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Distant Pastures
Li Juan’s memoirs of pastoral life give glimpses into disappearing livelihoods in the Altai Mountains
SOCIETY
My Mom Was a Vietnamese Bride
One woman's story of being trafficked from Vietnam and sold for marriage in China
SOCIETY
China Lights #3: "I only earned 10 times less than Chairman Mao"
"If the Cultural Revolution hadn't happened...my life might have been completely different"—a retired factory worker recounts his life in Beijing ami…
FILM
Film Review: Chasing Her Shadow
Peng Fei's new movie explores how war orphans raised in China adapt to new lives in Japan
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Empire of Silver
Jin Xu's new book puts silver at the center of dynastic fortunes throughout Chinese history
ANCIENT HISTORY
Ancient China's April Fools' Day
China's practical jokers were pranking centuries before the Western festival
HISTORY
Unearthing China's Other Civilization
The 3,000-year-old Sanxingdui Culture is a mysterious complication in ancient Chinese history
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Viral Week: H&M boycott and other viral news
H&M boycotted, alpaca with a taste for spice, long lost twins find each other via Douyin
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Divine Destinations: Buddhist and Daoist Sites
Buddhism and Daoism have deep roots in China's southernmost province Hainan.
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