No Empty Gesture: Interpreting for the Deaf in China
From driving classes to police detention, a young interpreter has spent over 20 years advocating for improved sign language and better services for the Deaf in China
The Last Cup: The Dark Side of Alcohol Addiction in China
At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Beijing, our reporter delves deep into the daily struggles of Chinese alcoholics and the unique cultural pressures leading them to drink
After College, I Found a Dead-End Job in an Underwear Factory
Memoirs of a Gen Z factory worker in a coastal town
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Remote Freedom: The Cost of Utopia for China’s Fledgling Digital Nomads
Covid-19 has transformed China’s remote work culture, but who can afford this lifestyle and how does it impact local communities?
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Pump Iron With Beijing Uncles in an Old Locomotive Factory
On the outskirts of Beijing, a gym with homemade equipment offers a special community for retired factory workers
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
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
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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?
Meet the Slobbering Students of China’s Newest Training Schools
Urban dog-owners turn to training schools for help with their pets, but controversies persist about training methods and lack of regulation in the industry
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