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2017-03-Wheel Life China
2017 ISSUE 3

Wheel Life China

Living the Life Kuaidi

From this issue

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FICTION

The Pig Head Diner | Short Story

Author Iron Head writes about the lives of youths who’ve grown up at the bottom of society

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CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 快

You’ll need to hurry to catch this character

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STREET TALK

Faking It

Tips to making it in China’s counterfeit culture

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HISTORY

The Missing Seal

It was the most priceless artifact in ancient China—then it disappeared

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TRAVEL

Shower of the Gods

In deepest Yunnan, a purification ritual brings peace to the living—and the dead

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SOCIAL CHINESE

How to Be a Peacemaker

From misunderstandings to couple’s quarrels, help restore harmony to any situation

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TECHNOLOGY

Hard Cell

Telecom operator Seatel discusses the challenges and strategies facing Chinese companies abroad

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FOOD

The Bing Dynasty

With gourmet versions flourishing overseas, Sun Jiahui goes in search of the authentic jianbing

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BOOKS

Great Expectations

With US-China relations facing fresh challenges, a new book ponders if history offers clues to its future

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LIVING IN CHINA

Wheel Life China: The Fast and the Furious

Male bonding and machismo help grease the wheels of a billion-dollar food fight

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LIVING IN CHINA

Wheel Life China: Daily Express

From warehouse to door, Hatty Liu spends 24 hours with the courier army ferrying packages across the city

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SOCIETY

Severance Pays

Legal experts challenge the merits of ‘fake divorce’ to a heated property market

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TECHNOLOGY

A Question of Cash

Do China’s celebrity-fueled Q&A apps put a fair price on knowledge?

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ENTERTAINMENT

Live Dreaming

A popular video app offers rural celebrity hopefuls a taste of fame

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DESIGN

Class Acts

For a century, school uniforms have mirrored social and political shifts in China

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HEALTH

Markets Most Fowl

Even as health fears shut down many of China’s urban live markets, some customers remain undeterred

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TRAVEL

Roots and Remembrance

Genealogy tourism grows as overseas Chinese seek clues to their identity

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FILM

Darkly Dreaming Documentary

A filmmaker’s deep dive into the “rent-a-foreigner” industry reveals a murky business

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FILM

Mr. Donkey

Indie farce offers a historical study in modern corruption

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TRAVEL

Year of the Mouse

TWOC takes a stroll through Main Street, China

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FILM

The Summer Is Gone

A nostalgic look at 90s childhood that struggles to surpass its sentimentality

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TECHNOLOGY

Reality Bites

Has China’s prophesied VR boom become a virtual disaster?

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