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How China Lives, Works, and Plays by the Sea
Photographer Xin Ting captures ordinary and extraordinary scenes along China’s coastline
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LIFE
Under the Chopstick: Folk ‘Plastic Surgery’ in China
Before China became the world’s second biggest cosmetic surgery market, these folk beliefs promised to shape people’s faces and body
LIFE
A Shandong Farmer’s Big Venture in Spain
How a Chinese community of migrant workers and entrepreneurs put down roots in the Spanish capital of Madrid
LIVING IN CHINA
Where’s the Best Place to Beat the Heat in China?
From ancient times to now, Chinese have had their favorite locations to escape the summer sun
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
All the Ways to Celebrate Hungry Ghost Festival
How to avoid hungry ghosts and placate “good brothers” this Zhongyuan Festival
TRAVEL
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?
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