TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Uncommon Sounds
Five rare traditional Chinese instruments with thousands of years of history
Traditional Culture
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Now Playing
Movie theaters reopen after months of financial bloodletting, but their troubles are only beginning
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
On Picnicking
How the ancient tradition of spring outings evolved into this year’s social media fad
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Lunar Longings
Centuries before China’s space program, Chinese poets pined for the moon in six classic poems
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Seeking Fortune
The long-suppressed practice of divination revives, with modern twists
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Gaokao Town
The school that churns out top-scorers on the college entrance exams—at a cost
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Bamboo Bounty
For the farmers of Jiangjun village, spring is the season for a sizable harvest
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Building Blocks
Long blamed for congestion and social disunity, China’s gated communities continue to be desirable places to live
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Spirits of a Kindred
Cambodia’s “parade of spirits” revives the heritage of a historically persecuted Chinese community
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Wedding March
Eastern Zhejiang province preserves a tradition of weddings with a “ten li honor guard”
