- Once just a pastime for young people, livestreaming has now turned into a hotly contested avenue where big names in the real economy are exploring new growth engines after the emerging industry has created innumerable online celebrities and a huge consumer market.

China is embracing a larger role in the global sports world as a Chinese company is poised to acquire the company that owns one of the most iconic brands associated with the US pastime of baseball: the Louisville Slugger baseball bat.

Young consumers ideal target of brands looking for new sales opportunitiesCity walks, or exploring a city on foot, have become the trendiest pastime for residents this summer, after the craze of playing with flying disks, camping and paddle boarding.

Trekking tour operators, rural homestays also riding walkabout waveHiking, a popular and healthy pastime, has taken on fresh appeal as adventure-seeking enthusiasts escape the hustle and bustle of city life, and venture into nature's embrace.

"Fishing, once a simple pastime, has evolved into a way of life, intertwining with camping, barbecuing, fashion and traveling.

Thanks to them, gone are the days when fishing was considered the pastime of middle-aged and older people.

Apart from flying discs, skateboarding as a new pastime has emerged as a favorite hobby among Chinese sports enthusiasts, especially among Generation Z — those born in the mid- and late 1990s and into the 2000s.

Reading serialized novels online has become a favorite pastime for many Chinese.

She began working in the lodging service industry－also known as homestay services－as a part-time pastime in 2015.

Li Mingrui, a Milo KTV manager, says karaoke offers a great pastime for China's aging society and a great solution for China's declining KTV industry.