Is tea still the most popular drink in China? And do logo-centric brands still dominate luxury? In our 2014 / 15 cultural snapshot of China, we demystify cultural myths, shed light on the country’s economic outlook, and explore the emerging and established trends across eleven sectors.

For decades, the karaoke bar dominated Chinese nightlife in both its erotic and more innocent forms. But as young megacity dwellers develop more sophisticated tastes in alcohol, music and social scenes, karaoke is taking a supporting role.

Two months since its launch, Pengpeng, a Chinese social mobile gaming app, has gathered over 300,000 daily active users. Its fun approach to social networking has cracked the way to appeal to young Millennials in China.

Mobile dating app Tinder simplifies an increasingly complicated hookup culture, appealing to online dating sceptics and millennials alike by minimising the chances of rejection.