TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Fading Festivities
Three traditional celebrations worthy of being better remembered
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 238
Cats on state TV, consumer rights defended, and China cautiously adjusts to the changing Covid-19 situation at home and abroad—it’s Viral Week
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Meet Me at KTV
The award-winning essay from The World of Chinese Cup English Writing Competition
BOOKS
Desert Echo
The late writer Sanmao’s memoir ‘Stories of the Sahara’ is a humanistic whirlwind through a harsh and poignant landscape
SPORTS
Celebrating Cuju
A 4,000-year-old sport from Shandong province could be the world’s oldest form of football
ANCIENT HISTORY
The Origins of Ancient (and Not-So-Ancient) Chinese Place Names
Modern Chinese place names that reflect ancient history and traditional naming conventions
ANCIENT HISTORY
Empire of Merchants
The “Hui traders” of southern Anhui province once ruled over the most powerful commercial network in China
