Tianya Club

Last updated
Tianya
Type of site
Internet forum
Available in Chinese
URL tianya.cn
CommercialYes
Launched14 February 1999

Tianya Club (Mandarin: Tiānyáshèqū 天涯社区 "End of the World" Club) is one of the most popular Internet forums in China. [1] As of 2015, it is ranked by Alexa as the 11th most visited site in the People's Republic of China and 60th overall. [2] It was founded on 14 February 1999.

Contents

It provides BBS, blog, microblog and photo album services.

Politicians have used Tianya Club to campaign, answer questions from constituents, and gather grassroots support. [3]

The website has been down since April 26th, 2023. [4]

Notable incidents

Tianya Club has been involved in Chinese news stories such as a revival of the 1995 Tsinghua University poisoning story about Zhu Ling. [5]

See also

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References

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  3. County mayor solicits advice at popular online community, China Daily , 14 April 2006
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  5. Lab poisoning mystery triggers debate, China Daily , 13 January 2006
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  7. "Internet sensation Xiao YueYue spawns Baidu page, flash game; revealed to be fake". 15 October 2010.
  8. "EastSouthWestNorth: Little Moon Moon's Shanghai Vacation During National Holiday Week".