BOOKS
Monumental Memory
Yan Lianke’s memoir is a vivid meditation on life, death, and dignity in rural China
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 249
One-armed boy wows NBA stars, sanitation worker takes revenge, man’s best friend gets a road safety upgrade—it’s Viral Week
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Wedding March
Eastern Zhejiang province preserves a tradition of weddings with a “ten li honor guard”
NEWS
Women at the Two Sessions
China’s top political meetings are an annual battleground for female representation
EDUCATION
Class Conflict
Exam pressures and Confucian tradition foster draconian rules in Chinese schools
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 248
Divorce difficulties, lewd ads, kids swim on land, and workers fined for dust—it’s Viral Week
