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Celebrating Sanyuesan: A Vibrant Fusion of Tradition and Myth
From ancestral worship to joyous festivities, discover the rich cultural significance of Sanyuesan, or Shangsi Festival, across China
The Remarkable Qians: An Ancient Chinese Family’s Legacy of Modern Greatness
Rocket scientists, novelists, Nobel Prize winners: meet the Chinese family whose bloodline reads like a who’s who of the modern world
Dating by Proxy: Why Young Chinese Prefer Dating Shows to Real Dates
Dating and marriage-themed reality shows are booming as the real-life marriage rate declines in China
A Walk in Color: Chasing Spring Across China
As cities across China welcome the arrival of spring, the latest trend of “colorwalk”—where young people explore their surroundings based on a chosen color scheme—is blooming in popularity
What’s Driving China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Boom?
The gains and growing pains of China’s ICH preservation over two and a half decades
The 3,000-Year-Old Poetry Collection That’s Still Alive
From millennia-old rituals to everyday idioms, the Classic of Poetry’s importance to Chinese literary culture cannot be overstated—and a recent archaeological find suggests there is still more to uncover
How China Turns Intangible Heritage Into Tangible Returns
While many of China’s intangible heritage traditions are struggling to survive, recent commercialization efforts have helped to transform some into sustainable business enterprises by integrating them with tourism and product sales
Roaming Famous Mountains, Wild and Unrestrained: How Ancient Scholars Sought Knowledge on the Road
China’s great philosophers, historians, and poets had one thing in common. They got up from their desk and hit the dusty trail.
Women, Seated: A Story of Female Relationships and Class Tension in Contemporary China
In her latest novel, Zhang Yueran offers a stark, nuanced portrait of three women from different socioeconomic backgrounds navigating power, desire, the men in their lives, and a fraught bond that begins to unravel in the wake of an abduction and a corruption arrest
An AI Guru Has Become a New Battleground Between Young and Old
Chinese millennials have found an unlikely ally: an AI-generated elder who preaches what they can’t
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