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TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Revel in Minor Pageantry With Cantonese ‘Floating Kids’ Parade
Children take center stage in Guangdong’s “floating colors” ceremony, which celebrates the God of Wealth and other festivities during the Lunar New Y…
FOOD
Journey Down the Rabbit Hole of Chengdu’s Favorite Street Snack
Tracking the humble origins, spicy flavors, and nostalgic undertones of this signature Sichuan dish—rabbit head
LIFE
Fabric of Life: The Final Days of Hong Kong’s Famous Pang Jai Market
Catch a last glimpse of Kowloon’s Pang Jai fabric market, once a thriving center of East Asia’s textile industry, before it makes way for new constru…
FOOD
What’s for Dinner: Diverse New Year ‘Reunion Meals’ Around China
Many Chinese New Year traditions revolve around a family dinner, but what’s on the table varies greatly from region to region
FOOD
The Breakfast Ties That Bind
Wenzhou sticky rice, a staple morning meal from the southern city known for its entrepreneurship, is the glue that holds a global diaspora together
LIVING IN CHINA
Their Last Portraits: Photographing 3,000 Elders in the Countryside
Photographer Yang Xin takes free “funeral portraits” for elderly people in remote villages, and learns about their attitude to life and death
LIVING IN CHINA
The Hairdresser-Turned-Writer in the Red-Light District
On a seedy street in a small town, a 50-year-old woman struggles to chase her literary dreams as she makes a living by cutting hair
LIVING IN CHINA
Paving Paradise: Behind China’s Rural Building Boom
China’s rural land is seeing a building boom as villagers exercise their homestead rights—but is it sustainable?
FOOD
Powered By Steamy Gossip: Stories From 100 Breakfast Stalls
A TV director traveled all around China filming traditional breakfasts, and became a morning meal convert in the process
TRAVEL
House of Mao: How Consumerism and Patriotism Collide in the Chairman’s Hometown
Shaoshan, Chairman Mao’s birthplace in Hunan province, has become a top tourist site where people burn incense to the revolutionary hero while sellin…
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
All the Teas in China
Learn the legends, rituals, and drinking games behind China’s most famous drink
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