI-assisted; review is layered and independent from the writer, with named accountability for what we publish. Pages that fail review do not go live.
Corrections
When we get something wrong, we fix it visibly — corrected pages carry a note stating what was changed and when, not a silent edit. Serious errors are taken down while we fix them.
Spotted an error? Tell us: hello@yaopulife.com. We review every report.