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Roman Kierst (小罗)
Roman Kierst is a staff writer and editor at The World of Chinese based in Beijing but much more at home in Chengdu, where his own China story first began as a high school exchange student in 2006. Likes to pick up a film camera occasionally to take pictures of (mostly) old places.
Last Logout: The Memories Left Behind When World of Warcraft Ended in China
When World of Warcraft ended in China earlier this year, players lost more than just a computer game
Last Logout: The Memories Left Behind When World of Warcraft Ended in China
When World of Warcraft ended in China earlier this year, players lost more than just a computer game
Temple of Pain: Three Chengdu Tattooists Reflect on the Pandemic in Ink
How tattoo artists stay creative amid economic pressures, and try to make sense of their pandemic experiences through ink
Fabric of Life: The Final Days of Hong Kong’s Famous Pang Jai Market
Catch a last glimpse of Kowloon’s Pang Jai fabric market, once a thriving center of East Asia’s textile industry, before it makes way for new construction
For the Record: How a War Refugee Built His Vinyl Haven in Hong Kong
Record store owner Paul Au has escaped the Vietnam War, slept in the streets, and weathered two pandemics to pursue his passion for vinyl
The Relic Hunter: One Man’s Race to Save China’s Old Cultural Landscapes
Amateur conservation Yang Fan has explored thousands of little-known historic sites in China, while trying to raise awareness for the need to protect these treasures before they disappear
Behind the Scenes at China’s Christmas Factories
It’s always holiday season in Yiwu, a “fourth-tier” Chinese city where migrant workers churn out two-thirds of the world’s Christmas decorations


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