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FEMINISM
China’s ‘Self-Comb Women’ Never Smashed the Patriarchy. So What?
Some anti-marriage activists are trying to lay claim to the self-comb legacy. They’re missing these women’s real significance.
SOCIETY
China Lights #5: "I don’t mean to brag, but I’m pretty good with women"
Thoughts on sex, marriage, and death from a former Beijing "street kid"
ANCIENT HISTORY
Ancient China’s Most Famous Detectives
Who were the ancient Chinese equivalents of Sherlock Holmes?
EDUCATION
Masters of None
MBA programs offer the most expensive education in the country—but are they little more than a status symbol?
CHINESE CHARACTERS
On the Character: 探
A character that probes the unfamiliar and questions the unknown
NEWS
Viral Week: The "Father of Hybrid Rice" dies and other trending news
Yuan Longping passes away, ultramarathon hit by tragedy, skyscraper starts shaking, child gymnast rolls into the record books—it's Viral Week
FOOD
Shandong Cuisine's Best Dishes
Underrated Shandong cuisine, or Lu cuisine, has history, originality, and methodology to go with its taste
ANCIENT HISTORY
The Challenges of Adoption in Imperial China
The importance of male heirs made for complex negotiations of ritual, law, and lineage for those wishing to adopt
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
The History of China's Female-dominated Yue Opera
Zhejiang's Yue opera has entertained high society and the masses since the late Qing dynasty
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