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SOCIETY

A Stunted Soybean: 13 Years at My Family’s Tofu Workshop

With a childhood spent working day and night making tofu, a young man reflects on the changes his family and the society went through

Still from 2022 movie Silver Moon Light (白月光下)
SOCIETY

A Stunted Soybean: 13 Years at My Family’s Tofu Workshop

With a childhood spent working day and night making tofu, a young man reflects on the changes his family and the society went through

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LIFE

Numbered Days: My Grandmother’s Last Month in the ER with Covid-19

As the pandemic ravaged China in late 2022, a family struggles with the decision to send a dying elder to overcrowded hospitals

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HEALTH

“I’m a Doctor, Not a Robot”: Seven Years in a Chinese ER

A former emergency room doctor reflects on the long hours, high pressure, and lack of safety nets over his career in China’s medical system

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SOCIETY

My Mother Ran a Street Stall for 13 Years, Eking Out a Living on the Margins

A young man recalls his family business in a small town in northwestern China, and the mother who was the backbone of the venture

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LIVING IN CHINA

The Hairdresser-Turned-Writer in the Red-Light District

On a seedy street in a small town, a 50-year-old woman struggles to chase her literary dreams as she makes a living by cutting hair

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SOCIETY

How Quarantine Made Me Fall In Love With the Countryside

A six-month stay in a Chinese village helped a family return to their roots

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