Tan Yunfei is the editorial director of The World of Chinese. She reports on Chinese language, food, traditions, and society. Having grown up in a rural community and mainly lived in the cities since college, she tries to explore and better understand China's evolving rural and urban life with all readers.
Once a sacred family obligation, the annual migration home for Spring Festival increasingly brings feelings of alienation and culture shock for China’s urbanizing population
A single complaint from a tech entrepreneur about a popular restaurant chain has revived the debate over pre-made food—a development that could usher in sweeping changes to the industry
A weekly runway show in a remote village in Guizhou has gone viral, drawing tourists from across the country—and attention from around the fashion world