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2019 ISSUE 1

Home Bound

Growing up. Leaving home. Going back, and grieving for what’s lost. The cycle is as old as civilization, and it’s yet one that feels, to each generation, unique, a burden to be borne by them alone.

"Home Bound" is the cover story from the Home Bound issue by the World of Chinese.

"Raiders of the Lost Art" from the Home Bound issue discusses the new trend of hunting for old tombs.

From this issue

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Raiders of the Lost Art

For China’s tomb robbers, an ancient business is still booming

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Three Wheels Good

In spite of crackdowns, the motorized tricycle is an essential transportation tool in urban and rural China

LIFE

The Bald Truth

Add hair loss to the stresses facing millennials

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Tai Chi Hustle

As tai chi evolves from a combat style to an exercise for retirees, its practitioners wonder about the future of this ancient martial art

ANCIENT HISTORY

A Roaring Trade

A new generation of paleontologists are finally bringing dinosaurs back to life in China

FICTION

Ticket to Tomorrow

In this short sci-fi tale, two friends take different paths to the future—but only one will make peace with the present

TRAVEL

Fire Down Below

The famous liquor-making town of Maotai is one of several reasons to visit the intoxicating southern province of Guizhou

STREET TALK

Up in the Air

Out of touch with the common people? You may be inflated

MUSIC

Pulling Strings

A one-man workshop in the heart of the mountains recaptures the ancient art of guqin-making

HISTORY

Raise the Red Flag

Could a Maoist marque help steer China’s automotive revolution?

ARTS

Lightning Round

In a tale of obsession and invention, Liu Cixin’s latest translated novel puts a new face on the sci-fi master

ENVIRONMENT

The Search for the River Goddess

Researchers on the Yangtze haven’t given up hope of finding the possibly extinct baiji dolphin

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 根

The character that gets back to basics

ENTERTAINMENT

The Han Over?

A 28-year-old idol’s dimming popularity has cast a cruel light on the fickle world of celebrity

LIVING IN CHINA

Empty Nests

The construction boom in vacant village homes

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Dongbei Diaspora

Why are northeasterners so unwilling to return home?

EDUCATION

The Long Goodbye

Parents and peer pressure are two reasons why some college graduates refuse to go home

SOCIAL CHINESE

Gala Palaver

How to decode CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala

FOOD

Spring it on

Golden-brown pancakes, stuffed with delicious fillings—it’s the snack that keeps on rolling

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

‘Private’ Parenting Goes Public

Informally adopted children face a host of problems as adults

LIVING IN CHINA

Home Bound

Once a sacred family obligation, the annual migration home for Spring Festival increasingly brings feelings of alienation and culture shock for China’s urbanizing population