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Symbolism of eight common trees in Chinese culture
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TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Gimme Sugar: Fujian’s Ancient Sugar-Making Traditions Live On
Sugar-making in Longyan, Fujian province, is the sweetest job in town
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Make ’Em Laugh: How a Northeast Folk Performance Escaped Decline
By blending tradition with modern pop culture, northeastern “errenzhuan” was catapulted into the big leagues of Chinese showbusiness—but at what cost?
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
The Last Shamans of the Changbai Mountains
In Jilin province, shamans adapt ancient beliefs to the modern context
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
The Bathing Cultures Dividing North and South China
Northern bathhouses are famous for their vigorous scrubbing, while gentle massages in the South lull bathers to sleep
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
The Changing Face of Yingge Dance
How the whole village works together to keep Puning’s traditional “hero dance” alive
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Supernatural Chinese Beings Perfect for Halloween
Halloween may be a Western import, but ancient Chinese literature is full of spooky beasts, demons, and ghosts to consider this October 31
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Why Young Performers are Giving Up On Years of Traditional Opera Training
A former Kunqu opera performer describes working in a disappearing art
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
The Uncertain Future of Grassroots Chinese Opera
How will China save its vanishing local operas?
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
The Enduring Chinese Roots of Central Asia’s Dungan People
Discover how faith and family have held the Dungan communities of Central Asia together for centuries
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Romantic Naming of Chinese Space Missions
How ancient legends and poems inspire the names of Chinese spacecrafts and space programs
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Bringing the Porcelain Capital of the World into the 21st Century
How artisans in Jingdezhen are keeping alive one of China’s hottest historical commodities
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