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Contemporary art battles to find a place to grow in the face of regulations and rising property prices

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Rediscovering Henan’s Forgotten Imperial Tombs

An artist’s pilgrimage to find relics of the Northern Song in rural China

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The Revenge Rocks | Fiction

Yang Ping's sci-fi story explores the darker side of humanity's space ambitions

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How an Iconic Shoe Brand Finally Became Cool

China’s most iconic shoe brand, Feiyue, is making great leaps overseas

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Foul Play: Why Chinese Football is Built on Shaky Ground

China's drive to reform the beautiful game is riddled with scandal, debt, and disregard for fans

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Playing Chicken With China's New Superkids

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Leave no Trace: The Environmental Costs of Nature Tourism in China

As urban nature-lovers head outdoor, rural communities struggle with the ecological impact

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The Myth of the Chinese Wilderness

As China aims to create 60 national parks by 2035, what will happen to the 12 million human residents inside protected areas?

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The Trails and Tribulations of China's Outdoors Boom

Chinese are embracing outdoor sports, but safety measures fail to keep pace

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Why are players called "Sea Kings" in Chinese?

Chinese internet slang for unfaithful partners and their manipulative tactics

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Wang Tuo’s Savage Country

Artist Wang Tuo offers macabre meditations on China's past and present

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Burst Your Bubble With Taiwan's Queer Sci-Fi Classic

A review of the new English translation of the Chi Ta-Wei's "The Membranes," an eerily relevant imagining of the future

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Keeping Cool With Hainan's ‘Qing Bu Liang’

A “lifesaving” summer dessert from China's southernmost province combines coconut milk, ice, and everything nice

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The Light Inside

Director Khashem Gyal on film as a religion and how real culture is “inner” culture

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Keeping Alive the Ancient Craft of Natural Dyeing

A workshop in the mountains of Sichuan continues an ancient and influential Chinese art of herb-based dyeing

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