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ANCIENT HISTORY

The Bizarre and Dangerous World of Ancient Chinese Weight Loss

From a weight-loss dance to diets of cacti and musk, ancient Chinese had a variety of ways to keep themselves slim

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ANCIENT HISTORY

The Bizarre and Dangerous World of Ancient Chinese Weight Loss

From a weight-loss dance to diets of cacti and musk, ancient Chinese had a variety of ways to keep themselves slim

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SOCIETY

The Tall Task of Solving China’s Childcare Shortage

China is encouraging couples to have more kids, but affordable childcare remains a tall order

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CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 数

Learn about this character for numbers, counting, and much more

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SOCIAL CHINESE

Behind the Wheel: Learn the Language of the Roads in China

From impatient instructors to common mistakes on the road, here’s a language guide to driving in China

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LIVING IN CHINA

Paving Paradise: Behind China’s Rural Building Boom

China’s rural land is seeing a building boom as villagers exercise their homestead rights—but is it sustainable?

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MODERN HISTORY

How Did China End Up Celebrating Two New Years?

In the early 20th century, China tried to ban its millennia-old lunar calendar in the name of modernity—with mixed success

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