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Reading Spaces: How did Libraries Become Safe Havens for China’s Vulnerable?
China’s public libraries are vital but scarce resources for millions
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Selling Lost Horizons in Rugged Yunnan Province
A motorbike journey goes behind the scenes of Yunnan’s tourism industry
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Crabapple Blossoms | Poetry
Enjoy a poem on spring flowers and rains by university lecturer and writer Wang Ruiyuan
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Parks, No Recreation: The Battle to Access China’s Public Spaces
China is trying to build more public spaces, but who has the right to use them—and how—remains contested
EDUCATION
How English Went from Imperialist Treachery to Lingua Franca
While English language education was once practically forbidden, decades of reform have turned it into massive business
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Rural Banks?
Rural banks were supposed to help farmers make a living and remote areas develop. How did they become so problematic?
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Jade Mining in the Kunlun Mountains: Where Life is Cheaper Than Rocks
A former Hotan jade miner looks back on a disappeared, dangerous trade
EDUCATION
Death Discussions: Educators Struggle to Break Taboos Around Death
More and more Chinese have been talking and learning about death, a traditional taboo, for better living
EDUCATION
The Ugly Truth: China’s Weird Buildings Have Their Roots in Education
Is a lack of “aesthetic education” to blame for bizarre architecture and artistic confusion in modern China?
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The Rough Side of China’s Tropical Paradise
Racing through Hainan’s back roads on a secondhand motorbike shows a different facet of the island
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Written on the Walls: How Graffiti in China Went Mainstream
With artists enjoying lucrative commissions from governments and brands, and attracting millions of followers online, some are asking whether China’s…
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