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The Great Hoards of China

Is the country’s clutter chaos a product of its culture?

Emily Conrad

April 16, 2019

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Seeking Immortals in Penglai

An excerpt from “Rivers Deep, Mountain High,” TWOC’s recent book on Shandong province,

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Tiny Fresh Meat: Inside China's Child Star Factory

Competitive parents are spending small fortunes grooming the child stars of tomorrow

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

April 9, 2019

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Doctored Degrees

China’s overcrowded PhD programs breed abuse and fraud

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

April 5, 2019

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Label Economics

From humble beginnings sewing foreign labels onto their sweaters, Erdos feels the weight of responsibility as one of China’s oldest fashion brands

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April 4, 2019

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Professional fashion buyers use a passion for Chinese design to make their hobby a vocation

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Domestic designers explore national identity, balancing history with global fashion trends

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Chinese brands may clothe the masses, but middle-class urbanites are yet to be convinced

Emily Conrad

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TV concubines ‘must get along’

Palace dramas, banned for glamorizing courtly intrigue, may be allowed back if female leads display “core socialist values”

The Editors

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Scenic Songs

Places made famous by contemporary folk songs

Hatty Liu

March 28, 2019

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Raiders of the Lost Art

For China’s tomb robbers, an ancient business is still booming

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

March 24, 2019

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Three Wheels Good

In spite of crackdowns, the motorized tricycle is an essential transportation tool in urban and rural China

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