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FOOD, TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Tough Nut to Crack

China’s addictive snack, binglang, is part carcinogen, part cultural heritage

14.一切准备妥当，小柴神的妈妈紧随在旁
TRADITIONAL CULTURE, PHOTO STORY

Revel in Minor Pageantry With Cantonese ‘Floating Kids’ Parade

Children take center stage in Guangdong’s “floating colors” ceremony, which celebrates the God of Wealth and other festivities during the Lunar New Year

1.快子路是一条有80年历史的骑楼街
PHOTO STORY

Buying Words and Flowers: Scenes of Preparation for the Lunar New Year

These scenes of pre-New Year celebrations in southern China will put you in the mood for the holiday

Top 10 Stories of 2022

TWOC’s Top Stories of 2022

Covid, current events, and cursing: What stories caught the attention of our readers in an eventful 2022?

Celebrating Christmas at a hotel in Dongguan in 2004
ANCIENT HISTORY

The Surprisingly Ancient Origins of Christmas in China

From Christians in the Tang dynasty to all-night parties in early 1900s Shanghai, the Western holiday has a longer history in China than most people think

Two kids playing in royal garden in Hangzhou
ANCIENT HISTORY

Orphans’ Ordeals in Ancient China

How were children without parents treated in ancient history?

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LIFE

A Middle-Aged Nanny’s Literary Dreams in the City

Leaving behind an abusive marriage, a migrant worker from the countryside discovered a literature club and reignited her dreams of writing

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