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Grassroots cadre Tong Panfeng races to meet China’s deadline to eradicate poverty
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Lifeblood of China
A journey through the revitalized Grand Canal—from our book Shandong: Rivers Deep, Mountain High
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Showers of Spring
The solar season Guyu (谷雨) marks the start of spring rain, a season of bounty and sadness in ancient Chinese literature
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
High Fliers
From military hardware to cultural heritage to children’s toy, kites have a 2,300-year history in China
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Due to the Dead
A primer on the Chinese afterlife and the origin of the Tomb Sweeping Festival
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Regional Harmonies
China and Southeast Asia have adapted many of each other’s pop hits
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
The Jade Rush
Freewheeling prices and millennia of cultural mystique fuel China’s insatiable appetite for the green stone
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Fading Festivities
Three traditional celebrations worthy of being better remembered
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Meet Me at KTV
The award-winning essay from The World of Chinese Cup English Writing Competition
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
No Time to Waste
As landfills overflow, China’s villages struggle with the impact of the country’s trash problem
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Doing Home Work
The coronavirus outbreak has millions of Chinese trying “working from home”—with varying results
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