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ANCIENT HISTORY
Eating Like Emperors
Piqued by pop culture, China’s public is hungry for all things imperial
ANCIENT HISTORY
A Roaring Trade
A new generation of paleontologists are finally bringing dinosaurs back to life in China
ANCIENT HISTORY
Riddle of the Sands
The discovery of an ancient vanished civilization on the far reaches of China’s Silk Road raises as many questions as it answers
ANCIENT HISTORY
Spring in the Forbidden City
The Palace Museum gives an inside look on how emperors celebrated the lunar new year
HISTORICAL FIGURES
The Best of Su Dongpo
Ten classic lines from the prolific Song poet, who was born 982 years ago today
HISTORY
The A-Z of China’s Mysteries
Twenty-six weird tales and unexplained phenomena from ancient times to today
HISTORY
City of Dreams
Forty years after reform, migrants are trying to define a “Shenzhen Dream” that binds the city together
ARTS
Ode to ‘Opening Up’
TWOC gets the scoop on the new 40 Years of Reform exhibition at the National Museum
ANCIENT HISTORY
Wine, Women & Song
An 11th-century dynasty gave the world the modern restaurant—complete with menus, waiters, and the feudal version of Michelin Stars
BOOKS
Whistling ‘Dixie’
Historians are still uncovering a doomed American wartime mission to meet Maoist rebels and broker an alliance
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