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Photo Story

The Photos That Defined 2022

From climate change to picnics to testing kiosks, these were the photos that captured the mood around China in 2022

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Dec. 30, 2022

TRAVEL

How China Lives, Works, and Plays by the Sea

Photographer Xin Ting captures ordinary and extraordinary scenes along China’s coastline

Aug. 30, 2022

FOOD

King Cabbage

The people’s vegetable that helped northerners get through winter

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Jan. 25, 2020

ARTS

En Pointe

The highs and lows of a life dedicated to ballet

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 7, 2019

SOCIETY

First Man

A colorful ceremony honors the prehistoric Yellow Emperor, known as the “forefather of all Chinese”

Gopa Biswas Caesar& Hatty Liu

Jan. 1, 2019

LIVING IN CHINA

Pedal Power

Take a seat in the kingdom of the tricycle

Gopa Biswas Caesar& G. B. G'son

Nov. 8, 2018

SOCIETY

Going Coastal

China goes to the beach, come rain or shine

Gopa Biswas Caesar

Aug. 26, 2018

SOCIETY

Bean Scenes

Café culture blossoms as Chinese youths seek homes away from home

Gopa Biswas Caesar

May 28, 2018

FOOD

Bambooze

In the bamboo forests of Ningbo, distillers produce a notoriously delicious firewater

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Dec. 26, 2017

SOCIETY

A Little Learning

Rural schools endure, despite lack of funding—or pupils

Xiang Manhong (向满红)& Liu Jue (刘珏)

Oct. 5, 2017

TRAVEL

Shower of the Gods

In deepest Yunnan, a purification ritual brings peace to the living—and the dead

Zhang Demeng (张德萌)& Liu Jue (刘珏)

Aug. 16, 2017

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Burning In the New Year

Lighting incense at Lingyin Temple for an auspicious year ahead

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Jan. 28, 2017

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