TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Seeking Fortune
The long-suppressed practice of divination revives, with modern twists
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Gaokao Town
The school that churns out top-scorers on the college entrance exams—at a cost
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Bamboo Bounty
For the farmers of Jiangjun village, spring is the season for a sizable harvest
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Building Blocks
Long blamed for congestion and social disunity, China’s gated communities continue to be desirable places to live
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Spirits of a Kindred
Cambodia’s “parade of spirits” revives the heritage of a historically persecuted Chinese community
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Wedding March
Eastern Zhejiang province preserves a tradition of weddings with a “ten li honor guard”
EDUCATION
Class Conflict
Exam pressures and Confucian tradition foster draconian rules in Chinese schools
