Children take center stage in Guangdong’s “floating colors” ceremony, which celebrates the God of Wealth and other festivities during the Lunar New Y…
Tracking the humble origins, spicy flavors, and nostalgic undertones of this signature Sichuan dish—rabbit head
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…
Many Chinese New Year traditions revolve around a family dinner, but what’s on the table varies greatly from region to region
Wenzhou sticky rice, a staple morning meal from the southern city known for its entrepreneurship, is the glue that holds a global diaspora together
Photographer Yang Xin takes free “funeral portraits” for elderly people in remote villages, and learns about their attitude to life and death
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
China’s rural land is seeing a building boom as villagers exercise their homestead rights—but is it sustainable?
A TV director traveled all around China filming traditional breakfasts, and became a morning meal convert in the process
Shaoshan, Chairman Mao’s birthplace in Hunan province, has become a top tourist site where people burn incense to the revolutionary hero while sellin…
Learn the legends, rituals, and drinking games behind China’s most famous drink
From imported luxury to detested health hazard to essential Covid lockdown supply, canned fruits have had a complicated relationship with Chinese con…
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