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How Covid Left Me Stranded in Hainan
My trip to Hainan province was meant to be an island escape, but turned into another Covid-19 debacle
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Selling Lost Horizons in Rugged Yunnan Province
A motorbike journey goes behind the scenes of Yunnan’s tourism industry
EDUCATION
How English Went from Imperialist Treachery to Lingua Franca
While English language education was once practically forbidden, decades of reform have turned it into massive business
FOOD
Caught Red-Handed: The Taste of Yangmei in Summer
How an ancient fruit has had mouths watering for millennia, and even inspired soldiers in war
EDUCATION
Death Discussions: Educators Struggle to Break Taboos Around Death
More and more Chinese have been talking and learning about death, a traditional taboo, for better living
FOOD
How to Breakfast Like a Zhejiang Local
Breakfast in southeastern Zhejiang province is heaven for seafood lovers
EDUCATION
The Ugly Truth: China’s Weird Buildings Have Their Roots in Education
Is a lack of “aesthetic education” to blame for bizarre architecture and artistic confusion in modern China?
TRAVEL
The Rough Side of China’s Tropical Paradise
Racing through Hainan’s back roads on a secondhand motorbike shows a different facet of the island
FOOD
Bitter Sweets: Have Chinese Consumers Lost Their Taste for Sugar?
Sugar consumption has boomed in China in recent decades, but health-conscious youngsters and sugar-free products are hoping to reverse the trend
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Anything Flies: How Kiting in China Reached New Heights
Backed by international competitions, a 2 billion yuan industry, and complex tricks and designs, kiting in China is no child’s play
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Dense Brocade: The Story of Hunan’s All-Female Embroiderers
A practitioner of a traditional, formerly all-female art of Xiang embroidery recounts her rigorous training and extraordinary life
EDUCATION
The Greatest Test: How China’s Students Got Through Covid
Online classes and closed campuses: What was life like for Chinese university students during the past three years?
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