BOOKS
Myth and Mechas: “Iron Widow” Sees Historical Figures Piloting Robots | Book Review
Wu Zetian defeats giant robot (and the patriarchy) in new novel
AUDIO ARTICLES
FEMINISM
The Low Bar for Online Defamation in China
Several women have been falsely accused of promiscuity and “money worship” online, highlighting a lack of legal protection against internet rumors
SOCIETY
How Fame Ripped Apart a Historic Shanghai Neighborhood
Shanghai’s viral former French Concession is attracting hordes of tourists, whose presence is raising rents and anxiety for locals
SOCIAL CHINESE
Tough Love: Chinese to Deal With Your Parents’ Nagging
Phrases and vocabulary to survive your parents’ nagging during the vacation
FILM
The Mountains Sing: Yang Xiao on Documenting Guangxi’s Fading Folk Music
A new film by Guangxi-born director Yang Xiao bends an ear to the region’s dying tradition of ethnic folk ballads
LIFE
Saddle Up: Riding with China’s New “Cowboys”
Modern “cowboys” embrace the steppes of northern Hebei province as a rural escape
TRAVEL
Dancing for the Dead: Stumbling Across a Tujia Funeral
A chance encounter with the Tujia ethnic group’s funeral practices in south-central China
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
The Changing Face of Yingge Dance
How the whole village works together to keep Puning’s traditional “hero dance” alive
FICTION
June 23, 2016 | Short Story
In this short story, writer Gu Xiang finds humanity and humor in the idiosyncrasies of elderly Chinese
HEALTH
China’s Silent Epidemic: HIV/AIDS Patients’ Struggle to Live Life Out of the Shadows
Over 30 years after China’s first diagnosed HIV/AIDS case, patients still battle stigma and ignorance
MODERN HISTORY
The Butterfly Effect: Redeeming China’s Early Romance Novels
How “Mandarin Duck and Butterfly,” a romantic literary movement from early 20th century China, became forgotten in the tides of modernization
