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How the Grand Canal turned Hangzhou from a backwater into one of the richest cities in the world
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The Chinese Couples Choosing to “Live in Sin"
More Chinese couples are breaking old taboos (and laws) by living together without marrying
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Discover Canals, Culture, and Computers in Wuzhen
The ancient water town in Zhejiang province is modernizing as a technology hub while maintaining its artistic roots
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The Legends of Longjing Tea
Some of the finest tea in China grows in the hills next to Hangzhou's West Lake
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China's Most Famous Poetic Water Town
Shaoxing has long been a magnet for China's most famous poets, writers, and now tourists
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Viral Week: A controversial suicide in a Chengdu school and other trending news
Landmark Mars landing, tornadoes kill 12, plucky dog takes on brown bear, fruit seller accused of peddling overly sweet watermelons—it's Viral Week
ANCIENT HISTORY
How Zhejiang's Most Beautiful Woman Brought Down an Ancient Kingdom
Xi Shi, one of ancient China's most beautfiul women, helped Gou Jian King of Yue defeat the State of Wu
MODERN HISTORY
Remembering the Chinese Women Who Danced for the World
Too many of the Chinese diaspora’s leading female artists and performers have been forgotten. Director Luka Yuanyuan Yang wants to reclaim their tran…
LIVING IN CHINA
The Families Torn Apart by Eastern Lightning
Also known as “Church of Almighty God,” the forbidden religious group keeps attracting members, despite prosecution.
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Telling the Story of the Titanic's Chinese Survivors
Steven Schwankert talks to TWOC about his documentary 'The Six' and the lost history of Chinese passengers on the Titanic
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Exploring the Treachery of Language | Book Review
The latest translated "thriller" from Geling Yan is an experience in linguistic deception, down to the title and genre of the book
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The History of China's Largest International Market
How the small eastern Chinese town of Yiwu became the largest commodities market in the world
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