Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

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.

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TRAVEL

Jianshui: One of China’s Last “Living” Ancient Cities

How Jianshui in Yunnan has survived time and urban development, remaining vibrant with everyday life that has lasted for centuries

TRAVEL

Jianshui: One of China’s Last “Living” Ancient Cities

How Jianshui in Yunnan has survived time and urban development, remaining vibrant with everyday life that has lasted for centuries

ENTERTAINMENT

Dating by Proxy: Why Young Chinese Prefer Dating Shows to Real Dates

Dating and marriage-themed reality shows are booming as the real-life marriage rate declines in China

FOOD

Getting Sour: How Guizhou’s Sour Soup Went National

While the southwestern province’s fermented soup has grown in popularity over the past several years, businesses still face challenges promoting it as a debate over “authentic flavors” continues to simmer

Chinese character for maintenance repairs 修

CHINESE CHARACTERS

修: The Character That Builds and Repairs

From your appearance to your inner world, this is the character to mastering every new year

TRAVEL

Two Days in Wuhai, the Small Coal-Mining City Dubbed “China’s Dubai”

Once ridden with air pollution, the northwestern Inner Mongolia city is reinventing itself as a desert-lake tourist destination

HEALTH

How Can China Solve Its Elder-Care Problem?

As millions of Chinese enter old age, their adult children are now grappling with the financial and emotional burden of being their parents’ only caregivers. Even as government and business efforts are rolled out to ease the pressure, stigma around retirement homes and traditional expectations of filial duty continue to shape how people spend their later years.

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

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