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TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Golden Ginkgo

Botany, medicine, conservation, and religion: an iconic Chinese tree that has played a role in everything

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TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Golden Ginkgo

Botany, medicine, conservation, and religion: an iconic Chinese tree that has played a role in everything

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FOOD

Donkey for Dinner

How a draft animal became a popular—and controversial—northern delicacy

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BOOKS

Booklist: An American Bum in China

Matthew Evans’s misguided travels are rife with schadenfreude

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TECHNOLOGY

Motorized Menace

China’s e-bike explosion is caught between convenience and road safety

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LANGUAGE

Fangyan Friday: Wherefore ‘Er’ Thou?

A guide to the tricky sound that defines Beijing