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2022 ISSUE 5

The Data Age

Big data is transforming everyday life in China—but has the digital revolution gone too far? We investigate in this issue’s cover story. Elsewhere, we analyze the representation of China’s Northwest in film, talk to modern pilgrims on spiritual journeys, explore how abandoned factories are being given new life, and more.

“The Data Age” cover stories, issue 5 of 2022
Paths of Faith, a story about Tibetan culture and religion from our new issue "The Data Age"
The Prairie Whale, a short story from our newest issue
Women in Sports, a new story from our The Data Age

From this issue

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TECHNOLOGY

Digital Dilemma: Big Data Brings Big Privacy Problems to China

Can people secure their data and privacy in the digital age?

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CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 数

Learn about this character for numbers, counting, and much more

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SOCIAL CHINESE

The Secret Life of Chinese Pets

How to talk about (and to) your four-legged friends in Chinese

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FICTION

Prairie Whale | Short Story

“Maybe she had slipped through to some other dimension…Perhaps the whale had traveled the same way and died on the prairie.”

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TECHNOLOGY

The Digital Hermits Going Analog

Living smartphone-less in China in the digital age

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FOOD

Larder Than Life: Pork Fat With Rice Brings Memories of a Bygone Era

A taste of opulence that supported generations of Chinese through an age of scarcity

Data City
SOCIETY

New Cities, Old Problems

China’s smart cities are yet to truly transform urban life

Digital villages
SOCIETY

Data Farming: How Digitalization is Changing China’s Villages

Can “digital villages” fulfill their promise to modernize the countryside through technology?

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SPORTS

Below the Surface: How Divers Navigate Bans and Travel Restrictions to Pursue their Passion

Scuba divers seek more opportunities to practice their sport in Chinese waters...safely

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ARTS

Snap Judgment: Photographing Ethnic Groups, Sans Stereotype

No headdresses, no vacant stares: How young artists challenge the parameters of “ethnic” photography

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BOOKS

Can China’s Detective Novels Finally Make Crime Pay?

China’s long quest to produce a great crime novel

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SOCIETY

Industrial Evolution: Turning Old Factories into New Cultural Parks

Can heritage protection projects give new life to China’s abandoned factories?

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SPORTS

Play Like a Girl: How Women Forge New Communities Through Sport

Frisbee, rock-climbing, and other trendy pastimes are seeing growing interest from women, who make their own community in these sports

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FILM

Left in the Dust: Shaking Rural Cliches in Films on Northwest China

Can films and literature from the Northwest shake their strong association with rural subjects?

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