FOOD
High on the Hog
China’s growing appetite for meat threatens public health and the environment: from our Issue 4 cover story
EDUCATION
Major Indecision
For high school seniors, choosing a college program is a battle between interest, family expectation, and career
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Uncommon Sounds
Five rare traditional Chinese instruments with thousands of years of history
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Now Playing
Movie theaters reopen after months of financial bloodletting, but their troubles are only beginning
TRAVEL
Waves of Change
Fujian’s Pingtan Island offers a gateway to Taiwan and a fragile maritime charm
EDUCATION
Prodigy Raising
Extreme parenting and academic fraud cases highlight pressure to produce wunderkinds in China
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
On Picnicking
How the ancient tradition of spring outings evolved into this year’s social media fad
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Lunar Longings
Centuries before China’s space program, Chinese poets pined for the moon in six classic poems
