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Dream Factory
More than just a film lot, the vast Hengdian Studios embodies both a history of China and its future
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In his masterful book, Ian Johnson goes in search of Chinese spiritualism—and finds it everywhere
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China’s New Christmas Traditions
Alpacas at the mall, mail to China’s North Pole—here’s how everyone celebrates
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How to be a “Buddha-like youth”
Practice being Zen like a burnt-out Chinese millennial
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Viral Week Ep. 140
The Macao Parade, stadium death sentences and a tragic rooftop death: It’s Viral Week
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Into the Heavens
A growing number of monasteries allow serious students to ascend to spiritual nirvana—even if only temporarily
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Beijing: The Board Game
Here’s you play Beijing’s new signage regulations, (loosely) inspired by Monopoly
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