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ANCIENT HISTORY

Seals of Approval

Why do Chinese authenticate documents with a stamp?

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Nov. 22, 2020

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Old Fashioned

The elderly livestreamers making a splash in a youth-focused online world

Nov. 21, 2020

ANCIENT HISTORY

Skulls and Sacrifices

Why did a 3,000-year-old dynasty practice ritual killing?

Nov. 20, 2020

ANCIENT HISTORY

The Eunuch and the Yogurt

Who poisoned China’s second-to-last emperor?

Nov. 19, 2020

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

No Place Like Home

Five types of traditional Chinese dwellings

Nov. 18, 2020

LIVING IN CHINA

A Private Practice

With demand surging, China’s private detectives are coming out of the legal shadows

Nov. 17, 2020

NEWS

Viral Week Ep. 271

Dogwalking ban, fat-shaming supermarket, idols fight Japanese, and leftover leaves—it’s Viral Week

Nov. 16, 2020

FICTION

Sixty-Degree Grassland Liquor | Short Story

A clash of values on the fast-disappearing Mongolian grassland

Surina 苏日那

Nov. 15, 2020

FICTION

The Doctor | Short Story

Resurrecting Mongolian mythology with writer Surina

Surina 苏日那

Nov. 14, 2020

FILM

China’s Best Bad Movie?

A cumbersome plot dilutes Back to the Wharf’s attempt to tackle sensitive and timely topics

Nov. 13, 2020

STREET TALK

Cynical Soup for Real Life

Cynical sayings of depressed Chinese youths

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Nov. 12, 2020

NEWS

Even More Weird Products on Taobao

Oddest products and bargains from the online marketplace

Nov. 11, 2020

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