Huang Chenkuang is a writer based in Beijing originally from Jiangxi province. She is the founder of the Beijing Lights project with literary arts collective Spittoon, sharing voices from Beijing’s 21.7 million humans.
One woman's life from working the fields of Anhui to cleaning the streets of Beijing
Thoughts on sex, marriage, and death from a former Beijing "street kid"
One woman's life from working the fields of Anhui to cleaning the streets of Beijing
"If the Cultural Revolution hadn't happened...my life might have been completely different"—a retired factory worker recounts his life in Beijing amid upheaval and poverty
“I’ve had a hell of a life!”—a bingtanghulu vendor (and ex-millionaire) shares his bittersweet memories
Deep dive into the story of a Chinese woman in a men’s world
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