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Savannah Billman

Savannah Billman has a Master's degree in Chinese Law and Society from the Yenching Academy of Peking University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from NYU Shanghai and has also written for TechNode, SupChina, and Sixth Tone.

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The Butterfly Effect: Redeeming China’s Early Romance Novels

How “Mandarin Duck and Butterfly,” a romantic literary movement from early 20th century China, became forgotten in the tides of modernization

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MODERN HISTORY

The Butterfly Effect: Redeeming China’s Early Romance Novels

How “Mandarin Duck and Butterfly,” a romantic literary movement from early 20th century China, became forgotten in the tides of modernization

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Rediscovering Zhang Qian

How a low-ranking Han dynasty courtier came to be known as the founder of the Silk Road

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