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Washed Up: Can Public Bathhouses Survive in Today’s Cities?

Once a blue-collar necessity, public bathhouses struggle to remain relevant in China’s cities today

Han Rubo

June 29, 2019

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

50 Shades of Pale

White-skin worship and whitening remedies in Chinese history

Jessica Zhang

June 25, 2019

EDUCATION

Abroad Ambitions

They’ve become a boom industry—but are study abroad agencies really necessary?

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

June 22, 2019

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Red Rabbit

Nostalgic White Rabbit candy is the latest time-honored brand trying to go viral

Jessica Zhang

June 21, 2019

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Shoes Off!

When did the Chinese start removing footwear indoors?

Crystal Leung

June 12, 2019

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Crying Foul

Why do consumers throw tantrums to defend their rights?

Han Rubo& Hatty Liu

June 9, 2019

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Finger-lickin’ Memories

Chinese recall their first bites of hamburgers in the 90s, as health concerns transform the industry

Emily Conrad

May 31, 2019

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Vigil Aunties

Long the exclusive domain of elderly gossips, neighborhood committees are looking to recruit new blood—but can they offer what millennials need?

Julia Zhou

May 30, 2019

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Grand Cellar: Changyu and the Wine Region of Yantai

A century-old wine cellar maintains Shandong’s legacy as one of the world’s top wine-producing regions

Hatty Liu

May 26, 2019

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Food for Port

Sample the catch of the day in Guangdong’s biggest fishing port

Hatty Liu

May 25, 2019

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I. M. Pei: A Chinese Retrospective

Chinese-American architect’s bold designs spoke to a complicated relationship with his birth country

Han Rubo

May 19, 2019

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The Mountain and “the Marsh”

The real story of Liangshan, the classic setting of “Outlaws of the Marsh”

Han Rubo

May 18, 2019

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