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TRAVEL

Endless Summer

From the spicy food to its sizzling streets and violent history, David Dawson finds the heat has always been on in Chongqing

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On the Character: 闲

Start the holidays with the Chinese character for leisure

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TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Into the Heavens

A growing number of monasteries allow serious students to ascend to spiritual nirvana—even if only temporarily

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STREET TALK

For Shame!

Awkwardness for daily Chinese conversations

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TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Down to the Countryside

As more rural communities seek to be capitalize on their tranquility, the humble hermitage gets commercialized

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TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Up the Mountains

As millennials tire of city life, the humble hermit makes a comeback

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HEALTH

The 1,500 Year War

Chinese scientists offer fresh hope in the long quest to eradicate malaria

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TECHNOLOGY

China’s Tinkerers

Meet the proud creators of some of the country’s most curious inventions

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LANGUAGE

Digitizing the Oroqen

A researcher tries to preserve one of China’s dying minority languages online

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TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Making History

A Manchu “banner village” repackages China’s past for tourists

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ARTS

The Eternal Expats

Somerset Maugham’s vignettes on colonial life still offer illuminating insights a century on

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FOOD

Steam of Rivals

In search of the perfect xiaolongbao, Sun Jiahui finds several regions claiming the title

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TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Dog Gone

Pet funerals are the latest trend in a booming pet industry

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ARTS

Bombing at the Box Office

Why the sudden downturn in China’s film industry may help save it

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ARTS

Imperial Leather

A nomadic survival skill lives on as an exquisite handicraft

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EDUCATION

Keeping up with the Zhous

China’s cutthroat education environment is stressing parents as well

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LIFE

Vintage Values

As the market for thrift heats up, idealistic vendors define what it means for China

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FOOD

Husband and Wife Lung Slices

A classic Sichuan starter is now winning plaudits abroad

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ENVIRONMENT

Everything Under the Sun

In just five years, China’s solar industry went from “life support” to global superpower, but are darker times ahead?

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TECHNOLOGY

Hands off the Wheel

China’s autonomous vehicle companies are ready to start racing toward market dominance—if regulators don’t put the brakes on

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FICTION

One Note

A child’s passion for music sustains his fight against pain

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LIVING IN CHINA

Room at the Inn

Regulations still hamper guesthouse trade

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HEALTH

Testing Grounds

Dubious DNA results make a fortune telling fortunes

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SOCIETY

Honest Question

Do Chinese polls have a trust issue?

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